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Canada’s Competition Tribunal approves Rogers-Shaw merger
Rogers Communications’ C$20bn (€13.9bn/$14.7bn) bid for rival Canadian telco Shaw has been approved by the Competition Tribunal in the country, seemingly paving the way for a merger between the two firms.
Viaplay adds T-Mobile distribution in Poland
Subscription streaming platform Viaplay has signed a distribution deal in Poland with telecoms operator T-Mobile
Astro adds beIN Sports Connect to internet connected set-top boxes
Malaysian pay-TV operator Astro has introduced the beIN Sports Connect app to its internet connected set-top box to bolster its sports offering
Spanish competition body initiates proceedings against Telefónica over Sogecable case
Spain’s Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has initiated disciplinary action against telecoms operator Telefónica over a potential breach of commitments when it acquired DTS in …
FuboTV, Sinclair strike Bally Sports’ RSN carriage deal
Embattled RSN operator gains a key element of digital distribution
Italian government approves five-year ceiling for media rights deals
The Italian government has approved changes to sports broadcast rights legislation that will allow for contracts running up to five years
Spark to exit sports streaming as TVNZ takes over rights, Sky NZ acquires F1
New Zealand telco Spark is closing its Spark Sport subscription streaming service, with public-service broadcaster TVNZ expected to acquire the majority of its sports rights portfolio
Scripps in market for local, national US rights after launching sports division
US broadcast company seeks deals with leagues, teams and conferences.
Optus Sport recruits Foxtel director of content strategy Rees
Optus has recruited Howard Rees from Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel in the newly created role of head of Optus Sport, the telco’s sports subscription streaming service.
Australian listed events review expected to widen ‘free-to-air’ definition
A major shake-up of Australia’s ‘anti-siphoning’ laws – laws that govern which sporting events should be shown on free-to-air television – will likely be avoided, despite pressure from pay-television broadcaster Foxtel for the list to be shortened.
Viaplay, Telia strike expanded deal to end carriage dispute
Media company Viaplay Group and Swedish telco Telia have ended their carriage dispute by striking a new and expanded multi-year deal
Seven League Digital Trends Report predicts ‘generational change’
Digital agency Seven League has released its fifth annual Digital Trends in Sport report in which it claims the technology sector is undergoing its "greatest moment of transition seen for a generation"
Netflix ‘still can’t see profit path’ for live sports
Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive and chief content officer of Netflix, has cooled talk that the streaming service is interested in investing in live sports rights and maintained that profitability from…
Sky begins charging for ad-skipping service
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has introduced a monthly charge for a service that allows subscribers to its Sky Stream and Sky Glass products to skip adverts
Waipu.tv tie-up sees DAZN launch first free, ad-supported channel
Subscription streaming operator DAZN has launched its first free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel in the German market as part of a wide-ranging agreement with IPTV platform Waipu.tv
Diamond Sports Group appoints Preschlack as CEO
Veteran sports media executive to lead Bally Sports group of RSNs
Amendment proposed for five-year domestic Serie A deals
An amendment has been filed to the Melandri Law, the 2008 legislation which imposed the collective selling of media rights on professional sport in Italy, to extend the maximum duration of domestic broadcast…
Recast seeks to create new online advertising model with data rewards
Subscription-free streaming platform Recast has announced the launch of a new feature which it claims will provide an alternative to existing online advertising models