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Staylive to support launch of SportsMax streaming service
Staylive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has agreed a deal with Caribbean-based pay-TV broadcaster SportsMax to deliver a direct-to-consumer content streaming platform through the…
Disney pays MLB $900m for remaining stake in BAMTech
ESPN parent completes series of transactions for streaming technology entity
Pixellot appoints Tanami as COO
Automated sports production company Pixellot has appointed Ronen Tanami as chief operating officer
Deltatre to build Dyn Media OTT platform
Sports broadcast technology provider Deltatre has been selected by Dyn Media to build the new streaming platform for the Germany-based OTT operator
DAZN steps up anti-piracy activities with Irdeto
Subscription OTT broadcaster DAZN has extended and expanded its deal with Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform cybersecurity, to strengthen its defence against piracy of its content
SVT head of sport Jönsson succeeds Lindberg at Swedish Olympic Committee
Åsa Edlund Jönsson, head of sport at Swedish public broadcaster SVT, has resigned from her position to become general secretary of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK).
LaLigaSportsTV integrated into LaLiga TV Bar
LaLiga’s OTT platform, LaLigaSportsTV, has launched a new linear channel for LaLiga TV Bar, the service for public establishments featuring coverage from the top two Spanish leagues.
Bild Sport TV launches through Samsung’s Sportworld
German newspaper Bild has launched a new OTT streaming channel dedicated to sport.
Bild Sport TV will initially launch through the Sportworld app provided by electronics manufacturer Samsung
DAZN adds Hisense and Foxxum smart TV distribution
DAZN Group has announced distribution agreements with Hisense and Foxxum OS.
Hisense TV sets in Germany, Spain and Italy will now have the DAZN app pre-installed.
Digitenne customers to receive full Eredivisie coverage through KPN-ESPN deal
Customers of KPN’s DTT platform, Digitenne, will soon have access to all Eredivisie football matches after the Dutch telecoms operator enhanced its carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN.
SABC takes over Telkom’s streaming service
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has launched an OTT streaming platform by taking over the service operated by telco Telkom
Competition will drive innovation in betting space, says IMG Arena’s Longe
The market has already intensified after the Infront agency officially joined IMG Arena and its more established rivals Stats Perform, Sportradar and Genius Sports in the betting streaming and data rights space.
UK government launches ‘Digital Rights Review’ for sports events
The UK government has today (Tuesday) launched a review into whether its free-to-air ‘listed events’ rules should be reformed to accommodate changes in the broadcast and consumption of major sporting eve…
Exodus at Meta’s global sports team amid wider layoffs
Internet giant Meta is losing a swathe of sports staff, including its most senior figures, SportBusiness understands, as part of the wider layoffs of 11,000 employees globally that were announced last…
DAZN aims to keep balance sheet light on the road back to IPO
DAZN's strategy to improve key metrics, while attempting to minimise cash expenditure and smarten up its balance sheet, is characterised well by its acquisition of Eleven Group in September.
Viaplay shelves launch in DACH region, plans Baltic cost savings
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, will not launch in German-speaking markets as planned next year amid wider cost-cutting initiatives
ESPN, CBS Sports, Conference USA strike rights deal
Conference USA, a mid-tier player in the landscape of United States college sports, has completed a five-year multimedia rights deal with ESPN and CBS Sports that will increase accessibility to the conference…
Disney posts what it calls ‘peak’ losses in its DTC operations
Streaming subscribers continue to grow for ESPN parent, but so do operating losses