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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
Netflix ‘explores’ investments in sports leagues and streaming rights
Streaming giant Netflix is taking a more serious look at investing in sport and considering taking stakes in competitions as well as acquiring streaming rights, The Wall Street Journal has reported
Viaplay streaming app to be pre-installed on Hisense smart TVs
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay Group has widened the reach of its Viaplay service by agreeing a deal with Vidaa, the smart television platform of Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Hisense
DFL head of digital innovations Mücke among Dyn Media recruits
Dyn Media, the German streaming platform to be launched by former German Football League (DFL) chief executive Christian Seifert and publishing house Axel Springer, has completed its management team with…
MLB scores big audience win over NFL for World Series Game 5
Baseball easily prevails in head-to-head programming battle
Twitter descends into chaos amid layoffs, hotly debated Blue plan
In the days immediately following Musk's takeover, he cuts roughly half of the staff, and revamps standards for verified accounts
TF1 channels return for Canal Plus customers ahead of World Cup
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has today (Monday) resumed the carriage of free-to-air channels operated by commercial broadcaster TF1 after the two parties announced an agreement to end their…
Polish regulator probes Viaplay’s streaming glitches
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has announced that it has initiated an investigation into the technical glitches suffered by streaming platform Viaplay since it entered t…
FuboTV sees record subscriptions, exceeds revenue forecast
Sports-first live television streaming platform FuboTV announced record high 1
Warner Bros. Discovery accelerates combined streaming service
Merged offering of HBO Max, discovery+ to debut next spring in US
ITV appoints Botchway to lend ‘fresh approach’ to sports coverage
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has appointed Richard Botchway to the new role of assistant commissioner in the sport team