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Local broadcast of NFL Eagles shifts due to World Series
Change in baseball event schedule creates unusual programming confluence
Snap adds WSL content to extended Sky deal
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its content deal with Snap, parent company of social media platform Snapchat
Amazon develops US daily sports-talk show slate
Amazon Prime Video is developing a daily slate of sports-talk shows in the United States that will further the online retail and streaming giant's presence in content, with the programming airing from…
Sport ‘resilient’ to economic downturn but ‘not crisis proof’
Sport continues to show strong resilience to negative macro-economic factors but is not entirely “crisis proof”, according to leading industry stakeholders.
Comcast considers sale of Sky Deutschland
Media giant Comcast is thought to be considering a sale of the German arm of Sky, as the European pay-television broadcaster’s total customer relationships increased by 320,000 to 23 million in the third q…
DAZN makes further redundancies at London headquarters
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group is undertaking another round of redundancies at its London headquarters as it steps up recruitment across other operations under an increasingly…
Former BT Sport head Green joins Sport Buff board
Experienced sports rights and broadcast executive Simon Green has become a shareholder and joined the board of gamification and on-screen engagement company Sport Buff
BeIN signs landmark agreement with Saudi agency
BeIN Media Group, the Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster, has signed a strategic agreement with Saudi Media Co., an advertising sales agency with close connections to the Saudi government
Viaplay details subscriber growth, cuts full-year guidance
Media group Viaplay has posted a 78-per-cent year-on-year increase in paying subscribers but recorded a SEK86m (€7.86m/$7.88m) loss for the third quarter of 2022.
Apple raises prices on streaming services
Apple has implemented a set of price increases for its its streaming service Apple TV+, Apple Music, and its bundle package Apple One, continuing a wave of inflation across the streaming landscape
Court of appeal: Canal Plus does not need to restore TF1 distribution
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has welcomed a ruling from the Paris Court of Appeal which confirms that it is under no obligation to reinstate its carriage of free-to-air channels operated…
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles recruits Pulselive founder Richardson as group executive director
Sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles has recruited Wyndham Richardson, founder of Pulselive, as its group executive director in a technology-focused position
SportyTV to show EPL, Serie A and Bundesliga in Nigeria
The Sporty Group has launched its free-to-air linear and online sports television network in Nigeria, and will show the English Premier League, Italy's Serie A and the German Bundesliga in the country
The Ringer extends partnership with FanDuel
Sports and pop culture media company The Ringer, which is owned by audio streaming platform Spotify, has agreed to a multiyear partnership extension with online gaming company FanDuel
BT sets out financial and sports operational impact of Warner Bros. Discovery JV
UK telecoms company BT has said it expects to take an initial revenue hit of between £300m (€343.3m/$335.9m) to £350m from its joint venture agreement with media group Warner Bros. Di
Veritone launches AI-driven short-form sports video marketplace
Veritone, the US-based artificial intelligence technology company, has today (Thursday) launched a short-form video licensing marketplace for the sports industry
Athletic Sports Group becomes Spring Media’s latest acquisition
The Spring Media agency has acquired the Netherlands-based agency Athletic Sports Group (ASG), including its subsidiary Fight Globe
China’s Migu latest to turn to WSC Sports’ highlights technology
Migu has announced an agreement with automated highlights company WSC Sports that will see the Israel-based company create content for the Chinese streaming platform and its social media channels