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Eleven launches commercial premises offering ahead of new Pro League season
The Belgian arm of subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has launched a commercial offering for bars and restaurants to support its coverage of domestic club football, along with its other rights properties
Viaplay seals Premier Sports takeover, appoints DAZN’s Breeze to lead UK operations
Viaplay Group has bolstered its presence in the UK ahead of its impending launch in the market later this year by agreeing a deal to acquire pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports, while the subscription…
D’Amario succeeds Collard as Eleven Sports Belgium CEO
Eleven Sports has promoted Massimo D’Amario to the role of chief executive of its operations in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Disney becomes latest US media entity to report record Upfront
Live sports plays a key role in historic sales total
Disney raises price of ESPN+ by 43 per cent
Move to $9.99 per month follows extensive push to add content to service
Viaplay ‘in talks’ to acquire Premier Sports in UK push
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay is reported to be in talks to acquire pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports as it bids to ramp up its operations in the UK market
Regulator opens probe into UK broadcasters, IMG over suspected antitrust breaches
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into UK broadcasters and the IMG agency over their purchase of freelance services for the production and broadcast of sports content
DAZN ‘in negotiations’ to buy Eleven Sports
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group is thought to be in talks to acquire subscription streaming broadcaster Eleven Sports
PointsBet, IMG Arena strike two-year streaming partnership
Australia-based gaming operator PointsBet has sealed a two-year streaming partnership with IMG Arena, the betting division of the Endeavor-owned IMG agency.
AMC renews Czech distribution with Vodafone for Sport1, Sport2
Media group AMC Networks International, which operates sports channels Sport1 and Sport2 in the Czech Republic, has renewed its distribution agreement with the Czech division of telecoms operator Vodafone
Legal fight forthcoming as Musk drops bid to buy Twitter
Dispute continues over number of spam accounts on social media platform
Seifert turns to DFL Digital Sports chief Heyden to head up S Nation Media
Andreas Heyden has been appointed as chief executive of German streaming platform S Nation Media
DAZN offers new LaLiga subscription package in Spain
Subscription sports platform DAZN will offer three packages to customers in Spain from August 1 in order to incorporate its newly-acquired domestic rights to LaLiga, the country's top-tier football competition
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports hails record audiences in major European markets
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (WBDS) has announced a record first half of the year for audience and engagement in Europe, stating that the figures buck the trend when compared to recent industry expectations
ZDF’s Fuhrmann to stand down as head of sport
Thomas Fuhrmann, head of sport at German public broadcaster ZDF, is to relinquish his position in October
Sports ministers repeat calls to ban Russian, Belarussian athletes and suspend broadcasts
Western countries have reiterated calls for international sports federations to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in their events amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Spring Media’s StayLive recruits Endeavor Streaming’s Parker to sports role
StayLive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has recruited Matthew Parker from Endeavor Streaming to the role of global head of sports
NBCU pulls plug on Olympic Channel
US media group NBCUniversal has announced it plans to close its dedicated Olympic Channel on September 30