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Sport1 renews World Games 2022 rights in the DACH region
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the 2022 World Games multi-sport event in a deal with International Sports Broadcasting
Promoted Andersen succeeds Vestergaard as DR head of sport
DR, the Danish public broadcaster, has appointed Ulrik Andersen as the new head of its sports division
Paramount insists it has ‘no plans’ to sell Ten
Paramount Global has rejected reports that it is looking sell Australian free-to-air network Ten
Sportall’s €2.9m Series A funding to ‘speed up international development’
Sportall, the French sports streaming platform, plans to expedite its international development after raising €2.9m ($3.1m) in a Series A funding round led by existing investors.
Fifty-Three Six agency recruits DAZN’s Glynn to media and strategy role
Fifty-Three Six, the Dublin and London-based sports marketing agency, has appointed Paul Glynn as head of media and strategy
Bruin Capital sells Deltatre to Bain Capital, Nextalia SGR
Long-awaited deal brings sizable return for global sports investment company
Aser invests in sports broadcast technology start-up Sponix
Aser Ventures, the investment vehicle headed by Andrea Radrizzani, has acquired a stake in Sponix, the Doha-based sports technology start-up
Triller seeking IPO after ending merger deal
AI-powered social video app Triller has announced plans to pursue the “largest creator IPO in history” after a proposed $5bn (€4.8bn)
Canal Plus’ MultiChoice shareholding nudges closer to 20 per cent
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its shareholding in pan-African broadcaster MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television…
Canal Plus signs Swiss distribution deal with Sunrise
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured a distribution deal in French-speaking Switzerland with telco Sunrise
SPOTV agrees distribution deal with Cignal in Philippines
Southeast Asian pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed a carriage deal in the Philippines with pay-television platform Cignal TV
PointsBet ‘rejects’ News Corp approach for Australian division
Australian sports betting company PointsBet has rejected a takeover offer exceeding A$220m (€145.2m/$152.1m) for its domestic division from US media group News Corporation.
MultiChoice linear pay-TV subscribers rise by 900,000 but growth ‘subdued’
Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, has increased its pay-television subscriber base by 900,000 customers, bringing its…
Warner Bros. Discovery outlines new India, Southeast Asia and Korea leadership
Warner Bros. Discovery has outlined its new leadership team in India, Southeast Asia and Korea following the $43bn (€40.6n) merger between media conglomerates WarnerMedia and Discovery earlier this year.
FDJ sets French market first with adoption of Sportradar’s near-live clips
Française des Jeux has become the first French betting and gaming operator to utilise Live Channel Promotion, the near-live sports video content offering of sports data and technology company, Sportradar.
Mediapro ‘definitively resolves’ financial uncertainties after debt refinancing
Mediapro claims to have “definitively resolved” financial uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic after reaching a debt refinancing agreement.
Aigner leaves Discovery following WarnerMedia merger
Susanne Aigner, managing director of Discovery in Germany and the Benelux region, is stepping down from the company following its merger with WarnerMedia
Adam Kelly, co-president, IMG Media & Events
Adam Kelly, co-president of IMG Media & Events, speaks to SportBusiness Media about the past, present and future of the company.