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Ex-PSG and Barcelona digital chief Stopford to become new Stadion CEO
Russell Stopford, the former digital chief for Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona and Manchester City, has been appointed chief executive of Stadion, the London-based digital sports agency
DAZN names Mascia as chief executive in DACH region
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has appointed Alice Mascia as chief executive in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Sports media rights enter ‘greatest period of disruption in their history’
Speaking at SportNXT, a three-day thought leadership summit in Melbourne, leading media executives urged a more symbiotic relationship between broadcasters and rights-holders to avoid being surpassed by…
DMC in Sports to provide remote production solution for TV2 in Norway
DMC in Sports, the Swedish-based sports media and production company set up by former IEC in Sports executives, has agreed a multi-year deal to deliver remote production services for Norwegian commercial…
Government to move forward with Channel 4 privatisation plan
Channel 4 has hit out at the UK Government’s decision to press ahead with plans to privatise the commercial broadcaster.
Eric Conrad, EVP of sports acquisitions, to leave TelevisaUnivision
Conrad was a highly influential executive during a period of consistent growth for Univision prior to this year's merger with Televisa.
Nent Group seeking Viaplay rebrand
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has proposed a rebranding to reflect its strategic focus on the Viaplay streaming service
Sport 24 agrees ‘travel media partnership’ with airport network ReachTV
Sport 24, the IMG-owned live in-flight and in-ship sports channel, has agreed a partnership with airport television network ReachTV
WSC to provide automated highlights for Premier Sports
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has announced it has signed a deal with Israel-based artificial intelligence sports video technology company WSC Sports to deliver automated highlights to its…
Nielsen reverses course, agrees to private equity takeover
Improved offer leads to deal for prominent media measurement firm
Nent secures array of popular Nordic sports content for Viaplay’s UK launch
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has announced a raft of sports rights acquisitions for Viaplay in the UK, ahead of the launch of the streaming service into its latest new market later this year
Sky NZ raises sports subscription fee, citing rights inflation
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand will increase the price of a Sky Sport subscription by NZ$3 ($2.07/€1.89) per month from May 1.
Customers will pay NZ $34.9
Genius Sports agrees exclusive multi-sports streaming distribution deal with Pixellot
Sports data and betting services company Genius Sports has agreed an exclusive streaming distribution deal with automated video and analytics firm Pixellot
Nielsen rejects private equity takeover offer
Prominent US-based media measurement firm turns down $15bn bid
Nova extends relationship with anti-piracy firm Friend MTS
Nova, the Greek pay-television broadcaster owned by United Media Group, has extended its relationship with anti-piracy content protection firm Friend MTS
Consortium’s acquisition of controlling stake values StarzPlay at $420m
An Emirates-based consortium has signed a binding agreement to acquire around 57 per cent of StarzPlay Arabia, the subscription video-on-demand service
Endeavor earnings swing back to a loss, but 2022 optimism high
UFC posts its best financial year in its 28-year history, helping boost parent company
Telstra ‘in advanced talks’ for majority stake in Fetch TV
Australian telco Telstra is close to acquiring a 51-per-cent stake in Australian IPTV service Fetch TV, as it seeks to build a bigger presence in video entertainment, according to local media reports