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Competition regulator backs Mediapro’s deal for Fox Sports channels in Argentina
The Argentinian competition regulator has given the green light to the Mediapro agency’s acquisition of Fox Sports channels in the country.
Bodhi Tree invests $1.76bn in Viacom18 ahead of IPL auction
Bodhi Tree, the media investment vehicle promoted by media executives James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, will invest INR13,500 crore ($1.76bn/€1.6
New Recast technology ‘puts more power in rights-holders’ hands’
Live and on-demand video streaming platform Recast has unveiled new technology that it claims will make it easier for rights-holders to monetise their content
M6 shareholders give green light to TF1 merger
M6 shareholders have approved its proposed merger with fellow French commercial broadcaster TF1
Zaslav: don’t expect Warner Bros. Discovery spending spree
CEO of newly merged company stresses financial discipline in call with analysts
Beijing 2022 drives Discovery’s 25-per-cent Q1 revenue uplift
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has reported a 25-per-cent first-quarter revenue increase at its international operations, thanks in part to Discovery’s broadcast of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
United Group’s revenues grow as sports rights spending increases
United Group has reported higher revenues for the 2021 financial year thanks to multiple acquisitions that it concluded, while its sport rights spending more than doubled
Viaplay adds 778,000 to global subscriber total, confident of dodging Netflix-style dip
The launch of Viaplay in the Netherlands helped the streaming service add 778,000 new subscribers to its global total in the first quarter of this year
Musk enters into $44bn definitive agreement to acquire Twitter
Questions remain regarding billionaire's plans for prominent social media platform
KPN bundles Dutch ESPN channels with Disney+
Dutch telecoms operator KPN has launched a new subscription offer combining the Disney+ streaming service and pay-television broadcaster ESPN, holder of rights to the Eredivisie, the top tier of domestic…
Endeavor Streaming and Frequency to deliver ‘one-stop shop’ service
Endeavor Streaming, the streaming subsidiary of the Endeavor sports and entertainment group, has agreed a deal with US-based linear streaming platform Frequency
SuperSport signs on as Wada’s first official sponsor
The World Anti-Doping Agency has signed a first-of-its-kind sponsorship deal with sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport to aid ongoing efforts to diversify its funding mix
Fox Sports México outlines expectations after Dish blackout
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports México has claimed it is only seeking a fair increase in the value of its carriage agreement with Dish, after its channels were removed from the pay-television operator.
DAZN unveils sports betting product launch in Pragmatic Solutions tie-up
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group has announced a “multi-year” agreement with betting technology company Pragmatic Solutions as it released details of its first foray into the…
Sky Italia free to pursue exclusive internet rights after antitrust ruling
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has succeeded in securing an early overturn of a ruling that has prevented it from acquiring exclusive internet rights to sports properties for almost three years
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 launches new sports channel
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has launched a new sports pay-television channel, Sports18
Sinclair, Charter reach comprehensive carriage agreement
Bally Sports RSNs parent completes pact with second-largest US cable operator
Musk makes unsolicited $43bn offer to buy Twitter
World's richest man looks to take prominent social media platform private