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Discovery lands MotoGP in Finland, bolsters MMA rights in Spain and the Netherlands
Media company Discovery has acquired exclusive rights in Finland to the MotoGP motorcycling series, while it has also agreed a deal to show European mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors in the Netherlands…
Eleven to house global studio business as NEO and Whistle combine
Sports production company NEO Studios has announced a merger with US-based Whistle Studios to create a global studio business, which will be housed under international broadcaster Eleven
Prima Group signs carriage deal with O2 Czech Republic
The Czech Republic’s Prima Group has signed a carriage deal with domestic telco O2 Czech Republic that will see its eight channels become available to O2 TV users.
DAZN hikes subscription price in Spain, appoints Aranguren as Spanish GM
Subscription sports platform DAZN is raising its monthly rate in Spain by 30 per cent and has appointed Vodafone's Bosco Aranguren to run its operations in the country
SPOTV strikes distribution deal with PCCW
Asian pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed a distribution deal with Hong Kong telco PCCW
Kayo appoints former NFL marketing manager Hefele as executive director
Former National Football League marketing manager Cate Hefele has been appointed as executive director of Kayo, the subscription streaming platform owned by Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel
Seifert, Axel Springer shed light on new sports streaming platform
Christian Seifert, the former chief executive of the German Football League (DFL), has said the new streaming platform planned with Axel Springer should be not looked upon by rights-holders as a short-term…
Discovery reaches 22m OTT subscribers, international revenues up 22 per cent
Discovery, the US-based media group that owns Eurosport, today (Thursday) reported full-year revenues of $4.54bn (€4.0
Sky NZ mulls price hike as six-month profit falls; secures PFL rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is considering increasing the price of its sports content after its latest financial report showed profit for the six months to December fell more than a quarter
Bernard-Bret to lead marketing at Discovery Sports
The Discovery Sports arm of media group Discovery has promoted David Bernard-Bret to oversee all marketing activity for the company’s sports business and brands.
IOC to go to market with European broadcast rights next month
The International Olympic Committee is to launch its highly-anticipated European broadcast rights sales process on March 10 and has given prospective bidders a six-and-a-half week turnaround to submit…
Meta’s Hutton appointed as non-executive director at Eleven
International sports broadcaster Eleven Group has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing Peter Hutton, director of sports partnerships at social media company Meta, as a non-executive director
UK Serious Fraud Office launches probe into collapse of Arena Television
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has opened a criminal investigation into the business practices of individuals associated with outside broadcast company Arena Television and its linked entities.
Sinclair remains undeterred in Q2 debut for streaming service
Operator of Bally Sports RSNs issues downbeat earnings report
DAZN Group reported $1.3bn loss in 2020 despite reduced rights costs
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company that last week announced $4.3bn (€3.8bn) worth of financial backing from its owner Access Industries, reported a loss of $1.3
Whisper recruits Fremantle’s Thomas as COO, general counsel
UK-based sports production company Whisper has appointed Roisin Thomas as chief operating officer and general counsel
Griffith to head rights acquisitions for Star Sports
Harry Griffith, head of global syndication and sales at Star Sports, will now also lead rights acquisitions and head up the pay-television broadcaster’s relationships with leading cricket bodies.
Kugeler appointed permanent chief executive of Stan
Martin Kugeler has been appointed as chief executive of Australian streaming service Stan on a permanent basis