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Sports Flick goes offline, founder is ‘subject of police investigation’
Australian streaming platform Sports Flick is now offline and its founder Dylan Azzopardi is being investigated by police over allegations of fraud, according to The Sydney Morning Herald
Eurosport Events rebranded as Discovery Sports Events
Global media group Discovery has announced the rebranding of its Eurosport Events division as Discovery Sports Events
Vodafone adds Nova Sport’s new Czech channels
Telecoms operator Vodafone has bolstered its sports offering in the Czech Republic by agreeing a carriage deal with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport
Nent augments distribution in Poland with Play
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a multi-year distribution deal with Polish mobile operator Play, its third such deal in the country in recent months, further growing its footprint in the region
Barstool Sports creates branded channel on Sling TV
Barstool Sports is further expanding its presence in the United States sports and media industry by developing a branded sports channel on prominent streaming platform Sling TV
DAZN agrees to sell Turkish and French portals to Istanbul Portfoy
Global subscription broadcaster and media company DAZN Group has agreed to sell three sports news portals to Turkish investment company Istanbul Portfoy, as it continues divesting parts of its business…
Streaming wars help revive Australian market as Nine and Ten launch new services
An outbreak of ‘streaming wars’ in Australia has injected life into a sports media rights market that this time last year looked threatened by a sharp decline.
Simon Greenberg, ex-News Corp global head of rights, dies aged 52
Tributes have been paid to Simon Greenberg, former global head of rights at News Corp, who has passed away at the age of 52
Eurovision Sport: Report underlines value of free-to-air reach for sponsors
A new report has found that only one in three sports fans in Western Europe have access to premium sport channels, with the value of sponsorship exposure on free-to-air channels once again underlined
Plazamedia, DAZN build on production relationship in DACH region
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has expanded its association in the German-speaking countries with production company Plazamedia
DAZN and Snapchat roll out global boxing content tie-up
DAZN, the subscription sports streaming broadcaster, has widened out its work with Snapchat to offer at least 70 programmes on the social media platform throughout the next year
Allente bundles discovery+ into premium packages
Nordic pay-television broadcaster Allente, whose customers span Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, has secured a distribution deal with US media giant Discovery in which OTT platform discovery+ will…
DAZN raises UK and Ireland subscriber price point following Matchroom deal
DAZN has increased its subscription price point to £7.99 in the UK, and €7.99
WAVE.tv in the market for director of sports rights partnerships
WAVE.tv, the California-based digital sports media company, has initiated a recruitment process for a director of rights partnerships to lead its negotiations with sports rights-holders, media companies and “other IP owners” worldwide.
Sportitalia to launch second free-to-air DTT channel
Italian digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia is to launch its second free-to-air channel next week
SABC finally plans to launch OTT platform next year
The SABC, South Africa’s public-service broadcaster, is set to launch its own video streaming service in 2022, marking its late entry into the over-the-top streaming sector.
Nine bounces back into profit on Stan Sport earnings
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has recorded a strong profit after tax compared with last year’s Covid-19 slump as its newly-launched streaming service Stan Sport helped to boost earnings.
Fox Sports unveils Sports on Tubi streaming service
Fox Sports is amplifying its efforts to compete in the crowded and competitive United States streaming landscape by unveiling its new Sports on Tubi platform