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Sports Flick founder ‘sues former business partners’
Dylan Azzopardi, the businessman behind Australian sports streaming platform Sports Flick, is suing the current owner of the company, Dominic Galati, for A$12.7m ($9.5m/€8.2
Canal Plus nets revenue uplift in France and internationally
Canal Plus, the pay-television broadcaster active in different international markets, has reported a 4.8-per-cent increase in revenues to €4.25bn ($4.95bn) in the first nine months of 2021.
Singapore’s StarHub agrees deal for SPOTV channels
Singaporean telco StarHub has agreed a carriage deal for the new pan-regional, Southeast Asia SPOTV sports pay-television channels
NMG, Rostelecom prepare to launch four sports channels
Russia’s National Media Group and telco Rostelecom are preparing to launch a package of four sports channels.
Discovery India sports head Rajput ‘to stand down’
Vijay Rajput, senior vice-president, business head of the sports business, and head of affiliate sales and product distribution at Discovery India, will leave the broadcaster, it has been reported
IMG recruits experienced Ormston to production business development role
The IMG agency has recruited experienced broadcast production executive Jo Ormston to the newly-created role of director of business development for its global production business
Spring Media can ‘take bigger rights bets’ following investment and merger
The recent investment in Spring Media and its merger with Future Sports Agency will allow the Stockholm-based sports marketing agency to take “bigger bets on rights”, according to chief executive Tobias Osm…
Marini replaces retiring Rinaudo as Deltatre CEO
Deltatre, the international technology company, has announced that chief executive Giampiero Rinaudo will soon retire from the role after more than 35 years with the business, with Andrea Marini, existing…
Sport1 COO von Busse to exit, Kriner joins advertising arm
Daniel von Busse, chief operating officer at Sport1, is to leave the German sports broadcaster, it has been reported
TV3 lands sports channels distribution deal with telco Tet
Baltic media group TV3 will broadcast its sports channels via the platforms of regional telco Tet, further growing the list of platforms that can air the channels
Helbiz Media adds DFB-Pokal and NFL to Italian content offering
Helbiz Media, the domestic and international streaming rights-holder to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B, has added rights to Germany’s DFB-Pokal and content from American football’s NFL to its o…
Eleven Sports lands Amazon Prime Video distribution in Italy
The Italian arm of international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured a distribution agreement with Amazon Prime Video, the video streaming arm of internet retail giant Amazon
Francis to replace Fry as IMG’s production chief
Barney Francis, the former managing director of Sky Sports, has been recruited as executive vice-president, global production at the IMG agency
FuboTV, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain strike carriage agreement
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has secured a carriage agreement with regional sports network AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain ahead of the 2021-22 National Basketball Association …
Watson back as Eleven CEO after Vicente exit
Marc Watson has returned as chief executive of Eleven, replacing Luis Vicente in the role and as part of a wider management restructuring at the international pay-television and streaming business
TV Joj launches sports channel
Slovakian pay-television broadcaster TV Joj has launched a new sports channel.
Joj Sport intends to focus on domestic sport and Slovak athletes
Saudi Arabia to lift beIN blockade and settle beoutQ dispute
Saudi Arabia is set to lift its four-and-a-half-year ban on beIN Sports operating in the country and has offered to settle the broadcaster’s $1bn (€870m) legal case against it, potentially bringing to …
Eleven Italy’s switch to global platform offers showcase for Serie C
Eleven Italy has been relaunched on the global streaming service of parent company Eleven Group, ElevenSports