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Astro adds three sports channels to offset Fox Sports loss
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro has added three new channels to its offering: Astro SuperSport 5, Astro Arena 2 and SPOTV, a new sports channel
Czech billionaire ups stake in TF1, backs M6 merger plan
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has upped his interest in TF1 to 5.05 per cent and backed the proposed merger of the French commercial free-to-air broadcaster with erstwhile rival M6
Sport1 launches PPV, subscription streaming platform
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has launched a new multi-sports streaming platform which will be monetised by pay-per-view and subscription revenues and will initially be centred on coverage of the domestic…
Foxtel extends Open Championship deal, warned over AFL betting ad breach
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured a new multi-year agreement for exclusive free-to-air and pay-television rights to golf's Open Championship
Ex-DAZN chairman Skipper: OTT monetisation of second- and third-tier sports not effective
John Skipper, the former executive chairman at DAZN Group, has claimed that the monetisation of second- and third-tier sports by the OTT subscription sports broadcaster was not effective and that only…
IMG Media recruits Formula E’s Lavell to newly-created football role
The IMG agency has recruited Hugo Lavell, head of media and distribution at electric car racing series Formula E, to the newly-created position of senior account director, football at IMG Media
Root Sports, fuboTV unveil distribution agreement
United States sports streaming platform fuboTV has secured an agreement to carry Pacific Northwest regional sports network Root Sports ahead of Seattle Kraken's inaugural National Hockey League season…
NFL sportsbook deals ‘instil confidence’ as Genius quarterly revenues more than double
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has seen its second-quarter group revenue more than double year-on-year to over $55m (€46.5
BeIN Sports expands US reach by securing YouTube TV distribution
BeIN Sports has expanded its reach in the United States by securing distribution on streaming service YouTube TV as part of the Sports Plus add-on package
MCS extreme sports channel revived with subscription OTT platform
MCS Extrême, previously a French pay-television channel focused on extreme sports, has been relaunched as a subscription OTT platform.
The MCS Extrême service, which is priced at €4 ($4.73)
Sky Ticket added to MagentaTV in expanded Sky Deutschland-Deutsche Telekom tie-up
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has expanded its tie-up with Deutsche Telekom in a deal which will see the Sky Ticket streaming service available on the telecoms operator’s Magenta T…
Polish senators rally against ‘Lex TVN’ broadcast bill
Polish senators have decided to reject a proposed bill which could force US media group Discovery to give up its holdings in the country
Ex-Discovery, Sky executive Mistry joins Deltatre in product role
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has hired Bhavisha Mistry as its new senior vice-president of product for video experiences
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