Martin Ross
Industry Moves

Barney Francis, the long-serving sports executive at Sky, is to leave the UK pay-television broadcaster
American Football
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ProSieben Maxx, the German commercial free-to-air channel, has registered its highest-ever target market viewing share for an NFL playoff match beginning at 7.05pm (CET)
Football
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Cyfrowy Polsat, the Polish pay-television operator, has been issued with a fine of PLN34.9m (€8.1m/$9.1
Football
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Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired exclusive rights to a trio of friendly matches featuring Borussia Dortmund as Norway’s star striker Erling Braut Haaland prepares to make his debut for t…
Football
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The English Premier League is inviting bids in the Nordic region for broadcast rights from the 2022-23 season onwards
Sponsorship & Marketing

An invitation to tender for various kit supply rights at the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris has attracted proposals from heavyweight sportswear firms based in France and internationally
Media

Comcast is reported to be in advanced negotiations to acquire Xumo, the free, ad-supported streaming service as the US-based cable giant considers ways to ramp up its over-the-top offerings
Football
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Swiss pay-TV broadcaster Teleclub has been awarded exclusive rights to Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in a deal announced today (Friday)
Media

Genius Sports, the sports data and technology company, is targeting “underserved” and “long-tail” sports with its new streaming production and betting streaming offering. Hav
Football
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Mediapro, the production group and media-rights agency, has picked up the two remaining rights packages to France’s Ligue 1 from 2020-21 to 2023-24.