Long-serving Lagardère executive Schauz sets up sports recruitment consultancy
Bernd Schauz, a long-standing executive at the Lagardère Sports agency, has launched his own sports and entertainment executive recruitment agency and consultancy.
Endeavor Global Marketing elevates 160over90 in division rebrand
Endeavor Global Marketing, the marketing services arm of sports and entertainment group Endeavor, has been renamed 160over90 to reflect the name of the Philadelphia-based creative agency bought by Endeavor…
Yahoo Sports announces betting and content tie-up with BetMGM
Internet giant Yahoo Sports has signed a wide-ranging agreement with BetMGM, the US-based sports betting company, to allow betting on the Yahoo platform and to work together on content and live events
Cyfrowy Polsat and Discovery invest €7m each in Polish OTT service
An over-the-top streaming platform featuring sports, entertainment, movies and documentaries will be launched in Poland in a tie-up between pay-TV broadcaster Cyfrowy Polsat and media group Discovery
Prud’homme takes helm at Discovery France after Bergeaud exit
Laurent Prud'homme, senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster, has been named as the new senior vice-president, general manager at…
IOC retains clip rights for Olympic Channel, set to go to market in Australia
The International Olympic Committee has retained clip rights in 68 territories that it will exploit on the Olympic Channel during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as it seeks to drive greater engagement for…
Deutsche Telekom finalises Euro 2024 deal, mulls sale of free-to-air rights
German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom has finalised its acquisition rights of exclusive broadcast rights to all 51 matches from the 2024 Uefa European Championship
Deadline set for Champions League rights bids in German-speaking countries
Broadcasters in German-speaking countries must deliver their first-round bids for rights to the Uefa Champions League, the Europa League and the new third-tier Europa Conference League by December 3, SportBusiness…
Bundesliga’s OTT service to be ‘complementary’ during forthcoming rights cycle
Bundesliga Pass, the over-the-top subscription service that has been developed by Germany’s Bundesliga, will primarily be used as a “complementary” service, with the lion’s share of coverage worldwide set to …
Archery World Cup continues upward curve in broadcaster output
The number of broadcast hours committed by rights-holding broadcasters to the Hyundai Archery World Cup has again shown a year-on-year increase