EBU’s OTT platform ‘to complement, not compete with’ member offerings
The European Broadcasting Union’s OTT sports platform unveiled today (Monday) has been positioned as non-competitive to members’ existing digital platforms and will rely heavily on Europe’s free-to-air broad…
IMG Arena head Longe exits as division merged with OpenBet
IMG Arena president Freddie Longe is leaving his position as owner Endeavor opts to combine the sports data and betting rights division with OpenBet and bring it under sole leadership
Viaplay sells full Baltic rights portfolio to TV3
Viaplay has finalised its exit strategy in the Baltic region after agreeing to sell on all of its sports rights to media company TV3 Group
Uefa club competition broadcast rights hit Polish market
Polish broadcasters must deliver first-round bids for Uefa club competition rights by February 27 after the Team Marketing agency kicked off the sales process
New leadership for Sportfive France as Moretti calls time
Sportfive will soon be under new leadership in France with managing director Laurent Moretti to leave his role in the coming weeks
Experienced football executive Henly joins Areté
London-based sports management and marketing agency Areté has recruited experienced football commercial executive Tyson Henly as its first-ever chief commercial officer.
British Rally Championship returns to UK free-to-air TV
The British Rally Championship will return to free-to-air terrestrial television in the UK for the first time since 2018 after a ‘multi-year’ agreement was struck with ITV.
WTT finds broadcast home in Germany on Dyn Media
German streaming platform Dyn Media has added World Table Tennis (WTT) rights to its portfolio of chiefly domestic properties in a two-year agreement.
Rahm presence helps LIV land two-year Spanish rights deal
Jon Rahm’s controversial move to LIV Golf has helped the breakaway tour secure a two-year broadcast deal in Spain with Movistar Plus+, the OTT service of the Telefónica-owned pay-television broadcaster.
Latvian public broadcaster makes five-year IIHF rights commitment
Latvia’s public broadcaster has retained rights to ice hockey’s IIHF World Championship in a long-term agreement with the Infront agency.