Facebook and PGA Tour announce global content agreement
The PGA Tour has announced an expansive agreement with Facebook to distribute daily highlight packages globally on Facebook Watch in 2020, starting at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open.
UFC seeks PPV uplift from Facebook, Tricolor secures UFC TV carriage
Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed a fresh content agreement with social media platform Facebook designed to showcase its pay-per-view broadcasts
Florida Cup takes to Facebook Watch in Latin America
Social media platform Facebook has agreed a deal to stream the Florida Cup, the club football exhibition tournament, across Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America
Real Madrid becomes latest club to introduce paywall social media offering
Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has launched a subscription-based service on social media platform Facebook
NBA launches chatbot service with GameOn
Technology company GameOn has partnered with North American basketball league the NBA to launch a new chatbot service through social media platform Facebook that aims to enhance the fan experience
WBSC adds Facebook to Premier12 media roster
Facebook is exclusively live streaming in the US all 32 games from the World Baseball Softball Confederation's 2019 Premier12 national team baseball tournament, which started on Saturday in Mexico
Italian rugby’s Top12 to receive Facebook coverage
The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) has reached an agreement with social media platform Facebook to stream coverage of the Top12, the top tier of the club game in the country
Facebook comes on board for latest WSF, PSA squash venture
The World Squash Federation’s 2019 Men’s World Team Championship will be broadcast live across the globe through an agreement between tournament host Squash On Fire, the WSF and SquashTV, the broadcasting arm…
NBA to stream games on Facebook and Twitter in Philippines as rights talks drag on
The National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday that selected 2019-20 regular-season games will be live streamed in the Philippines for free on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.
World Snooker takes Facebook Live partnership into Pakistan
World Snooker has announced that it will extend its event coverage partnership with social media platform Facebook to cover Pakistan
Facebook grants Indian showcase for World Snooker events
World Snooker has broadened its association with social media platform Facebook by announcing that a number of its major events will this season be streamed free to fans in India via Facebook Live
Facebook wins ICC digital rights package in Indian subcontinent
The International Cricket Council has announced an exclusive four-year digital rights agreement in the Indian subcontinent with social media giant Facebook
ESPN placing special editions of studio shows on Facebook Watch
One-year deal involves streaming exclusive versions of popular non-game ESPN programs such as College Game Day
Facebook chooses Barcelona to develop new Fan Subscription platform
Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has said it will become the first partner for social media platform Facebook’s new Fan Subscription service.
The OTT report | Chapter four: The future
4: Faster, Higher, Stronger: The Future of OTT
The OTT report | Chapter one: The story so far
2017 was the year in which OTT video became a demonstrably mainstream platform as viewership of its services extended into a majority of US homes for the first time. David Walmsley sets the scene in the first part of our in-depth report into the state of the growing sector of OTT broadcasting.
SportBusiness International April 2018
In this month's issue we cover the following:
COMING TO AMERICA – Bayern Munich's New York office helps to secure new partners
JUVENTUS – the commercial strategy of Italy's top club
LOCAL
Time well spent | Facebook’s newsfeed changes alter the game for sport
Facebook's decision to prioritise 'meaningful social interactions' over throwaway content in changes to its news feed algorithm will have significant implications for rights holders. Adam Nelson looks at how the sports ecosystem can adapt.