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Eurosport, Doordarshan get rights for Indian football’s I-League
India's second-tier football league, the I-League, has agreed domestic media rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Eurosport and state broadcaster Doordarshan for the upcoming 2022-23 season
Woods, McIlroy pair against Thomas, Spieth in 7th ‘The Match’
Latest version of popular, made-for-TV golf event set for December 10
Warner Bros. Discovery accelerates combined streaming service
Merged offering of HBO Max, discovery+ to debut next spring in US
Warner Bros. Discovery to showcase Campeonato Paulista on TNT
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BT sets out financial and sports operational impact of Warner Bros. Discovery JV
UK telecoms company BT has said it expects to take an initial revenue hit of between £300m (€343.3m/$335.9m) to £350m from its joint venture agreement with media group Warner Bros. Di
Warner Bros. Discovery retains ‘Inside The NBA’ quartet
One of the most influential shows in US sports media stays intact
Warner Bros. Discovery agrees wide-ranging Ocean Race broadcast deal
The Ocean Race has extended and expanded its agreement with global media and entertainment company Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Discovery secures URC rights in Italy
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has secured rights in Italy to show the United Rugby Championship across the 2022-23 season, which starts on Friday.
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires Warner Bros. Discovery’s shares in OTT service Joyn
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reached an agreement to acquire the outstanding 50 per cent of the shares in streaming service Joyn from media group Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery and BT complete sports joint venture deal
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Telia, C More customers can stream discovery+ Allsvenskan matches in ‘strategic partnership’
Swedish telco Telia will be able to offer all matches from Swedish men’s football’s top-tier Allsvenskan and second-tier Superettan currently streamed on discovery+ following a “strategic partnership” with ri…
Warner Bros. Discovery registers $3.4bn Q2 loss, predicts ‘experimentation’ in BT joint venture
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a Q2 net loss of $3.4bn (£2.8bn/€3.3b
EBU, Eurosport report Tour de France ratings uplift across key markets
The European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery have reported improved viewing figures for this year’s Tour de France, which concluded at the weekend.
BT Sport, Eurosport joint venture signed off by UK regulator
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a joint venture agreement between telecoms company BT and media group Warner Bros.
PTO strikes three-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of Tour launch
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has finalised a new rights agreement with media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ahead of the launch of the PTO Tour in Canada later this month
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports hails record audiences in major European markets
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (WBDS) has announced a record first half of the year for audience and engagement in Europe, stating that the figures buck the trend when compared to recent industry expectations
Michael Schreiber on the rise of Playfly Sports
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Michael Schreiber, founder and chief executive of Playfly Sports. Fisher and Russo also discuss the tumultuous week surrounding the competitive debut of LIV Golf, the record-setting sale of the National Football League’s Denver Broncos, the NFL’s rising business and talent development interests in Africa, a $50m (€48.6m) round of fundraising for Religion of Sports, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s hire of Luis Silberwasser to lead its sports business.
Warner Bros. Discovery outlines new India, Southeast Asia and Korea leadership
Warner Bros. Discovery has outlined its new leadership team in India, Southeast Asia and Korea following the $43bn (€40.6n) merger between media conglomerates WarnerMedia and Discovery earlier this year.