Media
Skydance to develop docuseries on Dallas Cowboys and owner Jones
Skydance Sports and NFL Films announced that they are developing a documentary series about the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys and its owner, president and general manager Jerry Jones
National League set for more North American eyeballs on Segi.TV
The National League, the fifth tier of English club football, has announced that its forthcoming season-ending play-off matches will be streamed across the United States and Canada, with the potential…
Formula 1 gives F1 Academy docuseries treatment
Formula 1 has agreed a deal with Hello Sunshine, a women’s-focused media company founded by Hollywood actress and producer Reese Witherspoon, to develop a docuseries based on its fledgling all-female F…
Dutch telcos demand €180m-per-year Eredivisie rights bid is considered
Four leading Dutch digital cable television and telecoms operators targeting rights to Dutch football’s Eredivisie have sought to put more public pressure on the league and its member clubs ahead of a…
Spanish watchdog opens case against Telefónica over DAZN F1 deal
Telecoms operator Telefónica is facing fresh action from Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), over its sublicensing deal with OTT subscription bro…
NBCU to continue Twitter content tie-up for Paris 2024
Social media platform Twitter has announced the extension and expansion of its Olympic Games content deal with US rights-holder NBCUniversal (NBCU)
Diamond Sports sues Phoenix Suns, Mercury over local streaming venture
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's NBA (WNBA) have been sued by Diamond Sports Group after the teams left their regional sports network (RSN)…
Broadcasters given extra week to bid in FFF’s women’s TV rights tender
The French Football Federation (FFF) today (Wednesday) postponed until May 12 the deadline for bids for domestic broadcast rights to the matches of the French’s women’s national team and France’s top-t…
KKR ‘out of running’ for DFL media rights subsidiary
KKR & Co., the US private equity firm, has pulled out of the process to become a strategic partner with the German Football League (DFL) in a new media rights subsidiary, according to reports
Dyn appoints Göttl to lead new production arm
Dyn, a streaming service set to launch in the German-speaking region in July, has appointed Verena Göttl as managing director of Dyn Productions, a new subsidiary that will produce all sports coverage …
Turkish Basketball Federation adds TikTok as new sponsor
The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has signed a sponsorship deal with short-form video platform TikTok, which becomes the official entertainment partner of the Super League club competition
ESPN’s Pitaro: Full move to digital question of ‘when not if’
As cable television subscriptions continue to fall amid cord-cutting as ESPN+ streaming subscribers rise, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro has hinted at a future where the company goes entirely digital
Premier League title clash draws record 1.1m to Canal Plus
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus recorded the highest English Premier League audience in France in more than 12 years for last week’s title showdown between Manchester City and Arsenal.
RMG generates £118m in media and data rights payments
Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for media and data rights for a host of horse-racing destinations, has announced that it generated £117.6m (€133.3m/$147.1m
EXCLUSIVE: PTO and IMG secure raft of new broadcasters, renewals
The Professional Triathletes Organisation, working in conjunction with the IMG agency, has finalised a string of new broadcast deals and renewals ahead of the start of the 2023 PTO Tour on Saturday
Matchroom extends DAZN deal in US, Mexico
Sports event promotion firm Matchroom has signed a three-year extension to its boxing rights deal with subscription sports streaming service DAZN in the US and Mexico
Nielsen revises Fox’s Super Bowl viewership to record 115.1m
The National Football League's 2023 Super Bowl was the most-watched ever in the United States, after revised viewing figures were released by Nielsen Media Research.
The company has announced that 115
NBA, NHL Playoff first rounds enjoy viewership spikes
The first rounds of the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League playoffs have drawn major increases in viewership on Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney-owned platforms ESPN and ABC