Media
Strong World Cup final ratings across Europe’s free-to-air networks but German figures languish
Sunday’s gripping Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and France attracted strong audiences across free-to-air broadcasters in Europe, although figures in Germany were down on previous finals not i…
Apple ‘backs out of bidding’ for NFL Sunday Ticket rights
Technology giant said to longer 'see the logic' in deal for out-of-market package
Sportdeutschland.TV and Dyn Media secure women’s Handball Bundesliga
Handball Bundesliga Frauen (HBF), organising body of the sport’s top two women’s divisions in Germany, has extended its rights deal with Sportdeutschland.TV, the streaming platform of DOSB New Media.
Spring Media’s Staylive extends and expands Swedish bandy deal
Staylive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has extended and expanded its production deal with the Swedish Bandy Federation
TF1 breaks France’s all-time viewing record during thrilling World Cup final
France’s dramatic defeat in the Fifa World Cup final delivered an all-time viewing record in the country as commercial broadcaster TF1 netted an average audience of 24.1 million viewers.
FuboTV ‘target of cyber attack’ during World Cup semi-final
Streaming platform FuboTV was hit by an alleged criminal cyber attack during Wednesday’s Fifa World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco.
BeIN opens up World Cup final to YouTube audience in Mena region
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Media Group has detailed plans to stream live coverage of Sunday’s Fifa World Cup final on its official YouTube channel in the Middle East and North Africa.
Tokyo 2020 broadcasting leads IPC revenues and expenses to both hit €53m
The International Paralympic Committee has reported revenues of €53.4m for 2021, a sizeable uplift on 2020 due to the one-off ‘Tokyo 2020 Broadcast project’.
The broadcast initiative represented €28.9m – or
ICC details record-breaking digital engagement for T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has revealed that the recent Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia generated a record 6.5
World Cup ‘adds 500,000 subscribers’ for beIN Sports France
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is reported to have seen its subscriber base grow from 2.2 million to 2.7 million during the Fifa World Cup in Qatar
Extreme E names Gillett as head of media rights, renews Globo broadcast deal
The Extreme E electric off-road racing series has recruited motor sports and agency executive David Gillett as its head of media rights
DAZN finalises Champions League renewal in Germany, offers reduced tariff
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has announced its new agreement for Uefa Champions League rights in Germany spanning the 2024-27 cycle
Spark to exit sports streaming as TVNZ takes over rights, Sky NZ acquires F1
New Zealand telco Spark is closing its Spark Sport subscription streaming service, with public-service broadcaster TVNZ expected to acquire the majority of its sports rights portfolio
DAZN adds Eleven Sports’ basketball and football content in Italy
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN is to showcase Eleven Sports Italy’s coverage of leading basketball competitions, as well as the third tier of domestic football, Serie C.
Fox Sports Mexico retains Concacaf Champions League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Mexico has renewed its agreement with Concacaf, the governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, for rights to its Champions League…
Scripps in market for local, national US rights after launching sports division
US broadcast company seeks deals with leagues, teams and conferences.
Ziggo serves up ATP Tour extension to 2026
Dutch pay-television operator and telco Ziggo has renewed its exclusive ATP Tour tennis rights for another three seasons
Serie A clears regulatory hurdle for domestic rights sale, news access provision made
AGCOM, the regulator and competition authority for the communications industry in Italy, has approved the guidelines for the sale of the next set of domestic broadcast rights to Serie A, the top division…