Media
Warner Bros. Discovery lands four-year Swiss-Ski rights deal with Infront
Warner Bros. Discovery has expanded its skiing coverage in a deal with the Infront agency for rights in 45 European markets to FIS World Cup events held in Switzerland
SBS buoyed by World Cup ratings as Australia bows out
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS pulled in its second-highest linear reach in 2022 during its live coverage of the national football team’s exit to Argentina in the round of 16 of the Fifa World C…
Blue retains Uefa club competition rights in Switzerland
Pay-television operator Blue has extended its rights in Switzerland to Uefa club competitions for another three seasons, from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
DFL ‘delays talks’ on Bundesliga rights equity sale
The German Football League (DFL), organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic game, has delayed talks over the potential sale of a stake in its media rights business to next year amid a lack…
World Cup rights-holder New World TV hit by cyber attacks
New World TV, the Togo-based satellite broadcaster that holds free-to-air and pay-television rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, has claimed it has suffered a series…
ITV audience peaks at over 20m for England v Senegal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV claimed a peak audience of 20.4 million viewers during its coverage of England’s round-of-16 victory over Senegal at the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
MUTV app launches on Samsung, LG and Android TVs
MUTV, the in-house channel of Premier League club Manchester United, is now available to fans around the world directly through smart TVs after launching its app on Samsung, LG and Android TV sets
National League answers calls with launch of streaming service
The National League, the fifth tier of English club football, has announced it will launch a streaming platform
Singapore’s Mediacorp extends AFF Championship commitment in Sportfive deal
State-owned broadcaster Mediacorp has extended its rights deal in Singapore for the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Championship to cover the impending edition of the national teams tournament
TVP nears 11m audience as Poland exit, NOS nets 4.8m for Netherlands-USA
Poland’s 3-1 defeat to France at the Fifa World Cup attracted an average audience of just under 10.8 million viewers across the television channels of Polish public broadcaster TVP.
Česká Televize renews long-held Ski Classics rights
Czech public broadcaster Česká Televize has extended its Ski Classics media rights agreement in a multi-year deal.
DAZN nets World Tennis League rights in Spain
Subscription OTT sports broadcaster DAZN has secured exclusive rights in Spain to broadcast the new World Tennis League
Waipu.tv tie-up sees DAZN launch first free, ad-supported channel
Subscription streaming operator DAZN has launched its first free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel in the German market as part of a wide-ranging agreement with IPTV platform Waipu.tv
Former Meta, NBCUniversal exec Radin named BBL chief executive
The British Basketball League (BBL) and British Wheelchair Basketball (BWB) have both appointed new chief executives
Diamond Sports Group appoints Preschlack as CEO
Veteran sports media executive to lead Bally Sports group of RSNs
USA draws 16.55m viewers in Fifa World Cup swansong
American run in tournament ends with strong show of viewership
France’s round-of-16 win nets TF1 highest audience of year
France’s comfortable 3-1 World Cup victory over Poland attracted an average audience of 14.3 million viewers on French commercial broadcaster TF1 yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
Amendment proposed for five-year domestic Serie A deals
An amendment has been filed to the Melandri Law, the 2008 legislation which imposed the collective selling of media rights on professional sport in Italy, to extend the maximum duration of domestic broadcast…