Media
ServusTV extends F1 rights, pays tribute to Mateschitz
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal with Formula 1 which will see the Red Bull Media-owned company continue to show the motor-racing championship…
Jon Stainer on extracting new understandings from a rapidly changing media landscape
In this week’s episode podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jon Stainer, managing director of Nielsen Sports in North America. Fisher and Russo also discuss significant schedule and ownership developments from the National Football League’s recent Fall Meetings, major moves by TelevisaUnivision and Peacock in US Spanish-language sports media, National Basketball Association superstar Kevin Durant’s entry into Major League Pickleball team ownership, FuboTV’s shuttering of its sportsbook operations, and the planned new stadium for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans.
ESPN, Formula 1 confirm US rights extension through 2025
ESPN and Formula 1 have confirmed a three-year rights extension in the United States through 2025, in a deal which will keep all race telecasts on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 commercial-free
Fox Sports to air all World Baseball Classic games in US
Fox Sports announced an exclusive, multiplatform deal to air all 47 games of the 2023 World Baseball Classic on United States airwaves Fox, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, and Tubi in English and Spanish
Coupe de France still without domestic deal as fixtures loom
Football’s Coupe de France is still without a domestic broadcaster despite the seventh round of the competition taking place next weekend.
Verticast-owned CVM offers free-to-air Premier League coverage in Jamaica
Jamaican free-to-air broadcaster CVM-TV will provide coverage of football’s English Premier League for the first time this weekend.
Eliasch: FIS media rights centralisation is a question of when, not if
The centralisation of international broadcast rights to the FIS World Cup series is a question of “when, not if”, according to Johan Eliasch, the International Ski Federation (FIS) president, despite the…
Poland’s handball Superliga working with Sportfive on domestic rights sales
The Polish Handball Superliga has initiated its domestic broadcast rights sales auction in a process involving Sportfive
SportBusiness at Sportel Monaco: Can there be such a thing as too much sport?
SportBusiness invites you to a Sportel Masterclass at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo on Monday, October 24 at 1:55pm CET.
Court of appeal: Canal Plus does not need to restore TF1 distribution
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has welcomed a ruling from the Paris Court of Appeal which confirms that it is under no obligation to reinstate its carriage of free-to-air channels operated…
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles recruits Pulselive founder Richardson as group executive director
Sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles has recruited Wyndham Richardson, founder of Pulselive, as its group executive director in a technology-focused position
IMG strikes NBC deal for Austria’s FIS World Cup races
The IMG agency has negotiated a two-year US media rights agreement for FIS World Cup events held in Austria with NBCUniversal
F1TV Pro made available to Mexican telco subscribers
Formula 1 has teamed up with Telcel and Telmex to make its F1TV Pro streaming service available to subscribers of the Mexican telecoms companies
SportyTV to show EPL, Serie A and Bundesliga in Nigeria
The Sporty Group has launched its free-to-air linear and online sports television network in Nigeria, and will show the English Premier League, Italy's Serie A and the German Bundesliga in the country
IOC reports 2.01bn unique viewers for Beijing 2022
The International Olympic Committee has said video media coverage of this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing had a total audience of 2
The Ringer extends partnership with FanDuel
Sports and pop culture media company The Ringer, which is owned by audio streaming platform Spotify, has agreed to a multiyear partnership extension with online gaming company FanDuel
TelevisaUnivision to market Liga MX commercial rights in the US
Spanish-language media and content company TelevisaUnivision announced a landmark partnership with Mexican soccer league Liga MX, bringing the property's commercial rights to market in the United States…
SportBusiness at Sportel Monaco: Private equity investing in sport
SportBusiness invites you to a Sportel Masterclass at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo on Monday, October 24 at 10am CET