Media
Optus adds DFB-Pokal competitions to football line-up
Australian telecoms operator Optus has further enhanced its football portfolio by acquiring rights to German knockout cup competitions the DFB-Pokal and DFB-Pokal Frauen
BeIN and France Télévisions complete four-year EPCR rights renewals
BeIN Sports and France Télévisions have renewed their rights to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rugby union competitions after finalising new four-year deals with European Professional Club Rugby (…
Former Eurosport, Mediapro executive Bergeaud takes Pixellot sales role
French sports broadcast executive Julien Bergeaud has been named as vice-president of sales for Western Europe at Pixellot, the AI-automated sports video and analytics solutions provider
WNBA, FanDuel complete partnership renewal
New contract term to include league highlight rights for FanDuel TV
Viaplay offers to compensate customers for technical issues in Poland
Subscription streaming platform Viaplay has offered to compensate customers in Poland and pledged to upgrade its infrastructure following fresh issues concerning its coverage of sports events
Migu picks up Uefa club rights in China
China Mobile’s streaming platform Migu has acquired streaming rights in China for Uefa club competitions in the 2022-23 season.
Migu's coverage began with this week's matches.
For Media secures UAE Pro League betting rights, co-operating on broadcast rights
For Media Sports Management, the agency based in Dubai and the UK, has been awarded exclusive international betting video and data rights to the UAE Pro League as part of a wider remit with the league…
Sport in France renews Ligue Féminine de Handball rights
The Sport in France free-to-air channel has renewed its rights to broadcast the Ligue Féminine de Handball's Division 1, the country’s top-tier women’s handball league, for the 2022-23 season.
NCI secures World Cup rights package in Ivory Coast
Nouvelle Chaîne Ivoirienne (NCI) has acquired a package of free-to-air media rights in Ivory Coast to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
ESPN has best college football opening weekend since 2016
ESPN announced its most-watched kickoff weekend of college football since 2016 and second-best since 2009 after airing 17 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Fox Sports virtually sold out of Super Bowl LVII ads
Fox Sports has disclosed it has already sold 95 per cent of its advertising inventory for Super Bowl LVII, with around five 30-second slots left to sell.
Pat McAfee joins ESPN’s College GameDay
Former National Football League punter and American football analyst Pat PcAfee has joined ESPN’s popular college football pregame show, College GameDay as a full-time member on a multiyear deal.
L’Équipe picks up Davis Cup rights
French media group L’Équipe has acquired rights to the Finals of this year’s Davis Cup tennis tournament.
Kessel joins Sky Sports as executive director of development
Sky Sports has announced the appointment of journalist Anna Kessel as executive director of development
Borussia Dortmund ‘legends’ to visit Vietnam as part of Next Media tie-up
German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) is to send a team of former players on a three-day tour of Vietnam as part of a promotional trip organised by the league’s media rights-holder in the country, N…
Eleven claims Portuguese first with WSC Sports link-up
AI video technology company WSC Sports has agreed a deal with Eleven Portugal to bring automated real-time highlights of the broadcaster’s football coverage to fans across the country.
A-Leagues get more FTA coverage but are bumped from flagship channel Ten
Paramount is to increase its free-to-air coverage of the Australian A-Leagues but matches will no longer be shown on its flagship linear television channel, Ten, as part of a new domestic broadcast schedule
China Media Group to produce international feed for four sports at Paris 2024
China Media Group (CMG), the Chinese state media company, has reached an agreement with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the host broadcast arm of the International Olympic Committee, to produce international…