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StarHub says Premier League coverage issues ‘ironed out’
Singaporean telecoms operator StarHub has assured its customers that most of the technical issues that affected its coverage of the opening round of English Premier League fixtures last week have been…
EXCLUSIVE: Stats Perform retains LaLiga betting rights in long-term deal
Stats Perform has renewed its exclusive betting rights agreement with LaLiga over the long term in a deal covering international streaming and data rights, SportBusiness understands
Genius Sports Q2 revenues up 27 per cent but $4.8m loss posted
Global betting data services company Genius Sports has increased its second-quarter revenues by 27 per cent year-on-year, but the cost of acquiring premium sports rights and buttressing its technology…
Amazon ‘TNF’ ratings to be measured by Nielsen
Amazon has secured a landmark three-year agreement with American data and information company Nielsen to measure Prime Video's exclusive National Football League Thursday Night Football telecasts
Uefa report: Women’s club football set for six-fold increase in value over next decade
European football’s governing body Uefa has stated that the commercial value of the women’s club and league game across the continent is set to see a six-fold increase over the next decade to €686m ($695…
Ziggo adds Turkish Süper Lig to football rights portfolio
Dutch telecoms operator Ziggo has acquired broadcast rights to the SĂĽper Lig, the top division of Turkish club football.
Gymnastics, sport climbing and triathlon breach 2m audience barrier on ARD
Gymnastics, sport climbing and triathlon events at Munich’s European Championships have all attracted audiences of over 2 million viewers on ARD, the German public-service broadcaster.
Twitter and beIN strike 2022 World Cup content deal in Mena region
Social media platform Twitter has agreed a content deal in the Middle East and North Africa for the 2022 Fifa World Cup with the national team football tournament’s rights-holder in the region, pay-television b…
Betting channel SportsGrid Network secures fuboTV carriage
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has agreed a carriage deal in the US and Canada with SportsGrid Network, a streaming channel with a sports betting audience
DAZN hit by more Serie A technical issues as season commences
DAZN has found itself at the centre of fresh complaints over its service in Italy following issues during its domestic coverage of the opening weekend of the 2022-23 Serie A season
Daraz and Tapmad sweep up Asia Cup streaming rights in Pakistan
Alibaba-owned shopping platform Daraz and streaming service Tapmad have sublicensed digital rights in Pakistan to the Asia Cup cricket tournament due to begin later this month in the United Arab Emirates
MLB, Fox post sharp ratings decline for second ‘FoD’ game
Viewership falls by nearly half for return engagement in Iowa
Migu completes Big Five football leagues set with LaLiga rights
China Mobile's streaming platform Migu has agreed a media rights and sponsorship deal with Spain's LaLiga covering three-seasons, 2022-23 to 2024-25
ITV lands sublicensed rights to 10 LaLiga matches per season
ITV, the UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster, has secured rights to 10 LaLiga matches per season in a deal with rights-holder Premier Sports
Barcelona strikes late €100m ‘fourth lever’ deal with Roures’ Orpheus Media
Barcelona has announced the sale of a 24.5-per-cent stake in its Barça Studios production division to Orpheus Media, a production entity run by Mediapro co-founder Jaume Roures, for €100m ($102.8m
1190 Sports submits ‘very interesting’ offer for Peru’s Liga 1 rights
Global sports and entertainment company 1190 Sports has submitted an offer to the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) for rights to the top-tier Liga 1 competition
Mediapro launches OTT service for Spain’s hospitality sector
The Mediapro agency has launched Bar TV, a new OTT service for public venues in Spain that will offer coverage of LaLiga and other sports content
Viaplay scores Haaland endorsement and content deal
Viaplay Group, the subscription streaming operator, has announced a multi-year endorsement and content agreement with Manchester City and Norway national team striker Erling Haaland