Media
Dreambox operator ordered to pay close to £1m in Premier League piracy case
A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices providing unauthorised access to content from the Premier League has been ordered to pay back almost £1m (€1.2m/$1.3m
EPCR settles international rights strategy with appointment of Infront, River Media
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has finalised its international media rights sales strategy for the next three seasons after appointing the Infront agency and River Media Partners, the UK-based…
Optus scores rights to Euro 2024
Australian telecoms operator Optus has acquired rights to the 2024 Uefa European Championship
Viaplay signs Norwegian carriage deals ahead of Premier League coverage
Streaming company Viaplay Group has extended its carriage deal with Norwegian television, streaming and broadband provider Altibox and expanded its agreement with television and broadband provider Allente…
Webinar | Localising sports content to reach new audiences: the opportunities and the challenges
Localising sports media content to reach diverse markets is a major challenge for sports rights-holders and broadcasters. Effective localisation can unlock new audiences, markets and revenues
Religion of Sports completes $50m Series B fundraising
Media production firm created in part by Brady, Strahan looks to accelerate growth
France 2 nears audience of 5m for record Nadal triumph, DMAX nets 1.6m viewers
Rafael Nadal’s victory in Sunday’s French Open final attracted an average audience of 4.6 million viewers on France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster.
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ELF strikes streaming deals with Eleven in Italy and Southeast Asia, iQiyi in China
The European League of Football (ELF) has announced media rights agreements with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi in China and international streaming platform Eleven across Italy and Southeast Asia
Bonnier News secures centralised rights to Swedish ice hockey pre-season games
Swedish media house Bonnier News and its news brand Expressen have secured rights to at least 50 pre-season games per year featuring clubs from Sweden’s second-tier ice hockey league, the HockeyAllsvenskan.
Video Solutions adds fresh sports content to WedoTV
Swiss media company Video Solutions has agreed a raft of sports rights deals for its recently rebranded streaming service, WedoTV
Fifa launches Women’s World Cup rights tender in France
World football’s governing body Fifa has launched an invitation to tender in France for the broadcast rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Spark secures three-year US Open rights deal
New Zealand-based telecoms operator Spark has secured exclusive broadcast rights to the US Open tennis tournament until 2024 as part of a three-year deal with the United States Tennis Association (USTA)
Sky recommits to PGA Tour in ‘multi-year’ deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has retained rights in the UK and Ireland to golf’s PGA Tour in a ‘multi-year’ agreement announced today (Monday) with international rights-holder Warner Bros. Discovery.
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LIV Golf completes streaming pacts with YouTube, Facebook
Noted commentator Arlo White to serve as lead play-by-play voice
TV3 widens NBA coverage in Baltic rights renewal
Baltics media group TV3 has agreed a multi-year extension to its broadcast rights deal with the National Basketball Association and will significantly enhance its coverage of the North American basketball…
Chinese Super League signs Douyin as short video partner
Chinese social media platform Douyin has become the official short video partner of the Chinese Super League.
The deal was announced just before the start of the 2022 CSL season on June 3
Tech Mahindra to provide digital fans platform for chess Olympiad
Indian technology company Tech Mahindra said it will provide a "next generation digital fan experience" under a partnership with the international and Indian chess federations around the upcoming chess…
M Plus acquires Brasileiro Série A rights in Hong Kong and Macau
Macau-based sports streaming platform M Plus has acquired rights for Brasileiro Série A football in its home territory and Hong Kong in a deal with the 1190 Sports agency.