Media
German free-to-air audience tops 8m for RB Leipzig’s maiden triumph
Saturday evening’s DFB-Pokal final between RB Leipzig and Freiburg was watched by an average of 8.1 million viewers on German public-service television.
RTÉ and Virgin Media land Uefa national team packages
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ and pay-television operator Virgin Media have acquired rights to national team competitions organised by European football’s governing body, Uefa.
Viaplay secures 10-country EFL rights deal
Viaplay has secured rights to the English Football League's Championship and League Cup in all Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland and the Netherlands from 2022-23 in what has been announced as a 'long-term'…
Tencent Sports reported to have slashed jobs amid tech downturn in China
Tencent Sports, the sports division of Chinese digital media giant Tencent, has scrapped six internal business units and cut 100 jobs - about one third of its workforce - according to local media reports
IOC posts revenues of $7.6bn for elongated Olympic cycle
The International Olympic Committee has declared revenues of $7.6bn (€7.2bn) for the 2017-21 Olympic cycle after the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics helped increase its revenues to $4.2
RTL nets strong free-to-air audience for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Europa League win
Eintracht Frankfurt’s victory over Rangers in the Uefa Europa League final registered strong ratings in Germany as 8.99 million viewers tuned in to commercial broadcaster RTL.
LaLiga receives no bids for public venue media rights, considers own channel
LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s top two professional football tiers, received no bids for its so-called 'Horeca' broadcast rights for distribution in public establishments, and says it will now m…
Disney regains French Open rights in Brazil
Media group Disney has acquired rights in Brazil to this year’s edition of the French Open tennis tournament, which gets underway on Sunday.
Premier Sports moves for two-year ‘home nations’ Uefa rights package
Premier Sports has acquired a package of UK broadcast rights to national team matches featuring Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales during the 2022-24 cycle
DAZN strengthens Golden Boy relationship with new multi-year deal
Global sports subscription service DAZN has signed a new multi-year rights deal with US-based boxing promoter Golden Boy
Rai to retain rights to 2022 Fifa World Cup
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has confirmed it will retain exclusive rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup, despite Italy failing to qualify for this year’s finals in Qatar.
WRC Promoter planning rally television channel
Jona Seibel, managing director of WRC Promoter, commercial arm of the World Rally Championship, has revealed plans to launch a “24/7 rally television channel” next year.
DAZN Spain appoints FC Barcelona’s Sarina as SVP Marketing
Subscription streaming platform DAZN appointed Alessio Sarina as its new SVP Marketing in Spain
Sky Mexico extends Bundesliga rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Mexico has agreed a four-season extension to its rights deal for the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, the top two divisions of German club football
Nent Group confirms rebrand as Viaplay
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has formally changed its name and brand to Viaplay Group following approval of the change by shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting.
MLB.TV extends run of consumption records
Streaming momentum seen last year continues into start of 2022 season
Pluto TV launches in Nordics with Bellator, World RX rights
Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by US media group Paramount Global, has launched in Sweden, Denmark and Norway and will provide live sport from the Bellator mixed martial arts…
‘The Match’ boosts global reach with international simulcasts
Event marks unique collaboration between Turner Sports, international partners