Media
Lega Serie A extends anti-piracy tie-up with Friend MTS
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has agreed a three-season extension to its anti-piracy agreement with content protection firm Friend MTS
Hong Kong’s CMHK secures on-demand VR rights for Beijing 2022
Telecoms operator China Mobile Hong Kong has secured exclusive on-demand virtual reality rights in Hong Kong for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
DAZN opts for hefty subscription price increases in Germany, Japan
DAZN Group has introduced sizeable price increases in Germany and Japan, two of the OTT subscription broadcaster’s major markets, following high-profile football rights additions and sports rights renewals i…
Sport1 picks up Fifa Club World Cup rights in Germany
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for next month’s Fifa Club World Cup.
SPOTV finalises World Table Tennis deal in Southeast Asia
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster SPOTV has finalised the acquisition of World Table Tennis rights, including rights to the World Table Tennis Championships, in 14 markets across Southeast Asia
Discovery+ to launch in Germany and Austria later this year
The discovery+ subscription OTT streaming platform is set to launch in Germany and Austria this summer as part of an expanded agreement between pay-television broadcaster Sky and media company Discovery
Quartet of four-year DFB-Pokal deals to kick-off in-house international rights cycle
The German Football Federation (DFB) has signed a quartet of four-season media rights deals in Europe for its DFB-Pokal club cup competition, while also signing shorter-term deals in an array of other…
ICC.tv to stream PSL in selected markets
The International Cricket Council is to broadcast the upcoming Pakistan Super League in selected international markets on its ICC.tv streaming platform
PCB strikes broadcast deal with Foxtel, TikTok sponsorship
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured a deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board for rights to the Pakistan Super League and home matches of the Pakistan national team, until April 2023
Mediapro, 1190 Sports team up to acquire Chilean national team rights
The Chilean Football Federation (ANFP) has reached an agreement for a consortium formed by Mediapro and 1190 Sports to manage the media rights for matches involving the Chilean national team
BeIN Sports hails historic piracy win following French legislation
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports France has claimed a major win in the fight against piracy after obtaining the first court decision requesting the blocking of fraudulent websites
SPOTV agrees carriage, badminton deals in Indonesia
Pan-regional Asia-Pacific sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed distribution deals in Indonesia with media group MNC and telco Telkom Indonesia
NFL nets best-ever domestic viewership for Divisional playoffs
Dramatic quartet of postseason games deliver historic audience totals
Seven unveils extensive Beijing 2022 broadcast plans
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven has unveiled plans for more than 1,600 hours of live coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics across its television channels and streaming service
Yandex secures NHL media rights extension in Russia
Russian internet group Yandex has extended its media rights agreement with the National Hockey League through the 2023-24 season
NBC, Fox to make history with joint airing of USFL opener
Competing US broadcast networks join together to boost fan interest in league
Rojadirecta operators to stand trial as LaLiga, Mediapro push for six-year sentence
The creators of the Rojadirecta platform will stand trial with regard to piracy allegations from LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, and the Mediapro agency
Stats Perform adds to Brazilian football portfolio with four-year Paulista league deal
Stats Perform, the sports data and technology company, has added to its Brazilian football portfolio with a deal for exclusive international betting streaming and data rights to the Campeonato Paulista…