Media
DAZN’s Diquattro: ‘A physiological adjustment was required in the market’
In an exclusive video interview filmed at The Square, DAZN’s new production facility outside Milan, Veronica Diquattro, the media company's chief revenue officer Europe, talks to SportBusiness about the platform’s first season as the primary broadcaster of the Italian football league, Serie A, and its wider ambitions.
Best of 2021 | Diquattro: DAZN will not be deflected on path to becoming world’s top sports destination
Technical problems which blighted DAZN’s Serie A coverage earlier this season ‘now resolved’
Rights strategy to stay market-specific, despite global boxing and Women’s Champions League deals
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MLS Thanksgiving Day game proves huge success with 1.85m viewers on Fox
Major League Soccer's inaugural game on Thanksgiving Day proved an immense success, with Portland Timbers' 1-0 victory over Colorado Rapids securing 1
Zee ‘lands 10-year deal’ for UAE T20 League rights
Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises has acquired rights to the new UAE T20 League cricket competition
SVT serves up last-minute World Table Tennis Championships deal
SVT, the Swedish public-service broadcaster, struck a late deal to show the men’s singles and doubles finals from the World Table Tennis Championships.
Macau’s TDM renews Olympics agreement with China Media Group
TDM, the public broadcaster in Macau, will show live coverage of Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics after striking a new agreement with China Media Group, the Chinese state media company and rights-holder.
Panamanian FA awards media rights to Prodena agency in eight-figure deal
The Panamanian Football Federation (Fepafut) has agreed a five-year broadcast agreement with the Panama-based Producciones Deportivas Nacionales (Prodena) agency
Helbiz Media adds NCAA rights to Italian offering
Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has acquired rights in Italy to American football and basketball championships organised by the National Collegiate Athletics Association…
NLL secures multiyear Grabyo extension
The National Lacrosse League has secured a multiyear extension with cloud video production platform Grabyo ahead of the 2021-22 season
KHL lands OTT streaming coverage on Portable.TV in Sportfive deal
OTT streaming platform Portable.TV has secured worldwide streaming rights to the Kontinental Hockey League and will show a mixture of highlights and full-length games.
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UIPM awards ISB host broadcast and distribution contract
International Sports Broadcasting, the host broadcast company founded by experienced Olympic broadcast producer Manolo Romero, has been selected by the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) as its…
Fiba agrees rights deals in Baltics, Poland and Czech Republic
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has continued its rights drive in Europe by striking deals in the Baltics, Poland and the Czech Republic
RTVS Sport HD set for December launch in Slovakia
After a number of delays, Slovakian public-service broadcaster RTVS is set to launch its new sports channel next month
Disney annual report: ESPN loses another 8 million subscribers
Cord-cutting phenomenon continues to hit US sports media titan
UCI strikes media rights deal in the Baltics with TV3 Group
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has secured live coverage of its Track Champions League in the Baltics through an agreement between TV3 Group and Discovery, its global promoter and media rights distributor
BeIN lands Arab Cup rights in Mena region ahead of kick-off
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to national team football tournament the 2021 Fifa Arab Cup in 24 countries across the Middle East and North Africa
Orient Hontai ups stake as Mediapro agrees €620m recapitalisation package
Mediapro, the international broadcast production group and rights agency, has confirmed a €620m ($700m) recapitalisation that will see majority shareholder, Chinese private equity firm Orient Hontai C…
Cowboys-Raiders Thanksgiving game delivers historic audience
US holiday matchup projects to be NFL's most-watched regular season game since 1990