Media
Polsat faces broadcast watchdog penalty over CEV volleyball coverage
Polish pay-television broadcaster Polsat could face a penalty from the country’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) after failing to make a women’s European Volleyball Championship match available on …
BBC to show ‘home’ World Gymnastics Championships, renews Boat Race rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to next year’s FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool and renewed an agreement to cover The Boat Race until 2025.
Hungary’s Network4 is first in Europe to use Bundesliga’s interactive feed
Media group Network4, the new Bundesliga rights-holder in Hungary, will this weekend become the first broadcaster in Europe to make use of the German league’s new interactive feed service.
HBA Media secures string of Melbourne Cup rights deals
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed deals with a number of broadcasters for the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prominent horse racing event
DAZN retains Six Nations rights in Canada
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has extended an agreement in Canada for rights to the men’s and women’s Six Nations rugby union competitions.
France Télévisions picks up UCI Track Champions League streaming rights
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced a deal with French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions for coverage of its new Track Champions League competition.
BeIN extends Extreme E rights to Southeast Asia
International pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its rights agreement with electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E to cover countries and territories in Southeast Asia
LaLiga set to issue domestic tender next week after internal sign-off
Spain’s LaLiga is set to issue its domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender next week after its audiovisual rights control body approved the tender documents.
Wowow renews rights to Australian Open
Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow has renewed its rights for the Australian Open tennis grand slam in a multi-year deal beginning in 2022
Comcast abruptly goes quiet on Peacock sign-up number
Streaming service also sees its adjusted financial loss more than double
Taking control | Why lower-tier sports must own their streaming strategies
Genius Sports director of streaming Dhruti Gore makes the case for smaller rights-holders to grasp the opportunity of tumbling costs and take control of streaming their content.
NOS secures rights to 2023 Women’s World Cup
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has secured free-to-air rights to the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, furthering its position as the home of the Netherlands men's and women's football teams
DAZN’s Louisy joins NFL as Lewis promoted, director of women’s sport recruited
DAZN Group’s Laura Louisy has joined the National Football League in the role of director, international media strategy and business development.
Serie A rights loss hits Sky subscriber base, but Q3 revenue remains stable
Comcast has pointed to the “negative impact” of the reduction in Sky’s domestic broadcast rights to Serie A in Italy, as its European pay-television broadcaster shed over 200,000 subscribers in the third…
ServusTV ties up Davis Cup Finals rights in Germany and Austria
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany and Austria to the 2021 Davis Cup Finals, which will take place in Austria, Italy and Spain
SABC blames SuperSport for ‘onerous’ T20 World Cup sublicensing demands
The SABC, the South African public-service broadcaster, has criticised pay-television broadcaster SuperSport for placing too high a price on sublicensing rights for the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup,…
Jhingan to lead Discovery’s operations in APAC region
Media group Discovery has promoted Anil Jhingan to the role of president and managing director of Asia Pacific
Endeavor Streaming delivers Austrian Ski Association OTT platform
Streaming technology provider Endeavor Streaming has made its first direct move into the winter sports market by working with the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) on its new digital streaming platform.
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