Media
Fox remains confident in pay-TV structure, still holding out on DTC
Fox executive chairman and chief executive officer Lachlan Murdoch has emphasised the value of the pay-TV structure that Fox operates under but has not ruled out a direct-to-consumer plan down the road…
Big fee uplifts for Saudi Pro League as multi-territory DAZN deal nears sign-off
DAZN, the international subscription sports streaming service, is closing in on a multi-territory agreement with the IMG agency over exclusive rights to the Saudi Pro League
Women’s World Cup draws mammoth audience for Seven
Australia’s latest Fifa Women’s World Cup match was one of the most-watched sports broadcasts in the country this century, according to figures released by free-to-air broadcaster Seven.
Paramount+ quarterly revenue up 40 per cent
Paramount's revenue decreased two per cent year-over-year to $7.62bn (€6.93bn) in the second quarter as advertising revenue in the television segment declined 10 per cent but direct-to-consumer streaming revenue rose sharply.
Fox Sports pivots WWC coverage after US exit nets 2.5m viewers
English-language coverage of the United States' defeat to Sweden at the Fifa Women's World Cup registered an average audience of 2.52 million viewers on Fox Sports
LaLiga incentivises clubs to improve broadcast content
Clubs in Spain’s LaLiga have voted in favour of a new parameter to be included in the league’s ‘audience recognition’ criteria that will consider knowledge and awareness of a club among fans.
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Ciesla leaves Motorsport Network amid private equity takeover
Oliver Ciesla, a veteran of the sports and media industry, has left his role as chief executive of Motorsport Network Media (MSNM) following the takeover by private equity investment firm GMF Capital
Genius Q2 revenue rise driven by betting, media uplifts
Data, technology and broadcast services group Genius Sports has posted a year-on-year quarterly revenue increase of 22 per cent, boosted by strong revenue uplifts in its betting and media divisions
EXCLUSIVE: Serie A betting rights on the market
One of European football’s most valuable betting rights properties is on the market after Lega Serie A issued a request for proposals for the contract.
Mass exodus leaves Pac-12 with four teams in college sports shake-up
The Pac-12, one of the Power Five conferences, has been left with just four teams after a series of re-alignments in college sports
EXCLUSIVE: Team Marketing close to global Swiss Super League rights deal
Team Marketing is close to expanding its sports client base for the first time in its 32-year history as it nears an agreement to become the Swiss Football League’s global commercial rights sales agent, sources have told SportBusiness.
ATM latest Primera Federación broadcaster as RFEF short of asking price
Media solutions company ATM Broadcast has acquired domestic rights to the Primera Federación, the third tier of Spanish football, as part of a three-season agreement with the Spanish Football Federation …
Sports content to join WBD’s Max ‘soon’, D2C subscriber total falls
Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive officer David Zaslav says that news and sports will soon be joining the company's rebranded streaming service Max
BCCI launches ITT for bilateral media rights
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched an invitation to tender for its media rights to India's bilateral matches in a six-year cycle from 2023-24 onwards as it seeks to follow on…
ITF secures Billie Jean King Cup investment from Walter’s TWG Global
TWG Global, the investment vehicle of US billionaire Mark Walter, has acquired a minority stake in a joint venture set up with the International Tennis Federation to commercialise the Billie Jean King…
OneFootball headcount shrinks to 250 amid further redundancies
The new management team at OneFootball has enacted further cost-saving measures at the media company with the overall headcount reduced by 15 per cent
Outspoken sports chief Szkolnikowski departs TVP after seven years
Marek Szkolnikowski is to leave his role as Head of Sports at Polish public-service broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) after more than seven years in the position
Pac-12 schools ‘weigh up Apple streaming deal’ as conference shaken by departures
The Pac-12 Conference is considering a streaming-centered media-rights deal with Apple amid a number of departures from the conference