Media
Viaplay’s $575m Q2 loss prompts market exits, job cuts, potential sale
Viaplay is to exit the UK, US and Baltics markets and make 25 per cent of its employees redundant as part of massive cost-cutting measures, the Nordic media giant announced today (Thursday)
Arena Sport puts focus on local with Bosnian league retention
Arena Sport has kept hold of an important local property in the Balkans after agreeing a five-season deal for rights to the top-tier football league and cup competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canal Plus puts Ekstraklasa on YouTube with no FTA deal in sight
One of the opening matches of the new Polish Ekstraklasa season will be shown on YouTube in Poland, as talks between the league's domestic broadcaster Canal Plus and TVP have failed to produce a free-to-air…
Diamondbacks become second MLB team to leave Diamond Sports Group RSNs
The Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball has had its contract with Diamond Sports Group (DSG), the owner and operator of Bally Sports regional sports networks, rejected by a bankruptcy court overseeing…
1Stadia sublicenses Women’s World Cup rights to DD Sports, FanCode
Government-owned Doordarshan Sports (DD Sports) and streaming platform FanCode have both acquired rights in India to the Fifa Women’s World Cup in sublicensing deals with the US-based 1Stadia.
IFAF soft launches global OTT platform with Sportall
The soft launch of the International Federation of American Football’s (IFAF) new streaming service, IFAF.T
LaLiga+ secures exclusive Copa Libertadores rights in Spain
LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of club football in Spain, has acquired exclusive domestic rights to South American club competition the Copa Libertadores to showcase on its streaming…
TNT Sports goes live in UK and Ireland
The UK and Ireland pay-television market has entered a new era today (Tuesday) with TNT Sports going live to replace BT Sport
For Media distributing international rights to Uefa-Conmebol Club Challenge
International broadcast rights to the Uefa-Conmebol Club Challenge, a one-off match between the winners of the Uefa Europa League and the Copa Sudamericana, are being distributed by the For Media Sports…
Netflix announces US Women’s World Cup docuseries
Streaming service Netflix has announced a documentary series about the United States Women's National Team players and coaches, capturing the team's Fifa Women's World Cup run over the next month
MLB enjoys attendance boost despite record low ratings for All-Star Game
Major League Baseball suffered record-low viewership of its All-Star Game, with 7.01 million viewers on Fox, but the July 14-16 weekend was the best attended of the season so far.
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Infront retains SPFL international rights to 2029 following tender
The international broadcast rights to the Scottish Premiership will continue to be sold by Infront until the end of the 2028-29 season after the agency emerged victorious from a recent invitation to tender…
BBC registers significant viewership uplift for Wimbledon finals
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC drew its highest peak audience for the Wimbledon men’s singles tennis final since 2016 as Carlos Alcaraz picked up his maiden title yesterday (Sunday).
Sportklub adds Liga ACB to basketball offering
United Media has further strengthened the basketball portfolio of its Balkans pay-television broadcaster, Sportklub, by agreeing a multi-year deal with the Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto f…
Nine commits to blanket coverage of NRLW
Australian commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine has ramped up its commitment to the National Women's Rugby League by announcing it will make all 48 games from the expanded 2023 season available live…
Major League Cricket adds CBS Sports Network, Sling TV as domestic rights-holders
Major League Cricket (MLC), the first professional T20 cricket league in the United States, has further enhanced the broadcast offering in its home market through deals with the CBS Sports division of…
Private talks ensue after Coppa Italia rights bids fall short
Lega Serie A has opted to engage in private negotiations with two broadcasters over the sale of domestic Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana rights between 2024-25 and 2026-27
Phoenix Suns, Mercury land media-rights deal with local TV, leave Bally Sports
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the Mercury of the WNBA will be taking their local broadcasts to Gray Television, leaving Diamond Sports Group's Bally Sports regional sports…