Media
Genius Q1 betting uplift compensates for dips in other segments
Data, technology and broadcast services group Genius Sports has posted a year-on-year revenue uplift of 13 per cent for the first quarter, fuelled by a significant increase in income from betting technology,…
Sky Italia finalises Uefa club competitions rights swoop
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has retained its rights to Uefa club football competitions through a three-season extension that will take in the new era of the Uefa Champions League
Hunt and Gårdebäck among additions to Spring Media commercial team
Spring Media, the Sweden-based agency, has further boosted its sales team as part of an international expansion plan
ESPN to broadcast EuroLeague in US to 2024
Euroleague Basketball has secured exposure for its top-tier competition, the EuroLeague, in the United States by striking a rights deal with sports broadcaster ESPN
Eredivisie clubs push back decision on ESPN rights proposal
Clubs from Dutch football’s Eredivisie have postponed a vote on a 10-year broadcast rights extension offer from incumbent rights-holder ESPN.
ACE forms Sports Piracy Task Force as DAZN signs on
Global anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has launched a dedicated sports task force, with OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN becoming its latest member
Sky ups EFL fee by 50 per cent in deal for over 1,000 matches per season
English Football League clubs have unanimously approved a new domestic media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky, confirming the league organising body’s recommendation to remain with the i…
European Leagues calls for faster anti-piracy action
Europe’s top football leagues have called on the European Commission to fast-track its action against online piracy, warning its proposed two-and-a-half-year review could exacerbate the illegal exploitation o…
CAF launches host broadcast tender for Africa Cup of Nations, other events
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched an invitation to tender for the host broadcast and television services across selected events in 2023, 2024 and 2025
D2C unit in the black but Warner Bros. Discovery posts $1bn Q1 loss
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc today (Friday) posted a first-quarter loss exceeding $1bn (€910m), largely tied to its 2022 mega merger, but did announce a surprise profit for its streaming business.
CVC ‘ends talks’ over Matchroom Sport investment
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has reportedly ended talks with Matchroom Sport over the acquisition of a stake in the sports event promotions firm
LaLiga extends Mediapro international deal, brings in Denyer for strategic JV
LaLiga has announced the renewal of its international media rights deal with Mediapro for another five seasons, while also creating a strategic joint venture with former DAZN chief executive Simon Denyer’s O…
ITV retains King of the Roads rights in new deal with Greenlight
Greenlight International, the motorsports broadcast rights and content distributor, has renewed a deal with UK commercial broadcaster ITV for rights to the King of the Roads series
BBC sets snooker streaming record at historic World Championship
The BBC, the UK public-service broadcaster, set a new streaming record for its coverage at this year's Cazoo World Snooker Championship
Scripps lands local broadcast deal with NHL’s Golden Knights
The National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights have signed a multi-year deal with Scripps to air games on local station KMCC-TV
Seek injunctions but cut prices, EC tells broadcasters in ongoing piracy battle
Rights-holders were today (Thursday) told by the European Commission they should be allowed to secure injunctions against online piracy of live sports events, but they were also urged to cut prices to…
Mediaset España backs Pique’s Kings and Queens Leagues
Media group Mediaset España has acquired free-to-air broadcast rights to the Kings and Queens Leagues, the fledgling seven-a-side football competitions organised by the Kosmos agency.
Chinese Taipei FA looks to modernise domestic leagues with Genius deal
Sports data and betting services company Genius Sports has agreed a four-year official betting data, streaming and integrity deal with the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), the data rights-holder…