Media
Disney cable revenue falls as ESPN+ subscribers pass 25m
Walt Disney Company has posted a 7-per-cent reduction in linear networks revenue for the most recent quarter due to falls across both domestic and international channels, as ESPN’s streaming service, E…
GAA rejects Virgin criticism of PPV move, rights sales
The Gaelic Athletic Association has hit back at claims it did not gauge interest from linear broadcasters ahead of its decision to move domestic coverage of some championship matches to a pay-per-view…
Recast to stream Extreme E in 100 countries
Electric off-road SUV motorsport series Extreme E has widened its reach by agreeing a rights deal with Scotland-based streaming platform Recast
United Media nets Uefa club rights in Slovenia
United Media, the broadcasting group across Southeast Europe, has acquired exclusive rights in Slovenia to an extensive package of Uefa club competition rights for the new three-year cycle
O2, Spring Media and Tipsport among winners in Czech ice hockey tender
Telecoms operator O2 has secured the lion’s share of domestic broadcast rights to the Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in the Czech Republic, while Spring Media has retained the international rights a…
Uefa club competitions media rights tenders issued in Spain
Team Marketing has initiated the sales processes for future broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions in Spain, the last of Europe’s ‘big five’ countries in which the agency has gone to market.
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Sportradar records ‘solid’ start to 2023 as Q1 revenue hits €207.6m
Sports data and betting services company Sportradar has reported revenue of €207.6m ($228.1m) for the first quarter of 2023, a 24-per-cent increase on the same period in 2022.
Endeavor posts record revenue from owned sports unit, to pay first quarterly dividend
Endeavor, owner of the IMG and WME agencies, is to pay a quarterly dividend for the first time, beginning later this year, following a strong start to 2023 for the sports and entertainment giant
Uefa eyes 33-per-cent uplift in club competition revenue from 2024
Giorgio Marchetti, deputy general secretary at Uefa, has revealed that the governing body’s club competition revenue is projected to rise to between €4.6bn ($5bn) and €4.8bn p
ISB named host broadcaster for Manchester’s Para Swimming Worlds
International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) has been appointed as the host broadcaster of the upcoming Para Swimming World Championships, which will take place in the English city of Manchester
Stan remains home of Uefa club competitions in Nine renewal
Media group Nine Entertainment has renewed its exclusive rights in Australia to Uefa club competitions for a further three seasons after striking a new deal with European football’s governing body through t…
Sky Deutschland lifts paywall for two F1 races
Sky Deutschland has announced it will simulcast live coverage of two Formula One races on its YouTube channel as the pay-television broadcaster seeks to honour its free-to-watch obligations in the absence…
Sky New Zealand to stream Women’s World Cup matches via Stuff
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has teamed up with news media website Stuff to share content from this year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup, which New Zealand will co-host alongside Australia.
Polsat to broadcast Poland’s historic IIHF World Championship return
Polsat, the commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in Poland to six editions of the annual IIHF World Championship, with ice hockey on the rise in the country
Romanian SuperLiga to net TV rights uplift after years of stagnation
The Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (LPF), which operates Romanian football’s top-tier SuperLiga, and Romanian rights agency EAD have agreed a new domestic media rights deal that is set to result in a 6-…
All bandy Elitserien matches streamed in long-term Bonnier News deal
Bonnier News and Swedish media group NTM have jointly acquired domestic broadcast rights to Sweden’s men’s and women’s bandy Elitserien competitions.
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Volleyball World extends Mizuno sponsorship, agrees Thai broadcast deal
Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, has extended its sponsorship deal with Japanese sportswear…
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,…