Viaplay ups subscriber target after passing 5.5m, projected international loss trimmed
Viaplay Group has announced in its second-quarter interim report that its paying subscribers are up 69 per cent compared to the first six months of 2021.
Viaplay’s subscriber base has hit 5.5
Star India swoops in to secure Cricket Australia rights
Disney-owned pay-television broadcaster Star India has acquired Cricket Australia’s media rights in the Indian subcontinent.
An official announcement is expected in the coming days, it is understood.
RFEF to re-tender Primera División rights after break with Fuchs
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) plans to release a new tender for domestic media rights to Spain’s third-tier Primera División RFEF for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
RFEF accedes to CNMC demands for three-year Copa del Rey tender
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has agreed to requests made by Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), regarding changes to its invitation to…
FanCode sublicenses linear rights to India’s West Indies tour to DD Sports
Indian digital sports media platform FanCode will sublicense linear rights to the Indian men's cricket team's forthcoming tour of the Caribbean to government-owned free-to-air broadcaster Doordarshan Sports…
Sky extends English Cricket Board rights to end of 2028
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has secured a four-year renewal of its England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rights in the UK and Ireland, covering 2025-28
Viaplay ‘in talks’ to acquire Premier Sports in UK push
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay is reported to be in talks to acquire pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports as it bids to ramp up its operations in the UK market
Claro secures World Athletics Championships rights in Mexico
Claro, the Latin American telecoms operator, has secured rights to the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which will take place in Oregon, USA, from July 14 to 24
Lega Basket initiates direct negotiations with broadcasters
Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian basketball, is to begin private negotiations with broadcasters for its domestic media rights for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25
Serie A ‘weighs up’ launch of OTT highlights platform
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is said to be weighing up launching its own OTT platform on which to show highlights