LIVENow to stream EPCR finals in selected international markets
Pay-per-view streaming platform LIVENow has acquired streaming rights in various international territories to rugby union’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals later this month.
Sky Deutschland adds GT World Challenge Europe rights, CCO Hindennach exits
Sky Deutschland, the German pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights to the GT World Challenge Europe, the sports car racing series promoted by SRO Motorsports Group
Djokovic, Asics unveil footwear endorsement deal
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has extended a footwear sponsorship with Asics, the Japan-based sportswear manufacturer
Gravity Media appoints beIN’s Zitouni to Mena advisory role
Gravity Media, the broadcast production and outside broadcast services company, has recruited the experienced Abdelkader Zitouni as its adviser in the Middle East and North Africa
Six Nations to remain on Irish free-to-air TV during CVC era
Live coverage of rugby union’s Six Nations Championship is poised to return to Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ following a deal struck with tournament organisers and incumbent rights-holder Virgin Me…
ITV ‘not interested’ in pursuing BT Sport takeover talks
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ruled itself out of investing in BT Sport, the pay-television sports arm of the UK telco, it is understood
Canada’s CEBL signs up to WSC Sports’ automated highlights
Israel-based automated highlights company WSC Sports has added the Canadian Elite Basketball League as its latest client
Signs of F1 recovery as Q1 revenues hit $180m, operating loss cut
Formula 1 has shown signs of emerging from the Covid-19 crisis after reporting revenues of $180m (€148.4
GSRM’s Donnari: 1190 Sports merger a sponsorship, advertising play
The merger of Global Sports Rights Management, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, with the Chile-based 1190 Sports agency was driven by a move to “unlock” spons…
Eurovision Sport and Haivision facilitate remote production from European Aquatics Championships
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Haivision, the video streaming and encoding solutions provider for broadcasters, to provide services at this month’s E…