BT and ITV sign boxing content sharing deal around Fury-Wilder
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV have signed a one-off boxing content-sharing deal to promote the Fury-Wilder fight on Saturday
Aulas ‘threatens beIN legal action’ over Ligue 1 international rights row
Jean-Michel Aulas, the president of Olympique Lyonnais, has reportedly raised the prospect of the French Football League (LFP) suing pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group in an escalation of the…
EBU retains Tour de France, Vuelta rights out to 2025
The European Broadcasting Union has retained its rights to the Tour de France and Vuelta a España ‘Grand Tour’ cycling races out to 2025.
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Canal Plus posts further subscriber decline in France
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus posted another decline in subscriber numbers in France in 2019, although the rate of decrease slowed, according to parent company Vivendi’s year-end results.
Canal and beIN complete exclusive distribution, Ligue 1 sublicensing deal
French pay-television broadcasters Canal Plus and beIN Sports have announced the formal completion of their exclusive distribution and Ligue 1 sub-licensing deal
Bush: Premier League retains preference for rights deals over direct-to-consumer
The Premier League will continue to prefer broadcast-rights deals despite its moves to raise its capacity to adopt a direct-to-consumer model in the next cycle, the league’s executive director, Bill B…
Foxtel acquires Diamond League rights in Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured multi-platform rights to the 2020 Diamond League international athletics series
Canal Plus and LNR reschedule main Top 14 matches
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed with the Ligue Nationale de Rugby to change the timeslots from next season for the top two matches each week in the domestic Top 14 rugby union league
LFP delays MyLigue 1 OTT launch until at least the summer
The French Football League (LFP) has delayed the launch of its MyLigue 1 over-the-top platform until at least this summer, with the streaming service potentially not going live until as late as summer…
BeIN appoints ex-Sky commercial director Verow to head up acquisitions
The international pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has appointed former Sky Sports commercial director, Richard Verow, to head up its global sports acquisitions and distribution business