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Jair Bolsonaro’s swipe at Globo injects yet more uncertainty into Brazilian football
The business of Brazilian club football is a minefield at the best of times, but a temporary change to the law by the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro has made it even trickier, especially for dominant media giant, Globo.
Fly on the wall | Sports properties and stars see growing value in letting the cameras in
Documentaries going behind the scenes with sports teams and athletes are riding a wave of popularity. SportBusiness interviewed Mike Antinoro, senior vice-president at IMG Original Content, executive producer on series including Being Serena, First Team: Juventus and All or Nothing: Manchester City, to find out what’s behind the surge in interest and how the shows are put together.
Amazon-Premier League deal shows tech giant still learning
The agreement the Premier League struck in June with Amazon for one of two packages of rights unsold in its January auction – telco BT picked up the other – has to be one of the most important ever.
The OTT report | Chapter four: The future
4: Faster, Higher, Stronger: The Future of OTT
The OTT report | Chapter three: Barriers to growth
3: Clinging to the Cord: Barriers to OTT Growth
Amazon Alexa Fund and KKR among investors in Zwift’s $450m series C round
Online global fitness platform Zwift has raised $450m (£350m/€380m) of fresh investment in a series C fundraising round led by American global investment firm KKR.
DAZN seals Bundesliga sublicensing deal to end rights uncertainty
Subscription OTT streaming service DAZN will broadcast Bundesliga matches in Germany next season, following uncertainty caused by the impact of a rights dispute between the German Football League (DFL)…
Premier League ‘makes extra matches available’ for 2020-21, but no free-to-air
The Premier League has reportedly decided to make an extra 20 matches available to its domestic broadcast partners for the forthcoming 2020-21 season, but has no plans for free-to-air coverage amid Covid-19
Amazon gains local streaming rights for Sounders FC
Online retail and streaming video giant extends interest in local rights