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Warner Bros. Discovery and BT complete sports joint venture deal
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Telia, C More customers can stream discovery+ Allsvenskan matches in ‘strategic partnership’
Swedish telco Telia will be able to offer all matches from Swedish men’s football’s top-tier Allsvenskan and second-tier Superettan currently streamed on discovery+ following a “strategic partnership” with ri…
Warner Bros. Discovery registers $3.4bn Q2 loss, predicts ‘experimentation’ in BT joint venture
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a Q2 net loss of $3.4bn (£2.8bn/€3.3b
EBU, Eurosport report Tour de France ratings uplift across key markets
The European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery have reported improved viewing figures for this year’s Tour de France, which concluded at the weekend.
BT Sport, Eurosport joint venture signed off by UK regulator
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a joint venture agreement between telecoms company BT and media group Warner Bros.
PTO strikes three-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of Tour launch
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has finalised a new rights agreement with media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ahead of the launch of the PTO Tour in Canada later this month
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports hails record audiences in major European markets
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (WBDS) has announced a record first half of the year for audience and engagement in Europe, stating that the figures buck the trend when compared to recent industry expectations
Michael Schreiber on the rise of Playfly Sports
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Michael Schreiber, founder and chief executive of Playfly Sports. Fisher and Russo also discuss the tumultuous week surrounding the competitive debut of LIV Golf, the record-setting sale of the National Football League’s Denver Broncos, the NFL’s rising business and talent development interests in Africa, a $50m (€48.6m) round of fundraising for Religion of Sports, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s hire of Luis Silberwasser to lead its sports business.
Warner Bros. Discovery outlines new India, Southeast Asia and Korea leadership
Warner Bros. Discovery has outlined its new leadership team in India, Southeast Asia and Korea following the $43bn (€40.6n) merger between media conglomerates WarnerMedia and Discovery earlier this year.
Warner Bros. Discovery names Silberwasser to key sports role
Former TelevisaUnivision executive reunites with former colleague Zaslav
Aigner leaves Discovery following WarnerMedia merger
Susanne Aigner, managing director of Discovery in Germany and the Benelux region, is stepping down from the company following its merger with WarnerMedia
France 2 nears audience of 5m for record Nadal triumph, DMAX nets 1.6m viewers
Rafael Nadal’s victory in Sunday’s French Open final attracted an average audience of 4.6 million viewers on France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster.
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Sky recommits to PGA Tour in ‘multi-year’ deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has retained rights in the UK and Ireland to golf’s PGA Tour in a ‘multi-year’ agreement announced today (Monday) with international rights-holder Warner Bros. Discovery.
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‘The Match’ boosts global reach with international simulcasts
Event marks unique collaboration between Turner Sports, international partners
Warner Bros. Discovery has JV purchase option as BT Sport deal finalised
Telecoms company BT has agreed terms with media group Warner Bros
Zaslav: don’t expect Warner Bros. Discovery spending spree
CEO of newly merged company stresses financial discipline in call with analysts
Beijing 2022 drives Discovery’s 25-per-cent Q1 revenue uplift
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has reported a 25-per-cent first-quarter revenue increase at its international operations, thanks in part to Discovery’s broadcast of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Warner Bros. Discovery secures free-to-air Women’s RWC rights in Spark deal
New Zealand telecoms operator Spark has finalised a deal with media company Warner Bros