Media
VTM secures free-to-air rights to Tuesday evening Champions League matches
Belgian commercial broadcaster VTM has secured free-to-air rights in the country's Dutch-speaking Flanders region for Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League matches across three seasons, from 2021-22 to…
Conciliator appointed in bid to resolve beIN-Canal Plus-LFP legal wrangle
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has called on a conciliator in a bid to solve the bitter payment dispute that continues to engulf French football a week before the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season kicks off
CLIQ Digital to stream Serie B in German-speaking countries
German digital lifestyle company CLIQ Digital has acquired rights in German-speaking countries to Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football
Matildas become Australia’s most-watched women’s team in history
The Australian women’s football team has become the nation’s most-watched women’s football team in history after almost 1.5 mil
Canal Plus nets another subscriber increase in France
The number of subscribers internationally to pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus increased to 22.13 million for the first half of 2021, with 8.91 million of these in mainland France
Real Madrid partners with Cinedigm to create branded streaming channel in US
LaLiga giants Real Madrid has partnered with United States-based entertainment company Cinedigm to create a branded sports streaming channel in North America.
Sky reports 28-per-cent revenue increase, adds Peacock to service
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 28-per-cent increase in second quarter-revenues to $5.22bn (€4.3
Fifa fails in court bid to reopen Blatter Caribbean media rights investigation
A court in Switzerland has rejected Fifa’s request to reopen an investigation into its former president Sepp Blatter over a case relating to a 2005 media-rights deal struck with the Caribbean Football U…
Serie C to be streamed globally by 196 Sports
Italy’s Serie C, the third tier of club football in the country, will be broadcast globally during the 2021-22 season as part of a deal with streaming service 196 Sports.
Comcast’s Roberts: ‘We don’t need M&A’
Company chairman and CEO touts organic growth across multiple operating units
Professional Pickleball Association Tour secures Fox Sports rights deal
The Professional Pickleball Association has significantly expanded its reach by securing a domestic media rights deal with Fox Sports
Athletes Unlimited expands international, domestic broadcast reach for lacrosse league
Athletes Unlimited, the start-up network of professional sports leagues, is significantly expanding the reach of its inaugural lacrosse league with a series of international and domestic media rights …
Sony: 61m watched Euro 2020 across Indian subcontinent
Approximately 61 million viewers tuned in to Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Network to watch its coverage of the Uefa Euro 2020 competition, the network has said
Mediapro cites ‘quick Covid recovery’ with first-half revenues up 68 per cent
Mediapro, the international broadcast production group and rights agency, claims to have “recovered quickly from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic” after reporting revenues of €669m ($795.2m) i
Alliance Advertising secures UK rights for Sri Lanka Cricket to 2023
Alliance Advertising & Marketing, the media buying and advertising agency, has secured exclusive linear broadcast rights in the UK to Sri Lanka Cricket events until the end of the Future Tours Programme…
Orange renews Telefónica deal for LaLiga, Champions League content
Orange has renewed its agreement with Telefónica in Spain for carriage of the latter's Movistar LaLiga and Movistar Liga de Campeones channels, ensuring that LaLiga and Uefa club competitions remain available …
Canal Plus offsets Champions League outlay in latest RMC Sport accord
French pay-television broadcasters RMC Sport and Canal Plus are reported to have reached a new rights sharing agreement that will see the Altice-owned broadcaster co-broadcast the two top Uefa Champions…