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OTT streaming service DAZN has unseated Major League Baseball as the producer of the world’s top revenue-generating sports app, according to a new report.
Media

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has responded to competitive pressures in the market with another sharp temporary fee reduction for new subscribers to its digital services
Basketball
Media

Filipino pay-television operators Cignal and Sky have entered a joint offer for rights to the NBA following the closure of the North American basketball league’s long-term home in the country.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Neil Martin has been appointed as global chief executive of OTT streaming service RugbyPass following its recent takeover by pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand
Football
Media

Vietnamese state-run broadcaster VTV has acquired the media rights to the national team's 2022 Fifa World Cup away qualifier against Indonesia on October 15
Rugby Union
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten attracted a national audience of 576,000 viewers for Australia’s narrow 29-25 defeat to Wales at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.
Athletics
Host Broadcast & Production

The production division of the Infront agency has claimed a first through its role in the successful testing of a 5G-connected camera set-up at Sunday’s Berlin Marathon.
Baseball
Business

Audience gains on TV, digital platforms contrasts with ongoing attendance decline
Football
Media

A pair of Greek Super League 2 clubs are considering legal action against Greek public broadcaster ERT in the wake of proposals which would see severe fee reductions for the coming season, SportBusiness…
Football
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Italy’s Lega Serie A has delayed its final decision on rights agency and production group Mediapro’s €1.3bn ($1.42bn)
Football
Media

Matches from German football’s Bundesliga will be chiefly showcased stateside on ESPN+, Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, in a long-term rights deal that starts next season.
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has confirmed it will seek to renew its rights deal with Sanzaar, rugby union’s regional governing body comprising the unions of South Africa, New Zealand, A…
Football
Media

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo will have its domestic league matches broadcast in Portugal after striking an agreement with Canal 11, the newly launched in-house television channel …
Football
Media

An invitation to submit offers (ISO) will soon be launched in the US market for rights to the Uefa Champions League, the Europa League and the new third-tier Europa Conference League covering the 2021-22…
Industry Moves

UK telco BT has appointed Andy Haworth as managing director of Sports Rights and Commercial. Haworth will manage BT’s sports rights portfolio and its commercial business in the newly-created role.
Basketball
Host Broadcast & Production

Estonian television and radio network operator Levira has teamed up with AI-automated sports production firm Pixellot to produce and live-stream coverage of Estonian and Latvian basketball competitions
Football
Media

Tunisian public broadcaster Télévision Tunisienne remains at loggerheads with the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) over the asking price for broadcast rights to the country’s top-tier Ligue 1.
Football
Media

Cypriot telco and pay-television broadcaster PrimeTel will show the home matches to Cyprus First Division side AC Omonia after renewing its contract until 2024