Media
Dish customers lose Fox’s sports channels in carriage dispute
Subscribers to US pay-television provider Dish Network and its OTT subsidiary Sling TV have lost access to Fox’s sports channels amid a carriage dispute with the network.
Alibaba and Intel outline Tokyo 2020 technology projects
Technology firms Alibaba Cloud and Intel have unveiled plans for joint work on broadcast-related technology at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
NHL partners with Opendorse to help build players’ brands
The National Hockey League has partnered with athlete marketing platform Opendorse to help its players build their brands and increase fan engagement on social media.
YouTube to live stream Kipchoge’s record attempt
Organisers of the Ineos 1:59 Challenge, Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to run the first sub-two hour marathon, have agreed a partnership with video sharing website YouTube for next month’s event.
Infront retains IIHF business in deal worth over CHF500m
The Infront agency has signed a 10-year extension to its media and sponsorship rights sales agreement with the International Ice Hockey Federation
Value of Euro 2021 media rights in France to more than double
Second-round bids from French broadcasters for rights to the 2021 edition of the Uefa Women’s European Championship are expected to more than double the rights fee currently generated by the property.
Facebook wins ICC digital rights package in Indian subcontinent
The International Cricket Council has announced an exclusive four-year digital rights agreement in the Indian subcontinent with social media giant Facebook
NBA seals pan-Baltic deal with All Media Baltics
The National Basketball Association has agreed a new deal with pay-television broadcaster All Media Baltics across the Baltic region (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), having previously sold rights on a…
Canal Plus NHL renewal deal in France looks done
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus appears to have renewed its broadcast deal in France for the NHL North American ice hockey league
LaLiga Sports TV hits 300,000 registered users
LaLiga Sports TV, the multi-sports OTT platform launched by Spanish football’s LaLiga, has reached 300,000 registered users, according to LaLiga president Javier Tebas who was speaking at the World Football S…
Onefootball to utilise Sportradar tech to aid growth plans
Digital platform Onefootball has partnered with data provider and media company Sportradar to boost the development of its OTT offering
NBA extends virtual reality deal with NextVR
The NBA Digital arm of North American basketball league the NBA has extended and expanded its agreement with virtual reality company NextVR
Linear TV to ‘remain critical for sport’ amid Asia-Pac online video boom
Linear pay- and free-to-air television will remain critically important for sports audiences and media rights revenues in the next five years in many Asia-Pacific markets, even as online video grows rapidly…
Walker assumes DAZN global rights partnerships role after leaving beIN
Digital sports media company DAZN Group has named Stewart Walker as its executive vice-president of global rights partnerships
Competition watchdog investigates RTVE over ads during Spain matches
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE is under investigation by the country’s competitions regulator, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, amid accusations that it aired two irregular ad…
IMG Arena and Mansion agree virtual sports coverage deal
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has agreed a “multi-year” deal with online betting company Mansion Group to deliver virtual sports coverage through the former’s tie-up with Leap Gamin…
Infront to take over from IMG in selling Diamond League media rights
The International Association of Athletics Federation has signed a 10-year international media-rights agreement with the Infront agency, which includes the sale of international rights to the top-tier…
Carroll becomes IOC’s first director of digital engagement
The International Olympic Committee has appointed Christopher Carroll, a communications and marketing executive with experience at Under Armour, Coca-Cola and Heineken, to the newly-created position of…