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EXCLUSIVE: New naming-rights sponsor sought for Emirates Arena
The search has begun for a new naming-rights sponsor for the Emirates Arena, the multi-sport indoor venue in Glasgow, SportBusiness understands
Gilbert launches First Team digital marketing consultancy
Digital media executive Mark Gilbert has launched an analytics, brand, content and communications consultancy
Canal Plus interest in MultiChoice rises further
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its stake in pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator…
Mobile sports platform Buzzer shuts down
Buzzer, the mobile streaming app backed by a number of leading sports personalities, has announced that it is shutting down
Canada latest market for DAZN price hike
Sports streaming platform DAZN has upped the price of its monthly subscription package in Canada, from C$24.99 (€17.32/$18.83) to C$29.99.
Dean Drury | In a world without cookies, first-party data reigns supreme
Dean Drury, head of product and innovation (digital and data) at CSM, on why the decline of third-party cookies won't be the death of data collection.
DAZN Italy CEO: Piracy steals €800,000 per day from sports industry
Sports subscription service and media company DAZN has called on the Italian parliament to speed up the introduction of a new bill targeting piracy, following the release of a report outlining that illegal…
Parliamentary inquiry calls for end of online gambling advertising in Australia
The Australian Government has been called on to introduce a “phased, comprehensive ban” on online gambling advertising within three years, following the publication of a new report.
Delta extends Atlanta venue sponsorship, reveals Utah arena details
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has extended its sponsorship of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons and Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United.
Madlindl, Gerhardt to lead Sport1 units after group restructure
Sport1 Medien, the Highlight Communications-owned German media group, has named the executives that will lead the five newly-created units as part of a major restructuring
Major events executive Edser chosen to head EventScotland
EventScotland, an arm of the national tourism organisation that brings sports and cultural events to Scotland, has appointed UK Sport’s Rebecca Edser as its new head.
Viaplay adopts country-based operating model, hires Jeppesen from Snap Inc
Viaplay Group, the embattled international subscription streaming service and broadcaster, has introduced a Nordic country-based operating model, amid more changes to its executive management team
Fanatics ups PointsBet offer to $225m, set to conclude deal
Sports retail company Fanatics is set to complete its acquisition of the US operation of global sports betting company PointsBet after increasing its offer to $225m (€205m).
NOS spending over €100m a year on sports, report shows
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS spent €611m ($666m) on sports content from 2017 to 2022, it has emerged.
QIA ‘set to buy stake’ in Washington NBA, NHL, WNBA teams
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the Middle Eastern country's sovereign wealth fund, is poised to invest in a five-per-cent stake in Monumental Sports and Entertainment, the parent company of the National…
SES and Intelsat step away from merger discussions
SES has announced that talks have ended regarding a potential merger deal with rival satellite operator Intelsat
BeIN set to lose second UAE carriage deal as Du drops channels
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is poised to lose more carriage in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after telecoms operator Du informed its customers that the channels would be dropped from its television…
Canal Plus targets Asian streaming market with $300m Viu investment
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has strengthened its presence in the Southeast Asia market by becoming a minority shareholder in Viu, an OTT streaming service owned by Hong Kong-based telco PCCW