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Sports Matters Academy | Know Your Rights
Educational content series Sports Matters Academy breaks down the media rights business, with input from Meta, beIN Sports, FMA, SPOTV, WTT and Eleven.
Wave Sports + Entertainment raises $27m as Antetokounmpo becomes strategic partner
Wave Sports + Entertainment, the California-based digital sports media company, has raised more than $27m (€24m) in a Series B funding led by TZP Group, with participation from Crossbeam Venture Partners a…
Seifert, Axel Springer shed light on new sports streaming platform
Christian Seifert, the former chief executive of the German Football League (DFL), has said the new streaming platform planned with Axel Springer should be not looked upon by rights-holders as a short-term…
Discovery reaches 22m OTT subscribers, international revenues up 22 per cent
Discovery, the US-based media group that owns Eurosport, today (Thursday) reported full-year revenues of $4.54bn (€4.0
Sky NZ mulls price hike as six-month profit falls; secures PFL rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is considering increasing the price of its sports content after its latest financial report showed profit for the six months to December fell more than a quarter
Bernard-Bret to lead marketing at Discovery Sports
The Discovery Sports arm of media group Discovery has promoted David Bernard-Bret to oversee all marketing activity for the company’s sports business and brands.
IOC to go to market with European broadcast rights next month
The International Olympic Committee is to launch its highly-anticipated European broadcast rights sales process on March 10 and has given prospective bidders a six-and-a-half week turnaround to submit…
Meta’s Hutton appointed as non-executive director at Eleven
International sports broadcaster Eleven Group has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing Peter Hutton, director of sports partnerships at social media company Meta, as a non-executive director
UK Serious Fraud Office launches probe into collapse of Arena Television
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has opened a criminal investigation into the business practices of individuals associated with outside broadcast company Arena Television and its linked entities.
Sinclair remains undeterred in Q2 debut for streaming service
Operator of Bally Sports RSNs issues downbeat earnings report
Birmingham 2022 will allow athletes to make “positive expressions” of values
The Commonwealth Games Federation will allow athletes to make “positive expressions” of their values at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games later this year.
DAZN Group reported $1.3bn loss in 2020 despite reduced rights costs
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company that last week announced $4.3bn (€3.8bn) worth of financial backing from its owner Access Industries, reported a loss of $1.3
Whisper recruits Fremantle’s Thomas as COO, general counsel
UK-based sports production company Whisper has appointed Roisin Thomas as chief operating officer and general counsel
Meta, SPOTV, FMA and more to speak at Sports Matters Academy
The first module of Sports Matters Academy, the new sports industry educational initiative from business events organiser Branded, takes place tomorrow (Thursday, February 24) and will feature a panel…
Griffith to head rights acquisitions for Star Sports
Harry Griffith, head of global syndication and sales at Star Sports, will now also lead rights acquisitions and head up the pay-television broadcaster’s relationships with leading cricket bodies.
Kugeler appointed permanent chief executive of Stan
Martin Kugeler has been appointed as chief executive of Australian streaming service Stan on a permanent basis
Mumbai lands 2023 IOC Session, Samaranch returns as vice-president
The International Olympic Committee has announced that the Indian city of Mumbai will host the IOC Session in 2023, while Juan Antonio Samaranch has returned to a vice-president’s role as five new IOC m…
OpenSponsorship’s Ishveen Jolly on creating new forms of sports marketing
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ishveen Jolly, founder and chief executive of OpenSponsorship. Fisher and Russo also discuss the state of the National Basketball Association as it reached its All-Star Game, rising prospects in motorsports for both Nascar and Formula 1, a $100m fundraising round for WSC Sports, the College Football Playoff’s decision to stand pat with a four-team format, and opioid issues surrounding Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels.