beIN Sports France has agreed a deal with Canal+ for the domestic rights to Ligue 2 football in France until the end of the current season. beIN Sports already held a package of rights to Ligue 2 but now becomes the exclusive broadcaster of all Ligue 2 action in the country. The amount paid has […]
International TV channel broadcaster Mimyuni Media Entertainment has signed an agreement with Indian pay-TV operator Tata Sky for five linear TV channels. As a result of the newly formed partnership, Health & Wellness, Luxe & Life, Pet& Pal, Sportyfy and Planet Fun are now part of Tata Sky’s channels line-up. Commenting on the deal, Mimyuni’s […]
The Premier League, Serie A and La Liga should come to market for their domestic media rights in 2021. The tender results for the Premier League, always considered as a gauge of the sports broadcasting market dynamics, will be even more closely scrutinised this year, at a time of a global pandemic, reports market research […]
Amazon Prime members in the UK can follow all the remaining drama of the La Liga football season via LaLigaTV, the premium 24/7 channel which is now available as an add-on via Prime Video Channels. In a distribution agreement that lasts until the end of the next season (2021/22), Prime Video Channels will show live […]
Italy’s Serie A has turned down Spanish group Mediapro’s bid for the football TV rights to the Italian League for the 2021-2024 period. With Eurosport also excluded, Sky and DAZN are the main remaining bidders. Sky has offered €750 million for the whole rights, whereas DAZN has submitted the highest bid for around €840 million […]
Discovery and social media enterprise Snap have formed a new content and advertising partnership around the Olympic Games to bring the sporting spectacle to a new generation of fans. The collaboration will showcase the best of discovery+ and Eurosport’s Olympic Games content and coverage, shared through a new Eurosport Olympics daily Show on Snapchat’s Discover […]
Icon Film Distribution is launching its Icon Film Channel on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the UK on March 18th. More than 150 new and classic films will be available to stream, including Drive, Apocalypto, The Mummy (pictured), The Butterfly Effect and The Passion of the Christ, for a monthly subscription fee. Spencer Pollard, CEO […]
The Repco Supercars Championship has signed a content deal with YouTube. In the new partnership, fans living outside Australia and New Zealand will be able to sign up to SuperView via Supercars.com for $59.99 for a full year, or via YouTube for $5.99 a month. It makes Supercars the first Australian sport to utilise YouTube’s […]
Extreme E, the electric off-road racing series, has partnered with Digicel to broadcast live racing action, plus highlight shows and docu-series, across the Caribbean. The first race takes place in April in Saudi Arabia and will be shown on Digicel’s channels Catch 1 and 2, and on Sportsmax 1 and 2. Content will be aired […]
That’s TV, the UK music channel, will rebrand as That’s 60s on Freeview on February 13th/14th, and will go completely ad-free so millions of viewers across the UK can get into the spirit of Valentine’s Day with no interruptions. The ‘60s’ rebrand will see some of the hippest music from the swinging sixties broadcast non-stop […]