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FACT warns against Premier League piracy

With the 2021/22 English Premier League football season under way, some fans may be tempted to stream live coverage of matches illegally rather than watch them through the proper channels. However Kieron Sharp, CEO of UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT, is warning of the risk that they are taking and that they are exposing […]

August 19, 2021By Colin Mann

Canada: fuboTV acquires Serie A rights

fuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has acquired the exclusive rights for Coppa Italia and the exclusive English language rights for Serie A in Canada. The two new multi-year agreements bolster fuboTV’s position as the premier football streaming platform in Canada. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Coppa Italia agreement includes a […]

August 19, 2021

Spain: Movistar+ extends Serie A rights

Movistar+ has extended its agreement with Serie A, the Italian top flight football league, for a further three seasons, through to 2023/24. In a press statement, Movistar+ said it has “established itself as a key ally in the sustainability of sport. Agreements with the leading national and international sports partners (UEFA, LaLiga, RFEF, ACB, NBA, […]

August 18, 2021

Redbox content deal with Kevin Hart’s LOL

Redbox, the entertainment company, and Laugh Out Loud (LOL), the global multi-platform comedy brand founded by Kevin Hart, have announced a content deal to bring more than 100 hours of stand-up specials and television shows to Redbox’s free AVoD. These titles will be available through the Redbox streaming app via the LOL! Network, which is […]

August 18, 2021

Eleven to stream Las Chivas matches in 100+ countries

Eleven has agreed a partnership with Mexican football team Club Deportivo Guadalajara, AKA Las Chivas. Football fans in over 100 countries worldwide will have free access to live and on-demand matches from the 2021 Liga MX and Liga MX Femenil season, courtesy of Eleven’s global streaming service ElevenSports.com. Pedro Presa, Eleven Group Chief D2C Officer, […]

August 17, 2021By Nik Roseveare

beIN Sports to air Collins Cup in US, Canada, MENA

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and beIN Sports have agreed a partnership that will see The Collins Cup screened live and on demand in the US, Canada, and 24 countries across the Middle East and North Africa on beIN Sports. The Collins Cup is the PTO’s inaugural flagship event taking place on August 28th in […]

August 17, 2021

Foxtel expands partnership with A+E Networks

The Foxtel Group has announced an expanded multi-year partnership with A+E Networks that will see content from Crime & Investigation, The History Channel, A&E and Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) available on Foxtel and streaming service BINGE. The expanded deal brings a number of premiering LMN movie titles and popular A+E Networks series such as Pawn […]

August 17, 2021

BT Sport set to renew Ashes rights

BT Sport is reportedly set to announce that is has acquired the live broadcast rights for this winter’s Ashes cricket series having outbid its main rival Sky Sports. BT Sport paid £80 million (€94m) to acquire all Cricket Australia’s UK rights for 2016 to 2021, and are close to extending that deal, according to a […]

August 16, 2021By Nik Roseveare

La Liga seeks 35% rights boost

Spain’s La Liga hopes to increase the value of the football TV rights by 35 per cent over the next ten years thanks to the recent investment from private equity firm CVC. The president of La Liga, Javier Tebas, is confident that the revenues will grow from the current €1.8 billion a year to over […]

August 13, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Canada: Court rules against illicit STB providers

Canadian multiplay telco Bell is one of a number of service providers to welcome a ruling by the Federal Court of Canada that orders a group of set-top box retailers to shut down operations and pay close to C$30 million (€20m) in damages and costs for making content available without authorisation and inducing Canadians to […]

August 13, 2021By Colin Mann