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Vubiquity contract wins

Premium content services and media technology solutions provider Vubiquity has been selected by ocilion, an IPTV provider and content specialist serving the German-speaking market, to provide content for 50-plus telecommunication operators across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. In a separate deal, it has been chosen by global independent film distribution specialist Gravitas Ventures as […]

August 5, 2021

Simple Session 21 on Insight TV

Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel and content producer, has partnered with skateboard and BMX event series Simple Session for a live broadcast of the upcoming Simple Session 21 edition. Taking place in Tallinn, Estonia on August 20th and 21st , Simple Session 21 will feature sixty-four of the finest invited BMX street riders and […]

August 5, 2021

Shudder acquires Hellbender movie

Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, has acquired the occult horror feature Hellbender ahead of its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival. Shudder will release the film, which is written and directed by Toby Poser, John Adams and Zelda Adams, in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New […]

August 5, 2021

Greenland: Extreme E on KNR

Off-road electric racing championship, Extreme E, has confirmed that Greenland’s flagship national television broadcaster, KNR (Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa), will air the championship’s Arctic X Prix live on its digital, terrestrial and cable television channels. The sport for purpose championship, which made its global debut in Saudi Arabia back in April this year, will make motorsport […]

August 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Fight Sports acquires Pacquiao v Spence in 50+ countries

Fight Sports has acquired the rights to Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming return to the ring as he takes on on the undefeated Errol Spence Jr for the World Welterweight Championship on August 21st from Las Vegas, USA. Pacquiao, one of the best fighters of this generation and an 8-division World Champion, is a guaranteed first ballot […]

August 3, 2021By Nik Roseveare

AEW on Eurosport India

Eurosport India has acquired the broadcasting rights to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). This partnership will bring viewers in India weekly wrestling programmes from the popular wrestling league. Eurosport India will begin airing AEW’s weekly flagship show, AEW Dynamite, from August 15th. On the same day, AEW’s newest show, AEW Rampage, will make its debut on […]

August 2, 2021By Nik Roseveare

European football market contracts

The European football market as a whole contracted 13 per cent to €25.2 billion, in 2019/20 (€28.9 billion in 2018/19) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the first reduction in revenues since the global financial crisis in 2008/09, according to the 30th Annual Review of Football Finance from consultancy firm Deloitte’s Sports Business Group. […]

July 30, 2021

Orange Spain pays Movistar €350m for football rights

Orange Spain has acquired the pay-rights to La Liga and UEFA competitions from Movistar for an estimated price of €350 million, similar to last season, according to the CEO of the company Jean-Francois Fallacher. With the move, Orange Spain will broadcast the first and the second divisions of the Spanish Football League, as well as […]

July 29, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Garner, Netflix sign new creative partnership

Netflix and Hollywood star Jennifer Garner have announced they will continue to work together through a new partnership across multiple new films for Garner to star in and produce. This builds on Netflix’s relationship with Garner who starred in and produced family comedy Yes Day. The movie was seen by 62 million households in the […]

July 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

CBS Sports scores Scottish football

CBS Sports and Infront have announced a multi-year agreement for CBS Sports and Paramount+ to become the exclusive US home of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). CBS Sports will present at least 85 matches annually through 2024-2025 from the cinch Premiership – the top division of the SPFL – as well as the second-division […]

July 29, 2021