Italian broadcasting group Mediaset is expecting to earn over €100 million in advertising revenues from its football coverage, reports daily Il Sole 24 Ore. During a meeting with journalists, CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi said that the 2020 budget closed “much above expectations”, while the one for 2021 “will be excellent”. He added that “ratings are […]
The BBC has acquired the hit US drama Gossip Girl, and will give the new sequel series its UK debut on BBC One and iPlayer later this year. BBC iPlayer will also be home to every episode of the pop culture classic Gossip Girl so far, offering viewers the chance to watch all six seasons […]
Fight Sports has acquired the rights to Tyson Fury’s third meeting with Deontay Wilder for the WBC Heavyweight World Title in over 50 countries. Territories span from covering almost all of Asia, several countries in Europe, the Middle East/North Africa, to the Caribbean. December 2018 was the first time these two heavyweights met. It was […]
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and BT Sport have agreed a partnership that will see The Collins Cup highlights shown across the UK through BT Sport, the BT Sport app and on-demand. The Collins Cup is the PTO’s inaugural flagship event taking place on August 28th in Šamorín, Slovakia and is a new race format […]
Burnley Football Club and TikTok have agreed a partnership which will see the Club livestream every home match of Burnley FC Women’s 2021/22 season as part of a multi-year deal. Burnley FC Women will become the first team to have their games streamed live on TikTok – which will also become the team’s sleeve sponsor […]
STARZPLAY, the MENA SVoD service, has announced the expansion of its sports portfolio with the signing of a carriage deal with Premier Sports to exclusively stream the upcoming Lions Rugby Tour in the MENA region. Premier Sports acquired the broadcast rights to the 2021 British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa in the MENA […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has acquired rights to broadcast the UEFA Women’s Champions League and has been awarded host broadcaster duties for the next four seasons, from 2021-25. As part of this agreement, to further grow the sport, DAZN has also entered into a partnership with YouTube that will make the competition live and […]
Off-road electric race series Extreme E has partnered with global media group Eleven Sports to bring the championship’s X Prix to motorsports fans in multiple markets. Eleven has secured the rights to Extreme E’s live race coverage – as well as its behind-the-scenes magazine programme, preview, and review shows – for its new global streaming […]
Eleven Sports will continue to bring Serie A football to fans in Poland until 2023/24, following the signing of a new three-year deal. The agreement was brokered by Infront, Serie A’s exclusive international media rights partner. In addition to serving up live matchdays, Eleven Poland will bring fans the latest Serie A news and goals […]
Multi DRM and content protection service provider PallyCon has launched what it describes as a robust distributor watermarking to deter and combat premium content leaks in the distribution process. Approved and audit-passed, the solution protects the pre-release assets of original content owners, broadcasters, post-production houses and content aggregators by securing video content from proxy deliveries […]