CSI Sports’ 24/7 live sports channel, Fight Sports, has extended its media rights to Zhang Zhilei – the Undefeated World Ranked Heavyweight, WBO Oriental Heavyweight Champion, former Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist and potential future Heavyweight Champion. The long term agreement was reached between CSI Sports (parent of Fight Sports) and Jay-z’s Roc Nation (Zhang […]
Eleven Sports has agreed a three-year deal which will see them to broadcast the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in Portugal from 2019 until 2021. Eleven Sports will showcase all the complete track action, with Friday and Saturday practice and qualifying sessions, and Sunday races, through live, delay and repeat broadcasts. Eleven holds exclusive rights […]
The Overwatch League and Twitter have agreed a new multiyear deal to bring highlights and livestream content from the popular online shooter video game to the social media platform, starting with the Overwatch League All-Star Weekend, happening August 25th – 26th at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles. Twitter will make it easier than ever for fans […]
Netflix has acquired the rights to show The Great British Bake Off in the US. Last year’s series, the first to air on Channel 4 after they outbid BBC to acquire the show rights, will be made available on the streaming service from August 31st. The upcoming series, which starts in the UK on August […]
Saudi Arabia has banned beIN Sports, which is the legitimate holder of various TV broadcasting rights to transmit over the Middle East. Saudi Arabia has cancelled beIN Media’s licence to operate which – in effect – means the only way viewers in the Kingdom can watch beIN Sports transmissions is via the widely condemned beoutQ […]
Opensport, the independent OTT platform owned by investment funds, will stream La Liga, Champions League and the best matches from the French, German and the Enlgish top-flight leagues for €19.99 a month in Spain. The company has reached an agreement with Movistar to distribute the football content online. Opensport will offer several packages: El Partidazo […]
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has urged the dominant Internet platforms to take action to confront a growing list of online problems, including election meddling, hate speech, and piracy. Delivering a keynote address, A Declaration for Accountability in Cyberspace, at the Tech Policy Institute’s (TPI) Aspen Forum – his […]
The Premier League, the top flight of the professional football game in England, has strongly condemned what it describes as “illegal broadcast piracy emanating from Saudi Arabia”. All 20 Premier League matches played during the first two weekends of the season were broadcast illegally on the beoutQ service, which it is alleged steals content from […]
Eleven Sports, at the 11th hour, has secured exclusive rights to the first-leg of the UEFA Europa League qualifier between Olympiakos and Burnley on August 23rd. Premier League side Burnley are just one round away from qualifying for the Europa League. The Clarets’ victory over Istanbul Basaksehir in the previous qualifying round was not broadcast […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro has acquired La Liga TV rights for public places (bars, restaurants, hotels) for €120 million. The company has bought them from Vodafone and Orange for the coming season 2018-2019. Now Mediapro will be able to resell them to other operators or exploit them directly. Vodafone and Orange initially acquired the public […]