WWE and multiplay operator Foxtel will extend their partnership into its 19th year with a new agreement to broadcast WWE programming live in Australia, including flagship shows Raw and SmackDown, as well as WWE’s live pay-per-views events. “We are delighted to extend our long-standing partnership with one of the biggest brands in entertainment, and increase […]
BT has reportedly lost the rights to broadcast NBA basketball and UFC after walking away from the bidding contest. “We won’t bid any more than the rights are worth to us,” a spokesperson for BT told the BBC. The move comes just weeks after BT lost the rights to Italian Serie A football. The firm […]
Mexico’s TV Azteca says that the costs of winning exclusive football TV rights mean that providing coverage is fast becoming “less sustainable”, and the broadcaster’s CEO Benjamín Salinas, said he is evaluating whether to continue – or not – with coverage. TV Azteca is Mexico’s second-largest mass-media broadcaster after Televisa. It owns two national networks […]
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight on Sky Sports Box Office for at least another three years after signing a new deal with promoter Matchroom. The new deal will include a minimum of Joshua’s next five fights, starting with his next bout against Russian brawler Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on September 22nd. The […]
Virgin Media customers say they are more likely to cancel their TV subscriptions because of the withdrawal of the UKTV channels, according to independent research conducted by research firm Kantar TNS, which provides evidence
Hi-tech innovation in sport and digital media must help broadcasters exploit the rights for which they have paid out ever inflating amounts. In a session including broadcasters and tech innovators it was pointed out that while ESPN had paid a 180 per cent increase for NFL rights over the next nine-year period, there was no […]
Songtradr, the music licensing platform, has announced a unified, digital distribution service which allows artists to deliver music to over 200 streaming and download services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play and Deezer. Songtradr is a music licensing marketplace with over 200,000 artists and catalogues, and now has the ability to provide licensing customers, […]
Vodafone’s refusal to buy Telefónica’s football TV rights will have a severe financial effect upon Orange Spain which decided to acquire them. Orange Spain will have to pay an additional €80 million per season to Telefónica to mitigate the lost money from Vodafone’s absence, according to El Economista. In total, Orange Spain will pay €240 […]
Netflix has announced the creation of its first production hub in Europe, located in La Ciudad de la Tele, a new campus of 22,000m2 in Tres Cantos, Madrid, currently under construction and managed by audiovisual production services specialist Grupo Secuoya. It will be a central facility for Netflix’s growing slate of Spanish-language original content over […]
Sky Italia has reached an agreement with UK-based group Perform that will enable the pay-TV broadcaster to offer Serie A football matches to its subscribers. This means that Sky Italia subscribers will get access to three weekly Serie A matches (116 per season) purchased exclusively by online streaming service DAZN and the entire Serie B […]