LFP has admitted failure in the re-tender process for French football league 1 and 2 rights. The bidding was opened following the cancellation of Mediapro’s deal in December 2020 but was doomed when Canal+ boycotted the process. Bids from rivals Amazon, DAZN and Eurosport failed to reach the reserve price. The LFP now is giving […]
It was the season that captured the hearts and minds of Liverpool fans across the globe, a season of challenges that had never been faced before, but ended in glory with captain Jordan Henderson holding the greatest prize in English football aloft. Available via Discovery’s new streaming service, discovery+, The End of the Storm has […]
Sky Italia, Mediapro, DAZN and Discovery (Eurosport) submitted bids during the first round of the auction to award the 2021/2024 Italian TV rights for the Serie A, according to local reports. Since the minimum price of €1.15 billion was not reached, private negotiations will now start with the broadcasters. The highest bid was submitted by […]
discovery+ is now available to TIMvision’s subscribers in Italy. The streaming service from Discovery gives access range of entertainment, lifestyle, true crime, nature and adventure programming. The discovery+ offer is part of a broader renewal which also covers Nove, Real Time, DMAX, Giallo, Food, HGTV – Home&Garden, MotorTrend, Frisbee and K2, and the platform also […]
Whip Media, the enterprise software platform provider for global content licensing, has announced that Paul Hastings has been promoted to SVP of Global Sales, effective immediately. In this newly created role, he will lead the company’s global sales strategy and oversee the global sales team. He is based in London. Most recently, Hastings served as […]
Sky and NOW TV will air over 125 new Sky Originals throughout 2021. Sky will bring its subscribers 30 new Sky Original films and 30 new Sky Original documentaries, on top of a number of drama, comedy, entertainment and arts series. Altogether, Sky says there will be 50 per cent more original TV and film […]
Global media intelligence consultancy, K7 Media, has released a report surrounding the rapidly evolving area of brand-funded programming. Titled Brand Funded Programming: Why it Matters Now, the report shines a light on the way in which the pandemic has swiftly accelerated a change in attitudes, making brand funded content a necessity for many cash-strapped broadcasters. […]
Eurosport has secured a raft of rights to world-class Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) events from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The agreement incorporates some of the UCI’s blue-chip events including the UCI Road World Championship, UCI Track Cycling World Championship, UCI Mountain Biking World Championship, BMX World Championship, Urban Cycling World Championship, Cyclo-Cross World Championship […]
PURE ETCR is set to be shown in more than 75 territories globally this year through a new partnership with Eurosport, Discovery’s multi-sport brand, that offers fans more ways to watch and engage with the sport. Using powerful touring cars – with a 500kW peak power the equivalent of 670bhp – competing against each other […]
Diego Maradona rose from street urchin to become a footballing God. But he was never to see out his later years, dying at just 60 years old. The cause of death was given as a heart failure, but what really killed Diego Maradona? After his untimely death, What Killed Maradona? pieces together the extraordinary life […]