In a last minute bid, Amazon Prime Video has acquired the rights to eight Ligue 1 fixtures a week for three seasons in France, for a reported €275 million a year. These are the games previously owned by Mediapro. As a result the league’s long-standing broadcaster Canal+ has pulled out of its agreement to broadcast […]
Eleven has secured comprehensive live rights to the 2021 Copa America in Italy. The 47th edition of the iconic South American tournament is currently taking place in Brazil and runs until July 11th. Eleven Italy subscribers will have the chance to watch all 28 Copa America matches live and on-demand on Eleven’s OTT platform. Fixtures […]
Nearly 15 million people have had goals spoiled because the broadcast they were watching was lagging behind the live action, according to research by Uswitch, the comparison and switching service. Most broadcast methods result in delays to the live action, as devices have to decode huge packets of data before it reaches the viewer. The […]
Rakuten TV, the European VoD platform, has announced the stars of their new sports free documentary series Champions, which features six European leading women’s football players. With women’s football enjoying a sharp rise in popularity in recent years, the documentary series will explore the highs and lows of the sport. Leading players from a selection […]
DAZN, the global sports destination, has secured a multi-project development deal with Brazillian football superstar and global icon, Ronaldo, to headline its global original content slate for 2021. DAZN will produce three original content series telling the definitive story of ‘O Fenômeno’ that will launch globally on DAZN between 2021-23. The first project in the […]
The European League of Football has partnered with OTT agency StreamAMG to provide live match streaming and on demand content for the European League of Football (ELF) competition. The ELF is a new American Football competition for the European continent, established to introduce a professional top tier league and serve the continent’s growing interest in […]
LiveScore, the global sports media business, has launched Watch, new global video content service and the latest innovation on the LiveScore app. Watch will initially publish more than 500 pieces of video content each month. The majority of content will be available within more than 200 global territories, representing the first time users outside of […]
A survey of more than 5,000 football fans, to understand their viewing habits and interest levels when it comes to women’s professional league football, carried out by sports footwear specialist RunRepeat, suggests that if it is easily accessible on TV, the viewership could increase by 300 per cent-350 per cent. Interestingly, male football fans are […]
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 […]
blue Sport has secured the broadcasting rights for all matches in the Swiss Super League and Challenge League from the start of the 2021 season until the end of the season in summer 2025 – extending a deal that has already been in place for 14 years. blue Sport customers they will continue to receive […]