The Grand Slam season has got off to a flying start on discovery+ and Eurosport with sizable audience and digital engagement growth recorded across Discovery’s platforms. Television and streaming audiences have so far seen double-digit year-on-year increases across the 50 countries and territories where Discovery presents the Australian Open. Featuring extended news reporting and […]
ELEVEN Italy to deliver live coverage of FIBA international events until 2025
ELEVEN Italy has agreed a partnership with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to deliver live coverage of FIBA´s international calendar of events until 2025. The deal will see ELEVEN stream over 1000 games in total, including every match from the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, and the men’s […]
Star India records 23% rise in TV viewership for IPL this year
Star India, the official broadcasters of Indian Premier League has claimed that there has been a 23 percent rise in TV viewership for the 13th edition of the league. The data has been sourced from Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India and the coverage in five regional languages — Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada […]
Bundesliga International extends deal with Setanta Sports
Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, and Setanta Sports have reached an agreement to renew broadcast deals in 10 Eurasian markets, whilst also signing a long-term agreement in Ukraine. The deals, which all begin at the start of the 2021-22 season, ensure that Setanta Sports, the number one provider of live sports […]
India is the fastest-growing OTT market at 28.6% CAGR, says PwC report
The PwC Global Entertainment & Media Outlook: 2020-2024 report stated that for the first time, subscription video on demand revenues have surpassed box office revenues with the closure of cinema halls and multiplexes due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown since March. OTT video growth is coming from both inside and outside the home as internet-connected […]
IOC awards Beijing 2022 broadcast rights in Australia to Seven
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded Seven West Media Ltd. (Seven) the Australian broadcast rights for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022. Seven has acquired broadcast rights on all media platforms for Beijing 2022. As announced in 2014, Seven will also continue to be the IOC’s broadcast partner in Australia for […]
Star Sports India to broadcast MLB World Series
Major League Baseball (MLB) and Star Sports India have announced a new multi-year broadcast agreement to air every game of the 2020 and 2021 World Series live across India. In addition to now holding the exclusive pay TV rights to the Fall Classic, Star Sports, the leading sports broadcaster in India, will also broadcast new […]
ELEVEN SPORTS to work with MyCujoo for Thai League’s coverage
In association with Zense Entertainment and the FA Thailand, ELEVEN SPORTS will work with MyCujoo to deliver coverage of the Thai League to fans in Thailand for the remainder of 2020. The streaming service will be in operation in the coming weeks and will offer supporters access to every game from the Thai League 1 […]
Formula 1 agrees TV rights extension with Movistar+ in Spain until 2023
Formula 1 and Movistar+ have extended their TV rights agreement to exclusively show the full FIA Formula 1 World Championship™ until the end of 2023, in Spain and Andorra. The extended three-year agreement will see Movistar F1 continue to show unparalleled coverage of the FIA Formula One World Championship for the next three years and […]
Bundesliga signs deal with OneFootball, Claro Sports and Flow Sports in Latin America
Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, is pleased to announce new deals that bring the best of the Bundesliga to fans throughout Latin America. All Bundesliga matches throughout the 2020-21 season will be available on the free OneFootball app in nine countries across the region. The partnership will see live Bundesliga […]