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Netflix scores 3-season NFL deal, broadens live sports push

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After its monster $5 billion rights deal with WWE struck in January, streaming giant Netflix has made its first significant move into "non-scripted" live sports.

The NFL on Wednesday took another step toward its goal of making its games as widely available as possible by striking a three-year deal with Netflix.

Netflix will be the global home of the NFL's two Christmas Day marquee games. The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the reigning two-time Kansas City Chiefs, while the Houston Texans will host the Baltimore Ravens in the two holiday games.

Mar 23, 2019 15:03

Star sublicenses IPL UK rights to BT Sport

LONDON: BT Sport have confirmed that they will, for the first time, broadcast every game of the VIVO Indian Premier League 2019. The announcement, made on the eve of the tournament, came just days after pay-TV rival Sky Sports revealed that it had lost coverage of the competition only one season into its multi-year agreement with global rights holder Star India.

Mar 23, 2019 13:03

YuppTV bags IPL digital rights in Australia, SE Asia and Europe

MUMBAI: YuppTV, the world's leading OTT platform for South Asian content, has acquired the digital broadcasting rights for the VIVO IPL 2019 outside of India for the second year in succession. With this development, cricket fans across the globe can catch all the action of Season 12 of the world's biggest T20 tournament right as it unfolds.

Mar 22, 2019 14:03

Sanjay Gupta, Managing Director, Star India

‘Head room for growth in sport better than any other part of our business portfolio’

In a wide ranging and extensive interaction with SportzPower conducted just ahead of the March 20 announcement of The Walt Disney Company closing its $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox, SANJAY GUPTA, managing director of Star India, offers a detailed overview of the critical role sports plays in the business of India’s largest broadcast network.

Mar 20, 2019 17:03

Star takes back IPL rights from Sky in the UK

LONDON: Coincidence or is there a link to Comcast having outbid Fox in an auction to take control of pay-TV group Sky in September 2018? Star India, the Indian Premier League's global media rights holder, has taken back within its fold the UK rights for the world's biggest annual T20 tournament.

Mar 19, 2019 16:03

IPL ad sales: Star to rake in Rs30bn from TV, digital

MUMBAI: So much for all the talk that competition for advertising rupees from the upcoming general elections would make it especially tough for Star India to meet its revenue targets for this year's Indian Premier League.

Mar 18, 2019 10:03

ATP extends digital rights deal with LiveWire Sport till 2021

LONDON: ATP Media and LiveWire Sport have announced a two-year extension to their existing partnership, following another stellar year for Tennis TV’s social media channels. LiveWire has developed a video-first, platform-specific social media strategy for Tennis TV, the official live streaming service of the ATP Tour.

Mar 14, 2019 18:03

SPN secures Tokyo 2020 telecast rights

MUMBAI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thursday announced that Sony Pictures Networks India has been awarded the broadcast rights in India and the Indian Subcontinent for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, as well as the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020. SPN will provide comprehensive coverage of the two mega events across its broadcast and digital platforms. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Mar 14, 2019 15:03

Stakeholders call for end to govt ‘ad-hocism’ in sports b'casting

MUMBAI: Key stakeholders from the sports ecosystem Thursday highlighted how government interference was hampering plans of broadcasters and investors alike in Indian sport. This was one of the key issues discussed during the session ‘Sportsonomics: Driving Indian Sports Forward, On and Off the Field’, at the FICCI Frames convention, which concluded here Thursday,

Mar 14, 2019 07:03

DAZN creates sports advertising media subsidiary

LONDON: Digital sports network DAZN Group announced Wednesday that DAZN Media is to be the new entity responsible for global media partnerships, as sponsorship and advertising is introduced on the sport streaming service.

Mar 13, 2019 07:03

Intl sport climbing body partners Dentsu, Synca

TURIN, Italy: The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has agreed on a mult-year partnership with Japanese advertising agency giant Dentsu and Synca Creations.

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