FIFA and the European Broadcasting Union extended their collaboration on all "Other FIFA Events" through '22. The agreement covers the broadcasting of 13 FIFA events in 38 territories over the next four years, including next summer's FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 in France as well as all other Women's/Youth FIFA World Cups. The Women's World Cup France 2019 will be the first major competition in the new deal and will be broadcast to audiences throughout most European territories (EBU).
Chelsea is the first int'l football club to produce a pre-match studio show specifically for the China market. Chelsea is producing 15 10-minute episodes of "The Chelsea Report" for the '18-19 season, which will include match analysis, team updates, man of the match selection, official video highlights and fan activations. The show is presented by Chinese football host Zhang Mohan (Chelsea).
Discovery, the PGA Tour and Jupiter Golf Network Co., Japan's largest operator of cable TV and program supply business, announced an agreement to grow golf viewership in Japan. The new partnership will include live PGA Tour coverage featured on Golf Network as well as the ambition to develop a broader digital ecosystem leveraging GOLFTV's digital content. Starting in January, the agreement will allow golf fans in Japan to watch live action on the Golf Network linear channel and simulcast coverage via its Golf Network Plus App (GOLFTV).
Premiership Rugby and Little Dot Studios announced a digital distribution partnership for the studio to manage the league's YouTube channels. The partnership began at the start of the '18-19 season. Little Dot Studios will help reach a new generation of fans (SPORT INDUSTRY, 11/8).
