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Ampere: Disney+ Hotstar remains India's streaming leader with ~50M subscribers in Q1 and a 29% share, despite losing IPL cricket rights, vs. Prime Video's 12.4M (Jesse Whittock/Deadline)
Jesse Whittock / Deadline: Ampere: Disney+ Hotstar remains India’s streaming leader with ~50M subscribers in Q1 and a 29% share,…
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Ampere: streamers will spend $8.5B on sports rights across 17 countries in 2023, up 64% YoY; DAZN accounted for 54% of streamers' 2022 sports rights spending (Karlene Lukovitz/MediaPost)
Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost: Ampere: streamers will spend $8.5B on sports rights across 17 countries in 2023, up 64% YoY;…
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A federal judge terminates FTX's 19-year, $135M naming rights deal with Miami-Dade County's Heat arena, a massive undertaking involving the roof and more (Tim Reynolds/Associated Press)
Tim Reynolds / Associated Press: A federal judge terminates FTX’s 19-year, $135M naming rights deal with Miami-Dade County’s Heat arena,…
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China's Ant Group says founder Jack Ma no longer controls the fintech giant after a series of shareholding adjustments that saw him give up most voting rights (Reuters)
Reuters: China’s Ant Group says founder Jack Ma no longer controls the fintech giant after a series of shareholding adjustments…
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Amazon Prime Video averaged 9.6M viewers for its first season as the exclusive rights holder of the NFL's Thursday Night Football, down 41% from 2021's average (Daniel Frankel/Next TV)
Daniel Frankel / Next TV: Amazon Prime Video averaged 9.6M viewers for its first season as the exclusive rights holder…
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A profile of Shaik Salauddin, an Uber driver turned union leader, who has become a quasi-celebrity in India after fighting for gig worker rights in the country (Varsha Bansal/Rest of World)
Varsha Bansal / Rest of World: A profile of Shaik Salauddin, an Uber driver turned union leader, who has become…
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Q&A with YouTube's Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan on why the company acquired NFL rights, giving creators game footage, 4K broadcasts, multiscreen, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)
Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan on why the company acquired NFL rights,…
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YouTube acquires NFL Sunday Ticket residential rights for seven years, starting in 2023, sources say for ~$2B per year; DirecTV reportedly currently pays $1.5B (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: YouTube acquires NFL Sunday Ticket residential rights for seven years, starting in 2023, sources say for ~$2B…
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European Court of Justice says Amazon could be held responsible for breaching Louboutin's trademark rights by selling counterfeit third-party red-soled shoes (Associated Press)
Associated Press: European Court of Justice says Amazon could be held responsible for breaching Louboutin’s trademark rights by selling counterfeit…
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Sources: the NFL is in advanced talks to give YouTube exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket; a deal could be reached as early as Wednesday (Joe Flint/Wall Street Journal)
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal: Sources: the NFL is in advanced talks to give YouTube exclusive rights to NFL…
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