Eleven Sports plans global launch after acquiring MyCujoo

Sports streamer purchases non-elite football OTT platform, which becomes part of a new global streaming platform. Eleven Sports has acquired non-elite football live streaming platform MyCujoo. MyCujoo was launched in 2015 by co-founders Pedro and João Presa, making it possible for football federations, leagues, clubs and players to showcase their games live to a global […]

Report calls for sports anti-piracy rethink after ‘staggering’ illegal viewing figures

Synamedia report finds that new plans are needed to stop sports piracy Video software provider Synamedia has published a report that finds what is described as a ‘staggering’ 83% of the most engaged fans who watch sport every week access illegal streams. Featuring work by Ampere Analysis on research on the behaviour and motivations of […]

DAZN and J.League agree profit-share rights deal

Pioneering deal reduces up-front fees for DAZN and enables J.League to profit from DAZN’s growth in Japan. DAZN and J.League have extended their sports rights agreement for another two-years (taking it to 2028) through a new profit-share model. Through the deal, J.League will benefit from DAZN’s growth in Japan, while DAZN benefits from reduced annual […]

Sports viewing falls by 91% as coronavirus hits Europe

A streaming report from Conviva shows the impact of the pandemic on sports viewing. Sports viewing is down 91% across Europe, according to research by streaming intelligence company Conviva. Sports usually accounts for around 30% of viewing, but since the coronavirus pandemic has halted all live sports, sports viewing has plummeted dramatically. There’s been a […]