Discovery has bought into Play Sports Group, the digital media business that runs the popular Global Cycling Network online (GCN) channel. The deal hands Eurosport-owner Discovery a 20% stake, for an undisclosed fee, and a seat on the Play Sports board. Eurosport holds an array of TV rights to cycling events – including the three […]
Discovery Communications has appointed the director of BBC Digital, Ralph Rivera, to the newly created position of managing director, Eurosport Digital. Rivera is due to take up the London-based role on September 26 and will be tasked with leading the expansion of Eurosport’s digital businesses – which includes sports news site Eurosport.com and subscription-based, over-the-top […]
BBC digital director Ralph Rivera has left his role as a result of the restructuring of the BBC’s technology teams. However, Rivera will continue to be employed by the BBC on a six-month contract to look into how the BBC can be used to support education in the UK. The move follows the appointment in […]
The BBC is set to deliver more cross-platform event coverage, programme apps and connected Red Button deployments in the coming years, according to Future Media boss Ralph Rivera. Delivering a keynote at the BBC’s Online briefing last week, Rivera outlined the BBC’s future-looking online strategy and said that last year’s coverage of the Olympics were […]
