Latest news with #Sud
Axios
16 hours ago
- Business
- Axios
Axios Event: Media execs are betting big on women's sports
CANNES, France – Media executives are focusing investments into the fast-growing market of women's sports, they said at an Axios event at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Why it matters: Women's sports is booming in viewership, engagement and fandoms as more women's teams are launching and business executives are noticing the growth opportunities. Axios' Sara Fischer spoke with Roku Media president Charlie Collier, NBCUniversal global advertising and partnerships chairman Mark Marshall, NBC Sports host and play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico and Tubi CEO Anjali Sud at the June 18 event, sponsored by Nielsen. What they're saying: Roku Media and Tubi see opportunities in investing and promoting women's sports. "We have all sorts of women's sports and we have a women's sport zone and we've invested in women's volleyball and we've invested in women's soccer," Collier said. "Platforms like iON that had the [WNBA player] Caitlin Clark games as part of their package before Caitlin Clark blew up, we absolutely made sure that we got our viewers to those games on iON. It wasn't our rights, but it was absolutely our right to elevate that pop-cultural moment," he added. "For women in sports in particular, there's just a need here. There's a vacuum that I think we have an opportunity to fill," Sud said. Sud also mentioned that Gen Z audiences care about the stories behind the athletes as well as the game, so Tubi is developing more "shoulder content" to appeal to younger audiences. "We just announced … a [tennis player] Naomi Osaka doc that's going to be coming out on Tubi in August," Sud said. "It's going to be talking about her journey coming back into the game after having a baby." "Beyond the diehard sports fans, there are people who are in it for the culture. And we need to serve them with compelling stories and content and build that momentum." Separately, NBC Sports discussed its major deal with the NBA, which will broadcast on NBC from Sunday to Tuesday nights, blending linear and streaming to maximize reach. "Sunday, we'll have a pregame and then the game," Tirico said. "Monday, there'll be games on Peacock. …Tuesday, on NBC. … We'll have an NBA game on the East Coast at 8 Eastern time and then we'll have a game for our Mountain and Pacific time zone affiliates at 8 o'clock Pacific time." "What I'm excited about is the amount of NBA that will be on broadcast TV in prime time. So you'll have a game every week on Tuesday night, which I think will be a boost for the league and really get the package off to a great start." Marshall added: "Part of what I really was hoping for and it worked out was to be on the front half of the week and so we can promote the rest of the entertainment programming that will happen on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Whereas, you know, 'Sunday Night Football,' that's what we've done for years. Now we'll actually go from 'Sunday Night Football' to 'Sunday Night Basketball' on Peacock every Monday night and Tuesday on NBC prime time." "So all of a sudden we have this huge promotional platform that's going to bring a younger, more multicultural audience to NBC that's probably been there, that's not there every week as we sit here today." In a View From the Top conversation, Nielsen CEO Karthik Rao emphasized the major growth of women's sports.
Local France
2 days ago
- Local France
Planes, trains and museums: France's 2025 summer strike calendar
Here's a look at the major actions announced so far; Air traffic controllers - air traffic controllers have issued a two-day strike notice for Thursday, July 3rd and Friday, July 4th. That's just as the French school holidays start - school in France mostly break up on Friday 4th - and more strikes could follow during the peak summer holiday period if no agreement is reached. The union is calling for 'a change of course to reinforce staffing levels, bring technical modernisation projects to fruition, and put operational priorities back at the heart of decision-making", and also denounced "toxic management". Full details here . Railways - the union Sud Rail has filed an open-ended strike notice until September 1st, although they say they're planning weekend-long or 2-3 day strikes on dates which are yet to be announced. A previous strike by Sud didn't actually cause any disruption on the network, this strike concerns railways staff including ticket inspectors, but not drivers. More details here . Advertisement Autoroutes - employees of Vinci, one of the companies that runs the French motorway network, have filed strike notices covering the summer holiday period, especially on the A8 in southern France. That dispute is about working conditions and lay-offs among staff who are responsible for the maintenance of the roads and service stations, plus operation of the péages . Vinci says that drivers should not be impacted - more details here . Paris museum staff - staff at 14 Paris museums staged a one-day strike , saying that their pay hasn't been increased for 17 years and most of them are on temporary contracts. This was only the museum guides and storytellers, so the museums stayed open but guided tours were disrupted. A couple of weeks earlier the Louvre saw a one-day walk out from staff who say their working conditions are intolerable. Also in Paris, drivers on Metro Line 3 are in dispute with management, they already staged a one day strike that halted traffic completely on Line 3 . Taxi drivers - taxi drivers are still in dispute with the government about changes to medical transport fees, plus what they say is unfair competition from VTC drivers like Uber. At the time of writing no fresh actions have been announced, but the dispute is not over so we could see more roadblocks and blockades of sites such as airport. These are the main industrial actions for summer 2025 that had been announced at the time of writing - you can keep up with all the latest news in our Strikes section HERE .
Time of India
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
End Of Days: July 1 Date Fuels Panic
New Delhi: The news that starting July 1, all end-of-life (EOL) vehicles in Delhi will be denied fuel and may face deregistration, impounding or scrapping has sent many owners scrambling to part with their vehicles. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now With around 100 teams of traffic and transport department officials around to flag down EOL vehicles and all 520 fuel stations in the city equipped with technology to identify such vehicles, people think getting rid of their vehicles is better than living in fear and uncertainty. However, not everyone is convinced it is time to let go of their aged vehicle. Some swear their vehicles were still running smoothly and call instead for measures like fitness certifications rather than terminal orders. Varun Sud, an IT professional, for one, sold his old car. "The municipality carried out a drive that created apprehension among owners of EOL vehicles. Besides, there is talk of being denied petrol or diesel. Ironically, new vehicles if not serviced properly, emit more smoke than a well-maintained 10-year-old car," said Sud. He said in many places EOL vehicles were retrofitted with two-wheeler engines, defeating the purpose of the policy. "In the case of our vehicles, hydrocarbons and nitrogen dioxide emissions were well within the permissible limits, even lower than average. Yet, we're being forced to dispose of a car that is still running perfectly," Sud grumbled. Further, Vineet Malhotra, an Economics and English Professor based in the city, said, "Fearing the upcoming stringent norms on end-of-life vehicles, I sold my vehicle recently. A year was remaining, but I sold it in its ninth year, and later the prices would go down more, in fact. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Further, the car was in absolutely perfect condition, to be honest. Instead, I believe a fitness certificate is necessary for the same." Then there is Bobby KS Sawhney, MD, Bakshi Transport Service Ltd, who, although a transporter, was reluctant to dispose of his old Mercedes. But yes, he rushed the sale of his car after the recent news. "A few months remained for it reach 10 years. I had to sell a Rs 88-lakh Mercedes for a mere Rs 7 lakh. It hadn't even logged up too many kilometres, to be honest. In fact, a lot of Volvo buses and others continue to drive despite the termination of life, but the fear is more real for the common man," sighed Sawhney. Vikas Upadhyay too sold his car in a rush. "At least we got something. I might well get zero otherwise," he reasoned. Tanmay Srivastav did the same. He said, "I don't drive much, but yes, my car was 14 years old. It had hardly driven 14,000km. The pollution certificate showed valid levels so don't understand this stringency?" EOL vehicle owners aren't happy with the scrapping policy. "It feels poorly thought out. They promise 5% of the ex-showroom value, but most scrap dealers don't even offer that," complained Sud. "The certificate of deposit is also supposed to provide a 25% waiver on road tax and a 5% discount from dealers when we buy a new car. But in practice, dealers rarely honour this. That is why Delhi govt should audit the actual health of vehicles rather than ban them. It's unfair to penalise owners of cars that are well-maintained and have original parts. When we see old cars running freely in places like Kochi, we feel disheartened." According to Commission for Air Quality Management, there are 62 lakh EOL vehicles in Delhi, of which 41 lakh are two-wheelers. In 2024, 39,273 EOL vehicles were impounded in Delhi. An official revealed that fuel stations in the city had been equipped with automatic number plate recognition technology to access the centralised Vahan database to identify EOL vehicles and deny them refuelling. Transport expert Anil Chhikara, formerly of Delhi govt's transport department, said the end-of-life policy was enforced without adequate studies. "BS II and BS IV vehicles have similar tailpipe emissions but BS IV vehicles — equipped with emission control sensors and catalytic converters — rarely exceed the pollution certification limits. Yet, they're being scrapped purely on the basis of their age," Chhikara pointed out. "Other states allow age extensions if a vehicle passes automated fitness tests, but Delhi doesn't. That's unfair. My own car, which had run just 36,000km, was scrapped last year despite being in perfect condition."
Axios
19-06-2025
- Business
- Axios
Sports rights boom lifts media companies beyond major broadcasters
Major sports events benefit media companies beyond the main rights holders, executives from Fox-owned Tubi and Roku Media told Axios at an event in Cannes on Wednesday. Why it matters: The value of sports rights have soared as media companies bid for assets they hope will retain audiences in a competitive landscape. What they're saying: The interest in athletes can drive interest in related programming. "One thing we know about Gen Z audiences is they care as much sometimes about these athletes, the stories behind the athletes — what we call shoulder content and programming — as they do the live event," Tubi CEO Anjali Sud said. Roku can help audiences track down games and their favorite programming as the "front door to television," said Charlie Collier, president of Roku Media. "Before Caitlin Clark blew up, we absolutely made sure that we got our viewers to those games on ION. It wasn't our rights, but it was absolutely our right to elevate that pop cultural moment," Collier said. Zoom in: Tubi is investing more in this type of content with a Naomi Osaka documentary slated for August and a docuseries on NFL No. 1 draft pick Cam Ward. "I think it's just recognizing that beyond the die-hard sports fans, there are people who are in it for the culture, and we access some of that with compelling stories and content and build that momentum," Sud said. What to watch: Sud said Tubi would be interested in acquiring its own live sports rights beyond what Fox already has "if we could make the math work." "But it's very expensive today, and I think it's a hard strategy in this current environment to scale," she said.
The Sun
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Ex-Germany goalkeeper Kahn backs out of Bordeaux deal
FORMER Germany and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn said on Monday he has backed out of a potential deal to buy struggling fourth-tier French club Bordeaux. Kahn sent an open letter to local newspaper Sud Ouest explaining he was not willing to pay the 50 million euros ($57.2 million) to fulfil the deal. 'It is therefore with great disappointment, despite extensive preparatory work and rigorous analysis, that we have taken the carefully considered decision not to pursue our takeover project,' he said in the letter seen by AFP. Six-time French champions Bordeaux are currently in Nationale 2 after falling into financial difficulties.
