Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Virgin Media lands UEFA Champions League package in Ireland

Virgin Media has sealed the rights to select UEFA Champions League fixtures, along with all UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League games,...

NBC enters talks with advertisers over Tokyo 2020 viewership decline

US broadcaster NBC has entered into discussions with ‘anxious advertisers’ to compensate for the decline in viewers tuning in to watch the Tokyo 2020...

Real Madrid expands streaming capabilities in North America

LaLiga giant Real Madrid has announced a partnership with streaming service Cinedigm to make the Spanish top-flight club’s in-house streaming platform, Real Madrid TV,...

World Rugby holding ‘talks’ with ‘potential’ private equity investors

World Rugby Chief Executive, Alan Gilpin, has confirmed that the rugby union governing body is exploring potential investment opportunities, having opened ‘early’ talks with...

Netflix to tell ‘long-awaited’ story of Michael Schumacher in new film

Over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform Netflix is set to air a new documentary centred around seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, due for release on...

Deloitte: European football market revenues contract for first time in a...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has seen the combined European football market contract by 13% in 2019/20 as overall revenues fell by €3.7 billion to...

EFL seeks to enhance distribution of broadcast rights with RFP

The English Football League (EFL) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the international broadcast rights from the 2022/23 campaign onwards.With the EFL’s...

CBS Sports lands SPFL US exclusive rights package

CBS Sports has landed the exclusive US media rights to the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) - including the Cinch Premiership and the Cinch...

AGCM gives TIM and DAZN Serie A distribution pact the green...

The Italian antitrust and competition regulator AGCM has agreed not to take precautionary measures on the deal between Telecom Italia (TIM) and digital sports...

NBL agrees ESPN, Foxtel and News Corp deals in ‘watershed moment’

The Australian National Basketball League (NBL) has sealed a new ‘ground-breaking’ three-year media rights arrangement with Foxtel, ESPN and News Corporation Australia, in what...