Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

LNB aligns with Sportradar for data and distribution rights deal

Sportradar has extended its agreement with the French top-tier Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which will see the global provider of sports data intelligence...

Telenet holds on to Premier League rights in Belgium

Telenet has retained the rights to the English Premier League in Belgium for a further three years.Under the terms of the renewal, which runs...

NENT Group picks up Premier League rights in ‘groundbreaking’ broadcast arrangement

The Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has landed the exclusive media rights to the Premier League, live on its Viaplay streaming service in the Netherlands,...

Newbury Racecourse lands ‘significant’ Sky Sports and TRP rights tie-up

Newbury Racecourse has inked a five-year media rights agreement with Sky Sports Racing and The Racing Partnership (TRP).From January 2024, all of Newbury’s 29...

Clubs urge National League to relax broadcasting rules

A number of National League clubs have urged the division to allow clubs to continue to stream fixtures without restrictions in order to compensate...

MTV to air LaLiga in Indian subcontinent via Viacom 18

The Viacom 18 media group has secured the linear and digital media rights to the Spanish LaLiga in the Indian subcontinent for the next...

European Cricket Network becomes latest sports property to join Recast

The European Cricket Network, the media platform jointly established by the European Cricket League and European Cricket Series, has become the latest sports property...

Newly formed WE League nets DAZN as host broadcaster

Digital sports streaming service DAZN has inked an agreement to broadcast the newly formed Japanese Women Empowerment League for the next eight years.Under the...

England’s Ukraine victory becomes most-watched live TV event of 2021

England’s emphatic 4-0 victory over Ukraine in the quarter-finals of the 2020 UEFA European Championships went down as the most-watched live television event of...

Disney picks up French Ligue 1 rights in Brazil

The Disney media group has acquired the rights to the French top-tier Ligue 1 in Brazil from the 2021/22 season to the close of...