Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

BBC to ‘showcase best of the action’ with Tokyo coverage

The BBC has announced its broadcasting schedule for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, revealing plans to showcase over 350 hours of televised coverage...

Filmnova and Grabyo elevate World Triathlon Para Series coverage

The World Triathlon Para Series has partnered with Grabyo to deliver ‘dynamic’ coverage of the event - which returned to Leeds for the fifth...

1190 Sports and PP Sports bring Brasileirão Championship to China

Sports broadcasting agency 1190 Sports has inked a distribution deal with digital sports platform and Suning Sports Media-owned PP Sports, to bring the top-tier...

NRL and Sky New Zealand ink long-term rights renewal

The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) and pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand have extended their National Rugby League (NRL) broadcast arrangement until 2027.As part...

Premier Sports secures multi-territory Lions tour rights in Asia

Premier Sports has netted the exclusive rights to the 2021 British and Irish Lions’ rugby union tour across multiple Asian territories.In total, the Dublin-based...

Karate Combat inks FreeSports broadcasting extension

Karate Combat, the brand which promotes the first, full-contact professional karate competition, and UK free-to-air sports network FreeSports have extended their existing broadcast arrangement.Under...

LaLiga turns over record €5.045bn income for 2019/20

The Spanish LaLiga has posted record high revenue of €5.045 billion for the COVID-hit 2019/20 season, representing a 3.6% uplift in income compared to...

England and Scotland stalemate becomes ITV’s most-watched Euro 2020 match

England’s goalless draw against fierce rivals Scotland in the 2020 UEFA European Championships became the most-watched match of the tournament so far on ITV.ITV’s...

DAZN bolsters rights portfolio with AFC Champions League

Digital sports streaming service DAZN has struck a new media rights agreement with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Japan, covering the next eight...

DAZN positioned as Serie B co-exclusive broadcaster

Digital sports streaming service DAZN has secured the co-exclusive rights to the Italian second-tier Serie B competition, for the 2021/22 to 2023/24 season cycle.The...