UEFA in talks over new venture for shared control of Champions...
UEFA is holding ‘advanced talks’ with the European Club Association (ECA) to discuss the formation of a joint venture to manage all media and...
SPFL expands broadcasting capabilities in OneFootball tie-up
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) will be aired in seven international markets via a deal struck with digital media company OneFootball.OneFootball will stream...
NFL locks down $110bn worth of new media rights agreements
The National Football League (NFL) has tied down long-running broadcast deals with its media partners, including CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC, worth around $110...
Major League Rugby develops RugbyPass OTT platform
Major League Rugby (MLR) has collaborated with RugbyPass on the launch of its new over-the-top (OTT) platform, The Rugby Network.North American rugby union championship,...
Belgian clubs vote in favour of cross-border Eredivisie merger
Belgium’s Pro League football clubs have voted unanimously in favour of a merger with the Dutch Eredivisie.The merger would see the Belgian and Netherlands...
SIS appoints RFL’s Simon Johnson as new Chair
Sports Information Services (SIS) has hired the current Chair of the Rugby Football League (RFL), Simon Johnson, as its new Chair.Johnson, who joined the...
Cheltenham 2021 opening day nets record viewership
The first day of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival drew in a record average audience, with free-to-air broadcaster ITV drawing in 1.1 million viewers, as...
Cheltenham Festival 2021 forecast for decade-high viewership peak
The 2021 Cheltenham Festival has been forecast to net its biggest viewing audience for 10 years, with fans unable to attend the live event,...
Sports piracy costing rights holders $28.3b a year, report finds
Sports rights holders and streaming services have lost around $28.3 billion due to piracy, new research by Synamedia and Ampere Analysis has found.The report, titled ‘Pricing...
DCMS calls for justification over the BBC’s venture into MMA
The UK government has called on the BBC to justify its broadcast arrangement with mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion Bellator amid the current debate...