Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Serie A delays domestic rights vote after nine clubs abstain

The vote to award the domestic rights to Serie A has been forced back once more after clubs failed to return a vote at...

Sky Italia warns DAZN’s Serie A proposal could harm market competition

Sky Italia has expressed concerns over Lega Serie A’s potential agreement with DAZN in a letter penned to the Italian football governing body, suggesting...

Racing TV unveils new studio ‘revolutionising’ viewer experience

Racing TV has vowed to ‘take horseracing TV coverage to the next level’ and revolutionise ‘how viewers enjoy the sport’ by unveiling a new...

Manchester United makes MUTV available in Africa via StarTimes

Manchester United has linked with electronics and media company StarTimes to bring its in-house content channel MUTV to supporters of the club in Africa.Under...

BeIN to take legal action against Fenerbahçe over campaign against broadcaster

BeIN Media Group is set to take legal action against Fenerbahçe over the Süper Lig club’s campaign against the Qatar-based broadcaster.According to reports, beIN...

Juventus to feature in Amazon’s ‘All or Nothing’ after Netflix success

Italian giants Juventus are set to become the third professional football club to feature in Amazon Prime Video’s ‘All or Nothing’ documentary series.The series...

UFC strikes deal with Migu to strengthen Chinese market status

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has clinched a media rights agreement with China Mobile’s streaming service Migu.Under the terms of the agreement, Migu will...

Australian Open takes multimillion dollar revenue hit as ratings dip

The Australian Open is expected to lose more than €60 million as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Executive of Tennis Australia, Craig...

DAZN nets record peak audience for Serie A Milan derby

DAZN has posted record viewing figures from last weekend’s Milan derby which drew in an audience of 2.2 million in Italy.The Serie A clash...

Sky acquires India v England cricket series following Channel 4 coverage

Next month’s three one-day international (ODI) matches and five Twenty20 (T20) matches between India and England will be broadcast by Sky Sports.The announcement comes...