Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Mediapro gains rights to major football competitions via Concacaf agreement

Spanish media agency Mediapro has signed an agreement with regional football governing body Concacaf to broadcast major tournaments in South and Central America.The agreement...

IMG extends broadcasting deal for Giro d’Italia

Media agency IMG has extended its broadcasting rights agreement with the Giro d’Italia cycling tournament for a further five years.The Giro is one cycling’s three...

RFU suspends relegation after passing ‘strong majority vote’ on proposal

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) council has opted to suspend relegation from the Premiership and second tier Championship this year after passing a ‘strong...

ESPN considering ‘shareholder value’ of NFL rights package

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive, Bob Chapek, has reiterated that the firm will take into account ‘shareholder value’ when making a decision on ESPN’s...

Serie A postpones domestic rights bid amid private investment delays

Lega Serie A has pushed back the vote to award the domestic broadcast rights to the Italian top flight for the 2021/22 to 2023/34...

beIN secures French Ligue 2 rights via agreement with Canal+

French pay-television broadcaster Canal+ has agreed to sublicense its recently acquired rights to France’s Ligue 2 football division to beIN Media.Canal+ acquired the rights...

Nascar extends global reach with IMG partnership

Nascar has penned a record international deal with the stock car racing series' broadcast partner IMG for the 2021 season.The deal, which will see...

Infront acquires minority stake in PSA commercial entity

Infront has been named as a strategic commercial partner to the Professional Squash Association (PSA) in a new multi-year deal.The Wanda Sports Group-owned sports...

Bellator MMA to air live on BBC in landmark agreement

Bellator MMA has signed a landmark deal with the BBC to show all of the US-based promotion’s events live on the BBC iPlayer in...

LaLigaTV makes Amazon debut through Prime Video Channels service

Amazon Prime has agreed a deal with LaLigaTV in the UK to show all remaining games from the top tier 2020/21 season through a...