Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Flutter unites with ARC, TRP and ATR to deepen racing engagement

A significant commercial deal has been confirmed between Arena Racing Company (ARC), The Racing Partnership (TRP), At The Races (ATR) and Flutter Entertainment. The lucrative multi-year rights...

Teleclub acquires exclusive Swiss UEFA rights

Teleclub, the Swiss pay-TV broadcaster Teleclub, has been awarded the exclusive rights for Switzerland to all UEFA club competitions for the 2021-22 to 2023-24...

Greyhound racing must enhance its overall entertainment value, says GBGB’s Mark...

To address the shortfall in attendances across UK greyhound tracks, the sport needs to enhance its overall entertainment value and engage a wider audience...

ICC unites with AELTC for celebration of 2019’s Super Sunday

A new content collaboration between the International Cricket Council and The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has been announced to celebrate 2019’s dramatic...

Twitch set for Russian court following alleged EPL piracy

Russia's third-largest internet company, Rambler Media Group is suing streaming service Twitch for $2.8bn over alleged piracy of English Premier League (EPL) matches.The firm...

Sky Deutschland launches low cost sports package

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has launched Sport Ticket, a new low price sports package to its Sky Ticket streaming service for €9.99 per...

DAZN replaces Sky as German UCL broadcaster

Sky Deutschland’s chief executive Carsten Schmidt has confirmed that global sports streaming service provider DAZN has acquired the majority of rights to the UEFA...

BT Sport eyes audience expansion with UK month pass

BT Sport has announced the launch of a monthly pass which will allow subscribers to access its content without agreeing to an annual contract.The...

Eurovision Sport acquires FIFA CWC European broadcasting rights

Eurovision Sport, sports subsidiary for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has announced it has secured exclusive multi-platform media rights to upcoming iterations of the...

Amazon secures live German UCL broadcasting rights

Amazon has announced it has secured the rights to broadcast selected matches of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) in Germany as from the 2021/22...