Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Manchester United’s net debt rises despite commercial revenue increasing

Issuing its latest Q1 financial results, Manchester United revealed that the club's net debt has risen by 55% from £247.2m to £384.5m.The news comes...

Checkd Media’s Will Tyrrell on the evolving role of podcasts...

Many have suggested the sports audience is becoming increasingly accustomed to short-form content, however podcasts continue to break trends and retain engagement for extended...

Sportradar white paper highlights how data is transforming the fan experience

Sportradar has released its second OTT white paper, ‘The Future of the OTT Experience’, in which it examines how rights holders and content owners...

NASCAR unites with NBC to launch TrackPass OTT service

NASCAR is aiming to enrich its coverage, uniting with NBC Sports to launch TrackPassTM on NBC Sports Gold.The new streaming product, which is set...

BT Sport retains UK Champions League

BT Sport has retained the UK broadcasting rights to the Champions League and will continue to air the competition between 2021 and 2024.It comes...

CBS lands Champions League rights in the US market

CBS has confirmed its landed the rights to the UEFA Champions League in the US market from the 2021-2024 seasons.The tournament is the most...

Sky New Zealand lands Commonwealth Games broadcasting rights

Sky TV has landed the broadcasting rights for the 2022 and 2026 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.The deal is built on the...

Optus Sport partnership brings WSL to Australia

Optus Sport has united with the Women's Super League (WSL) to broadcast the league for the next three years in Australia. The partnership means the platform...

LiveWire Sport’s Pranav Soneji: Diversifying the sports industry to represent fans

We spoke to Pranav Soneji, Director and Co-Founder of LiveWire Sport, who discussed what steps the sports industry can take to better represent the...

Sky Sports looks to rival BT for Champions League rights

Bids are set to be submitted today for the next set of Champions League television rights with Sky Sports expected to reenter the race...