Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

MLR looks to “supercharge” US rugby with ESPN deal

Major League Rugby (MLR), the highest level of rugby in North America, has signed a media rights deal with ESPN.As part of the agreement,...

Amazon’s NFL Wild Card deal extended for seven more years

Amazon Prime Video has retained the rights to one of the NFL Wild Card games according to a report from Sports Business Journal.The Wild...

LIV Golf heads to UK free-to-air and PGA Tour Chief meets...

This week has shaped up to be a big one for the golf world as a series of developments have seen LIV Golf further...

Six Nations records impressive ratings amid digital strategy

Ahead of the second weekend of action, ITV and the Six Nations will aim to build on the record-breaking viewership seen on ITV1.Six Nations...

DAZN to broadcast celebrity-backed E1 racing series globally

DAZN  has secured a new sports broadcast deal, this time for the UIM E1 World Championship, a celebrity-backed electric raceboat series. Under the multi-year agreement,...

WWE’s Royal Rumble sets standard for sports entertainment

WWE is off to a record-breaking start this year with Royal Rumble 2025 becoming the most successful in the company’s history. Founded in 1980 as...

Sky confirms five-year extension with Professional Darts Corporation

The World Darts Championship (WDC) will remain on Sky Sports until 2030 after the Professional Data Corporation (PDC) renewed its arrangement with the broadcaster.Sky...

ESPN opts to renew Atlantic Coast Conference media deal

The Atlantic Coast Conference’s (ACC) long-running partnership with ESPN has been extended, cementing the outlet’s standing as a major broadcaster of college athletics.ESPN opted...

Racing TV and Sky Business deal provides “great opportunity” for hospitality

Racecourse Media Group, the parent company of Racing TV, has renewed its partnership with Sky Business.Under the agreement, Sky Business will remain the exclusive...

beIN Sports serves up ATP Tour deal until 2028

beIN Sports has renewed its exclusive ATP Tour broadcast rights deal for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region until 2028. The renewed agreement...