Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Live sports contributes to record new subscribers on Netflix

Netflix has announced the results of its Q4, revealing it has recorded the most new subscribers from a quarter in the company’s history. The 19...

BBC to continue World Snooker Tour coverage until 2032

The World Snooker Tour (WST) and the BBC have announced a five-year extension of its broadcast rights agreement that will last until 2032. The new...

ARC clinches bookmaker partner to support Racing1 reinvigoration initiative

The Arena Racing Company (ARC) has rebranded its flagship betting and content product in line with an international initiative aimed at revamping horse racing.ATR...

Infront gains boost to Olympic partnership with archive rights

Infront has secured a lucrative contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) covering its archived audiovisual content.The sports marketing agency will work on the...

LIV Golf seeks ‘new heights’ with FOX Sports deal

LIV Golf and FOX Sports have entered into a multi-year media rights partnership to broadcast LIV Golf tournaments across the US.Starting in February, the...

Sky Sports fends off Netflix for £125m PDC World Darts Championship...

Sky Sports has reportedly signed an extension with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) that will see it continue broadcasting the World Darts Championship. The new...

Report: beIN puts pen to paper on Ligue 1 media rights...

It seems that the broadcasting drama French football found itself in during 2024 had been solved when DAZN and beIN Sports stepped in with...

Venu Sports launch called off despite Fubo dropping legal opposition

Despite overcoming the biggest obstacle to the launch of its planned Venu Sports broadcasting service, the alliance of US media outlets behind the project...

WWE RAW debut on Netflix breaks multiple records with 4.9m views

WWE has announced that the debut episode of RAW on Netflix was a success, attracting 4.9 million views worldwide.The first event on Netflix averaged...

Welsh teams could head to Europe under FAW’s League Cup revamp...

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) is proposing a major shapeup of the country’s football league structure which could see more teams compete in...