Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

BBC lands up to 12 Super League games in new TV...

The BBC has agreed a deal with the Rugby Super League to broadcast up to 12 games per-season as part of a new TV...

Sky Sports to cover full 2024 Africa Cup of Nations tournament

Sky Sports has added another feather to the cap of its football broadcasting portfolio by securing the media rights to this year’s Africa Cup...

UK faces risk of TV blackout for England’s cricket tour of...

Rights to England’s five-Test tour series against India are still yet to be sold, three weeks before the first match. A familiar situation is shaping...

MSG and YES Networks launch new joint media company

The YES Network and MSG Network have announced they have formed a new entity, Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment (GAME). The new media entity aims...

2024 PDC world championship final smashes TV and betting figures

The 2024 PDC World Championship final between winner Luke Humphries and 16-year-old Luke Littler broke records across the board last Wednesday. Sky Sports revealed that...

NCAA agrees longstanding media extension with ESPN

ESPN and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has reached an eight-year agreement beginning in September. The deal for NCAA championships media rights includes domestic...

British Basketball League adds Bally Sports to US media expansion

Bally Sports has been announced as the latest US broadcaster to showcase the British Basketball League (BBL) in the country. The sports streaming app will...

Arsenal vs Liverpool break record for most-watched EPL game in US 

NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports’ digital platforms reported a record breaking 1.96 million average viewers for the Premier League game between Arsenal and Liverpool. The...

PWHL enters 2024 season with range of regional rights deals

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has signed a plethora of media rights agreements for the 2024 season which commenced earlier this week.Ahead of...

Amazon’s Thursday Night Football NFL coverage up 24%

Amazon’s Thursday Night Football (TNF) NFL coverage has seen a 24% surge in viewership from the previous year. Currently in the second year of its...