Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

ViewLift secures Vegas Golden Knights deal ahead of NHL season start

NHL side Vegas Golden Knights has entered a multi-year partnership with media platform ViewLift that includes the streaming of all locally-broadcasted VGK games.It means...

Bundesliga extends Next Media deal to expand on ‘500%’ growth in...

The German Football League has announced an early renewal of its Bundesliga lease contract with Vietnamese broadcaster Next Media Solutions JCS (Next Media) just...

2023 Women’s World Cup Final attracts over 14m viewers

The 2023 Women’s World Cup Final garnered up to 12 million viewers as Spain ran out 1-0 winners over England to win its first...

YouTube reveals features for NFL Sunday Ticket

YouTube has outlined several packages and features that will encompass its first year of broadcasting NFL games for the upcoming 2023-24 season.Along with a...

Serie A rights can be vital for betting engagement 

News that the betting rights of Lega Serie A will be revised should engage the attention of any firm ‘worth their salt’ according to...

RAI gets ‘extraordinary opportunity’ to showcase Italy’s Serie A Femminile

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) recently held its annual assembly where it awarded two out of its three audiovisual rights packages. After sending out invitations...

Verizon extends sponsorship deal with LaLiga North America 

Verizon and Spain’s LaLiga have extended their partnership as the football league looks to further expand its presence in North America.  Under the renewal of...

DAZN lands Ligue 1 matches via Canal+

Sports OTT streaming platform DAZN has announced its launch in France after agreeing to broadcast live Ligue 1 matches through a deal with Canal+. The...

FC Barcelona lists new $1bn media entity with Mountain & Co

FC Barcelona has announced it has listed its in-house media division - Barca Media - on the Nasdaq exchange in a new partnership with...

Bob Iger admits ‘progress not always linear’ for ESPN+ and Disney+

Disney - parent company of ESPN - has announced that the OTT streaming platform ESPN+ now has 25.2 million subscribers as the company continues...