Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

England vs France watched by record 23m viewers

ITV has reported that its broadcast of the England vs France World Cup match on Saturday was watched by 23 million people.Now the channel’s...

ONE Championship puts first martial arts events on FanDuel TV

ONE Championship (ONE) has linked with North American online gaming company FanDuel.The partnership will bring the organisation’s martial arts events to the newly launched...

Selangor Turf Club to distribute UK&A content via BetMakers

BetMakers Technology Network has partnered with Malaysia’s Selangor Turf Club racecourse, securing distribution rights to thoroughbred horseracing content. Under the terms of the agreement, the...

Lions v Dragons ‘Battle of Britain’ a roaring success for BBC...

Tuesday’s match between England and Wales in the 2022 FIFA World Cup was as big a ratings pull for the BBC as expected, drawing...

Dyn Media recruits Deltatre for DACH region OTT ambitions

Deltatre, a sports tech and entertainment firm, has been selected by German sports streaming platform Dyn Media to develop an OTT service.Targeting Dyn’s home...

World Cup continues to set records as 18m UK viewers watch...

Despite controversies surrounding the tournament, public interest surrounding the 2022 FIFA World Cup remains high, if England vs USA viewing figures are anything to...

FIFA drawn to impose World Cup broadcast ban for Thailand

FIFA has threatened to suspend broadcast rights for the 2022 Qatar World Cup matches in Thailand.This comes after the governing body learned that two...

NBA engages Canadian basketball fans via exclusive YouTube Shorts

The NBA has announced a partnership with YouTube Shorts to engage with Canadian fans.The short video content will include insights of what the professional...

NFL and Genius Sports ‘connect the sports ecosystem’ with Canadian licensing...

The NFL and Genius Sports have created new licensing agreements with three sportsbooks to distribute live video streams of American football matches to fans...

World Cup viewing figures revealed as Wales vs USA reaches 9.4m

An average UK audience of 7.8 million watched England vs Iran in the World Cup on BBC One, according to reports.Using ratings from the...