Media & Technology

Insider Sport news and analysis relating to media rights and developments in technology within the sports sector.

Extended World Snooker Tour and ITV deal ‘fantastic for the sport’

The World Snooker Tour (WST) has extended its media rights partnership with ITV for at least the next two years.The channel will continue to...

ITV’s sports coverage gains ‘fresh approach’ with Richard Botchway hiring

Richard Botchway has become ITV’s Assistant Commissioner in the Sport team, reporting to Director of Sport, Niall Sloane.The new hire aims to give an...

SPFL rebrands Scottish League Cup in Viaplay media rights deal

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has announced that the Scottish League Cup, previously known as the Premier Sports Cup, will be renamed to...

HBA further bolsters reach of Australian and American racing

Maintaining momentum on its goal of enhancing global horse racing coverage, HBA Media distributed broadcast rights for the Lexus Melbourne Cup and Breeders’ Cup...

Billie Jean King Cup 2022 on the screens of BBC Sport...

BBC Sport and BT Sport have announced that they are going to be offering broadcast coverage of the Billie Jean King Cup 2022 Finals...

Buzzer and ATP Media serve ‘varying fan interests’ via short form...

ATP Media and Buzzer have formed a partnership to distribute short-form live tennis match content.The mobile platform aims to underscore its commitment to ‘serving...

Sportradar’s Carsten Koerl picks up Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Carsten Koerl, CEO of Sportradar, has lauded his company’s position ‘at the centre’ of the global sports, media and betting sectors.The Chief Executive made...

Football DataCo extends Genius Sports Premier League data deal

Football DataCo (FDC) has renewed its partnership with Genius Sports to enable the latter to retain a hold of Premier League sub-second and skeletal...

GAA and BBC bring Gaelic football and hurling finals to UK...

The BBC and the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) have confirmed a broadcast partnership for the All-Ireland senior Gaelic football and hurling finals.The five year...

FIFA Women’s World Cup broadcast in Australia via Seven Network

The Seven Network has announced that it has acquired the Australian free-to-air rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.Taking place in Australia and New...