Media & Technology

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

Star India renews Premier League rights until 2025

The Premier League has maintained its coverage in the Indian subcontinent via a renewal of its media rights arrangement with Star India.As a result...

Genius details confidence in 2022 prospects in full year earnings report

Genius Sports recorded total revenues of $262.7 million in 2021, as the newly-NYSE listed sports tech and data firm details confidence in its trading...

Rainbow Sports to track African football development with new data centre

Rainbow Sports Global has detailed plans to track the commercial development of African professional football leagues via the launch of its ‘African Football Data...

Probellum promotions inks new broadcast deal with Discovery Sports

Boxing promotion Probellum has announced a new multi-fight broadcast deal with US TV conglomerate Discovery. Featured on Discovery Sports, Probellum fight cards will be broadcasted...

Latest round of sports media rights terminations hits Russia

Sports broadcasting has been further limited in Russia, in a move described as a ‘politicised act’ by one company executive. Towards the end of last...

Mid-American Conference establishes data deal with Genius Sports

Genius Sports has formed an official sports data, fan engagement and integrity partnership with the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The MAC, a National Collegiate Athletic Association...

EFL and Premier League suspend Russian media rights

The English Football League (EFL) and the Premier League have unanimously agreed to suspend their Russian broadcast deals, joining Europe’s retaliation for the country’s...

IMG Arena gains live data access to 19 European football leagues

Sports content and technology business, IMG Arena, has been appointed as the official fast betting data partner for 19 European football leagues and 44...

David Green: BBC provides ‘significant cross-platform promotion’ for Bellator

Bellator MMA’s recent extension of its broadcast deal with the BBC has generated a significant expansion of the promotion’s European and UK focused operations.Originally...

ITV bolsters football content with EFL highlights

ITV and the English Football League (EFL) have entered into a new broadcasting arrangement, with the free-to-air broadcaster securing highlights for a range of...