Media & Technology

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

Sky Sports provides over 150 Rugby fixtures a year in Sanzaar...

Sanzaar, the body which oversees the Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship competitions, has partnered with Sky Sports which will broadcast a ‘wealth’ of...

Genius to provide ESPN with NCAA top-tier women’s basketball content

Genius Sports, official partner of the National College Athletics Association (NCAA), will provide data from the top-tier women’s basketball division to ESPN.The agreement with...

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...