Media & Technology

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

BeIN Sports launches legal action against Canal Plus in Ligue 1...

BeIN Sports has taken legal action against Canal Plus to force the latter to complete its sub-licensing arrangement for the broadcasting rights to the...

OneFootball nets Liga MX streaming agreement

OneFootball has struck a deal with Liga MX, to stream live games and highlights from the Mexican top-flight football tournament, after inking an agreement...

Stats Perform adds BWF tournament live coverage to video and data...

Stats Perform has been designated as the exclusive distributor of live streams and real-time stats to licensed betting operators for the elite men’s, women’s and mixed tournaments of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The newly-expanded package will...

FIFA appoints Kay Madati as new Chief Commercial Officer

FIFA has named Kay Madati as the international football governing body’s new Chief Commercial Officer.Madati, who boasts a 20-year background in the international media,...

Amazon announces ‘fair price’ for Ligue 1 viewership

Amazon has unveiled its pricing plan for subscribers wishing to watch French top-flight Ligue 1 football matches, setting the fee at €12.99 a month...

BIG3 enlists US Integrity to safeguard competition from corruption

The BIG3 basketball league has aligned with technology-driven sports wagering monitoring company US Integrity (USI) to protect the three-on-three competition against betting-related fraud and...

DAZN retains Premier League rights in Spain

Digital sports streaming service DAZN has retained the rights to the Premier League in Spain from the 2022/23 season to the 2024/25 campaign.Under the...

Sky NZ completes deal for 2023 Women’s World Cup

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has picked up the media rights to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by...

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers aim for ‘unprecedented’ broadcast coverage

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is set to receive ‘more coverage by broadcast partners than any previous Olympic Games’ across linear television and digital...

Stats Perform strikes official data partnership with DIMAYOR

DIMAYOR, the organising body of Colombian football, has extended its existing agreement with Stats Perform as part of a new three-year deal which will...