Media & Technology

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

PGA Tour and Peacock to launch second-screen betting broadcast

The PGA Tour and the NBC network’s Peacock sports streaming channel will debut a second-screen betting broadcast in 2021.Australian betting operator PointsBet is also...

Peacock slams WWE broadcasting rights deal

NBC Sports’ new streaming network Peacock has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights to all World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events.In a major milestone for US...

Sky NZ pens ARG and SMAC broadcasting rights deals

Sky NZ will bring Australian motorsports to the television screens of New Zealand motor racing fans as part of a new agreement.The deal with...

HBA Media secures Pegasus World Cup broadcasting rights

HBA Media has secured an agreement with the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series and nine international broadcasters.The Pegasus World Cup will take place...

NBC announces closure of NBC Sports Network by end of 2021

NBCUniversal has confirmed it will shut down the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) by the end of 2021.The majority of the media giant’s sports content...

Paolo Dal Pino re-elected for Lega Serie A presidency

Italian entrepreneur Paolo Dal Pino has been re-elected as President of Lega Serie A for another term.According to news outlet Ansa, the vote went...

Sony secures international broadcast rights for Pakistan cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed a three-year agreement for international broadcasting rights with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN).Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN)...

Eleven renews UFC media rights agreement in Belgium

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will remain on Eleven after the broadcaster tied down a renewed multi-year deal with the mixed martial arts (MMA)...

Pakistan Cricket Board inks international rights agreements

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed a handful of international media rights agreements with pay-television broadcasters from 2021 to 2023.Sky UK, Sky New...

Arena Sport secures Ekstraklasa media rights in the Balkans

Poland’s top flight football league the Ekstraklasa has signed a Balkans media rights agreement with Arena Sport.Arena Sport will provide coverage of the league...