Media & Technology

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

DAZN unveils OTT boxing-centred streaming service

Media company DAZN’s over-the-top (OTT) streaming service has launched today, with Billy Joe Saunders’ super-middleweight bout against Martin Murray set to headline the platform...

Delayed Tokyo Olympic Games incurs $1.9 billion debts

It has been estimated that the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will cost around 200 billion yen, with anti-virus measures...

Eleven renews Champions League rights deal in Portugal

The Eleven network has taken up the option to extend its media rights coverage deal of the UEFA Champions League in Portugal for a...

Rugby League World Cup 2021 selects £10m capital grant recipients

The Rugby World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has chosen three recipients for its CreatedBy social impact initiative which offers community clubs and organisations a £10...

NOS seals multi-platform deal for Dutch women’s football

Dutch network NOS has agreed to a deal for the television and radio rights for the Netherlands women’s national football team games.The four-year contract...

EA and Premier League confirm third ePremier League season

Electronic Arts (EA) and the Premier League have collaborated to launch the third season of the ePremierLeague, on the back of two previous successful...

Kieran Maguire: The Premier League cannot be expected to come to...

Last week, the government unveiled its Winter Survival Package to safeguard the future of sports in the UK and mitigate the effects of COVID-19....

Stats Perform enhances betting streaming agreement with WTA

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) data rights have been secured by Stats Perform, after the sports data company agreed upon a six-year contract with...

Extreme E forms Latin American partnership with ESPN

ESPN has locked down a Latin American broadcast deal with all-electric racing series Extreme E for its maiden season which gets underway on 20...

Genius Sports to raise Liga MX profile in streaming and data...

Mexico’s football governing body, Liga MX, has signed a streaming and integrity deal with Genius Sports Group.The data and technology company will have exclusive...