Media & Technology

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

World Athletics includes 2021 Indoor Door in deal with Infront

Track and field global governing body World Athletics has announced plans to market the Indoor Tour event via the Infront sports agency.This marks the...

US consortium gives McLaren Racing financial boost

New York-based MSP Sports Capital has acquired a 15% stake in McLaren Racing, rising to a maximum of 33% by the end of 2022,...

SEC swaps CBS for ESPN in multi-year media rights agreement

US media giant ESPN has agreed a ten-year media rights deal to carry the Southeastern Conference (SEC), in a contract worth $3 billion, according...

UK-based lender to loan €67 million to La Liga clubs during...

UK-based lender Rights and Media Funding Limited has agreed to loan €67 million to 11 Spanish clubs across the top two La Liga divisions.The...

FloSports secures multi-sport broadcasting deal with UCI

US-based over-the-top (OTT) streaming service FloSports have secured a lucrative deal with the International Cycling Union (UCI) to show a variety of cycling events...

Amazon express interest in Premiership Rugby broadcasting

Amazon is looking to expand its sports broadcasting portfolio by entering the bidding process to show top-flight Premiership Rugby.In an interview with the Mail...

Nitro Circus and Street Skateboarding League take festive slot on ESPN

Thrill One Sports and Entertainment,an action sports content company, has confirmed that two of its new events will be shown on cable sports channel...

FSB releases record-breaking 2020/21 NFL figures

Sports betting and iGaming supplier, FSB, has released record-breaking figures from the National Football League (NFL) for this season so far.FSB’s online and mobile...

World Rowing makes a splash with new Eurovision Sport rights deal

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has signed a new media rights deal with World Rowing to carry all...

Bundesliga re-shapes DFL media rights model to aid clubs during pandemic

The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed it will re-shape its domestic and international media rights distribution model from next campaign to mitigate the...