Media & Technology

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

Foxtel and ABC net 2020 WNBL season

The Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) 2020 season will be broadcast on Australian network Foxtel and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) after agreeing a...

RFU reports £10 million losses for 2019/20

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has revealed a £10.8 million operating annual loss for the 2019/20 year.The governing body had budgeted to lose around...

Spring Media claim Women’s Champions League rights to seven clubs

Rights agency Spring Media has sealed broadcast partnerships with seven European women’s football clubs for the UEFA Women’s Champions League.The Swedish company will hold...

PPV to stay says Premier League

The Premier League has announced it will be continuing with its current pay-per-view (PPV) arrangement, after meeting to discuss the controversial model yesterday.Four more...

Premier League clubs set to meet today to discuss PPV arrangements

Premier League clubs are scheduled to meet today to make a decision on whether to stand by their pay-per-view (PPV) product for games played...

Crawford vs Brook to be broadcast live on Premier Sports 1

Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford’s upcoming welterweight title defence against former title holder Kell Brook will be aired live on Premier Sports 1 in the UK,...

Australia’s Seven Network to broadcast Beijing 2022 Olympics

Commercial channel Seven Network has secured the Australian TV rights for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).The free-to-air network...

ÖFB teams up with StreamAMG to launch new OTT platform

The Austrian Football Federation, the governing body and organiser of Austrian Women’s Bundesliga, the UNIQA ÖFB Cup and national teams has committed to creating...

Liverpool and Manchester United in negotiations to join new European Super...

Liverpool and Manchester United are taking part in discussions to join a new European Premier League, according to reports.Earlier this month, the top flight...

ESPN+ to stream Scottish Premiership after acquiring rights

ESPN+ has announced an agreement for the US media rights in English and Spanish to the Scottish Premiership.The Scottish Premier League was previously broadcast...