Media & Technology

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

Q&A: NETSCOUT on DDoS attacks and sport cybersecurity

Darren Anstee, CTO for Security at NETSCOUT, discusses the cyber risks around major sporting events.Cybercriminals used to cause disruption by focusing on stadium systems...

La Liga strikes new Disney+ deal to show all games in...

La Liga has expanded its reach thanks, again, to Disney+ this time in France as the streaming platform continues to battle for market share...

ITV secures exclusive UK rights to 2027 Rugby World Cup

ITV has beaten BBC interest to exclusive free-to-air rights to the 2027 men's Rugby World Cup in Australia, adding all 52 matches of the...

Q&A: La Liga on piracy, VPNs and its letter to FIFA

José Ignacio Carrillo de Albornoz, Institutional Audiovisual Anti-fraud Manager at La Liga, speaks to Insider Sport about the league's fight against football piracy.Piracy is...

Wout van Aert launches own mobile network, and it belongs to...

The Visma–Lease a Bike rider's WVA Mobile sells two plans on Telenet's network, with premium subscribers promised behind-the-scenes content and ridesWout van Aert launched...

Turning World Cup audiences into lasting fan relationships

The recent 2026 FIFA World Cup is likely to have attracted the competition’s largest-ever global audience after Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final...

Breaking down the biggest World Cup in history

Record ticket prices, a controversy-shadowed final and FIFA's biggest financial windfall to date, Insider Sport breaks down the business behind the 2026 FIFA World...

NHL joins the leagues taking back their broadcasts

The National Hockey League (NHL) has taken the reins on local team broadcasts as part of an expansion of its centralised production model.From the...

Paramount-Warner Bros merger halted for court review

Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery appear to have jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire after a US federal judge put...

The Rest is Football: From the World Cup to the Premier...

The Rest is Football podcast and show will return to Netflix for the next two years as the popularity of its World Cup coverage...