Media & Technology

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

Atrium announces Synergy Sports $100m acquisition

Sports technology company Atrium Sports has announced the completion of  the acquisition of sports analytics provider Synergy Sports Technology (SST).The deal is set to...

Twitch set for Russian court following alleged EPL piracy

Russia's third-largest internet company, Rambler Media Group is suing streaming service Twitch for $2.8bn over alleged piracy of English Premier League (EPL) matches.The firm...

K League continues growth with Sportradar deal

Global data intelligence provider Sportradar has been unveiled as a strategic partner of the Korea Professional Football League (K League) following the signing of...

Sports Performance Tracking receives FIFA in-game approval

Sports Performance Tracking (SPT) has received approval from FIFA for in-game use of its SPT2 GPS device according to the federation’s International Match Standard...

Sky Deutschland launches low cost sports package

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has launched Sport Ticket, a new low price sports package to its Sky Ticket streaming service for €9.99 per...

DAZN replaces Sky as German UCL broadcaster

Sky Deutschland’s chief executive Carsten Schmidt has confirmed that global sports streaming service provider DAZN has acquired the majority of rights to the UEFA...

BT Sport eyes audience expansion with UK month pass

BT Sport has announced the launch of a monthly pass which will allow subscribers to access its content without agreeing to an annual contract.The...

Eurovision Sport acquires FIFA CWC European broadcasting rights

Eurovision Sport, sports subsidiary for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has announced it has secured exclusive multi-platform media rights to upcoming iterations of the...

Amazon secures live German UCL broadcasting rights

Amazon has announced it has secured the rights to broadcast selected matches of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) in Germany as from the 2021/22...

The European Broadcasting Union strengthens portfolio with UEFA deal

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), through its sports division Eurovision Sport, has confirmed a significant new deal with UEFA for the media rights to...