Media & Technology

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

UFC renews regional partnership with Russia’s Match TV

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has renewed one of its long-standing European media arrangements, putting pen to paper with Russia’s Match TV.Match TV announced...

PGA Tour signs Spain WBD deal while launching new media studio

The PGA Tour has kicked off 2025 with some major media developments, launching its PGA Tour Studios production studio and signing a deal with...

NFL Christmas games draw 65 million viewers on Netflix

The NFL has revealed that its Christmas Day games set a new record, attracting an audience of nearly 65 million viewers in the US,...

Brewers pivot from MLB to Diamond Sports for 2025 Telecasts

The Milwaukee Brewers have revealed that Diamond Sports Group will handle the production and distribution of its telecasts in 2025.This one-year agreement replaces a...

Sport business on the airwaves: sponsorship controversies and Netflix’s boxing breakthrough

Though our written content is front-and-centre, the Insider Sport team like to keep things varied and are regular guests on SBC’s podcast, iGaming Daily,...

New directions for boxing and seizing Olympic opportunities – Insider Sport’s...

The global sports ecosystem has a huge range of stakeholders involved from the athletes participating on tracks, pitches, fields and boxing rings, to the...

DAZN secures Jupiler Pro League rights for €84m until 2030

The Jupiler Pro League - Belgium’s top-flight football league - will continue to be broadcasted on sports streaming platform DAZN. In a deal worth €84.2m...

DAZN expands coverage across Australia with Foxtel acquisition

Sports streaming platform DAZN has announced an agreement to acquire Australian media company Foxtel Group for $2.2bn. If the deal receives regulatory approval, the acquisition...

Netflix secures rights for 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup

FIFA and Netflix have agreed a ‘historic’ broadcast rights deal that will see the streaming platform gain exclusive rights to broadcast the 2027 and...

Kitman Labs to empower BSC Young Boys with performance data

Swiss Super League champions BSC Young Boys have brought onboard Kitman Labs to enhance its oversight of player and coaching performance through the use...