Media & Technology

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

Amazon’s $1.8bn NBA rights bid matches by Warners Bros Discovery

After seemingly losing broadcast rights for the NBA for the first time in up to 40 years, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has confirmed a...

EFL gains major US look with multi-year broadcast deal with CBS

The English Football League (EFL) is set for US growth after agreeing a new multi-year broadcast rights deal with CBS. The exclusive deal will see...

IBIA: Esports contributes to half of 90 betting alerts for Q2

In Q2 2024, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported 90 suspicious betting alerts to the authorities.This represents a 3% decrease from the 93...

WNBA set for huge broadcast deal worth $2.2bn

The Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) yearly media revenue is set to quadruple in its next broadcast rights deal.The Athletic reports that the WNBA...

IMG Arena takes charge of Cricket South Africa global data distribution

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is looking to maximise its exposure via a data rights deal with IMG Arena, the sports data and streaming division of...

EFL looking for broadcast partners for intended documentary series

The English Football League (EFL) is on the hunt for interested parties looking to help in the production of a potential documentary series. After issuing...

UK Euro 2024 coverage gets 24m viewers whilst Copa América delayed...

This weekend saw two of the world’s biggest football tournaments come to a close, the UEFA European Championship and the Copa América. Throughout respective...

NBA secures record $76bn broadcast rights deal with ESPN, NBC &...

The NBA has agreed a record-setting deal with ESPN, ABC, NBC and Amazon in a multi-year broadcast deal that is worth $76bn. The landmark media...

PFL and Canal+ secure broadcast deal for French speaking countries

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has secured a multi-year media rights agreement with CANAL+ to broadcast across French speaking countries CANAL+ will provide live localised...

Sportradar to cover all UEFA competitions in expanded data deal

UEFA has extended its betting data partnership with Sportradar, a Swiss sports tech and data company, covering the full extent of its competitions.All UEFA...