Media & Technology

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

PFL to be exclusively broadcasted in Brazil by Globo in new...

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) will once again be broadcasted in Brazil on Globo platforms as the media rights company renewed its rights deal...

Extreme E ensures global coverage with Eurosport deal

Extreme E has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in a multi-year agreement that will see on-demand race coverage across Europe on Eurosport. Under the...

Genius Sports forecasts positive cash flow after storming FY23 targets

Genius Sports is continuing to go from strength-to-strength, according to the British sportstech firm’s latest quarterly and full year earnings report.Updating investors this week,...

Pitch International secures rights for 2025 Lions Tour

The British & Irish Lions and Rugby Australia have appointed Pitch International (Pitch) as their exclusive international media rights distribution partner.Under this agreement, more...

Simon Hovmand-Stilling: Better Collective on track for LatAm sports media leadership

Building on its acquisition of Playmaker Capital last year, Danish digital sports media group Better Collective is confident in its Latin American prospects -...

USL enlists Sportradar for data, AV and integrity in six-year deal

Swiss sportstech and data provider Sportradar has expanded its portfolio of North American partners with the addition of the United Soccer League (USL).A six-year...

EFL kicks off global domination with two rights deals

EFL clubs have approved international TV rights deals with Pitch International and Relevent Sports to broadcast EFL competitions worldwide for the next four years.The...

Football tops match-fixing concerns in 2023 Sportradar report

Sportradar Integrity Services (SIS) has highlighted football as the most affected sport by match-fixing occurrences in 2023.  In its  latest annual report on betting corruption...

New Manchester City treble-winning documentary sold to Netflix

A documentary surrounding Manchester City’s treble-winning season from last year will be showcased on Netflix after the Premier League winners sold the rights to...

Disney Star teams up with CricViz for cricket insights

Disney Star has appointed CricViz as data analysis and insights partner for the upcoming 2024 IPL and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.The deal will...