Media & Technology

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

DAZN continues building up French profile with PFL rights

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has secured yet another boost to its European reach via a deal with DAZN.Following a transformative 2023, the London-based...

Amazon invests in Diamond Sports to halt outlet’s collapse

Amazon will form a partnership with US sports broadcaster Diamond Sports Group subject to approval by the bankruptcy court. The largest regional sports network will...

British & Irish Lions announce major expansion for women’s rugby

The British & Irish Lions rugby union touring team has announced the addition of a women’s side for the first time in its 136-year...

Dave Abbott brings sportstech experience to US Integrity CPO role

Sports betting monitoring technology company US Integrity (USI) has made a new addition to its senior leadership team, appointing Dave Abbott as Chief Product...

DAZN removes women’s football paywall to maximise visibility 

DAZN has lifted its paywall of all live women’s football coverage and associated content in a bid to increase the sport’s exposure and growth. The...

Georgia first stop as SMH Sports takes La Gazzetta to Eurasia

SMH Sports, the flagship brand of sports media and management company SMH Global, has become the exclusive licensee of La Gazzetta dello Sport in...

DFL begins tender process for Bundesliga broadcast rights

With the Bundesliga’s current domestic broadcasting rights deal set to expire at the end of the 2024-25 season, the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has...

Sportradar launches FanID for a new way to collate data

Sports data firm Sportradar has launched a new end-to-end first party marketing solution that enables the sports industry to collect data through alternative means...

Report: NFL in “advanced talks” over ESPN equity stake

The NFL is edging nearer to acquiring an equity stake in ESPN which would see the league’s in-house media assets controlled by the US...

Peacock: NFL’s AFC Wild Card game “most streamed US live event”...

History was made during last weekend’s NFL Wild Card Weekend as Peacock announced that the AFC Wild Card game was the most-streamed live event...