Media & Technology

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

European AFC Champions League rights obtained by FITE

Digital streaming service FITE has secured the rights to broadcast the AFC Champions League across Europe. Asia’s most prestigious club football competition will be showcased...

Four major UK broadcasters join forces to create new streaming service

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 are working in tandem to create a new streaming service - Freely TV - designed to provide...

Premier League to offer additional year in next TV rights deal

With the next round of broadcast rights negotiations for the Premier League set to take place in 2025, the English top-flight is reportedly set...

Colorado Buffaloes subject of TV tussle between ESPN and FOX

Since NFL icon Deion Sanders took over as Head Coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, he has attracted US audiences attention to college football.The Buffaloes...

AFC ends FMA partnership due to ‘evolving post-pandemic environment’

The commercial partnership between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Football Marketing Asia (FMA) has been terminated due to what has been described as...

Genius Sports largest shareholder Apax offloads 23M shares

British equity firm Apax Partners has begun the process of selling its 23 million shares in Genius Sports. Apax is the largest shareholder in the...

The esports report – DATA.BET adds personalised betting to Valorant

From sponsorships to industry-wide announcements, Insider Sport has you covered when it comes to the world of esports.This week’s edition looks at DATA.BET’s latest...

LFP looks to secure five-year domestic and international Ligue 1 and...

The French Ligue Professionnel de Football (LFP) is looking for €1bn from bidders to hand over the country’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 domestic...

YouTube makes NFL debut with minimal viewer complaints

The new NFL season coincided with the launch of Google’s YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket, which broadcasted out-of-market games for the first time. Viewers who tuned...

Conference USA signs IMG ARENA as official data streaming partner 

Intercollegiate athletic league Conference USA (CUSA) has assigned sports technology and betting data provider IMG ARENA as the league’s football, men’s and women’s basketball...