Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Premier League to make live BBC debut on the South Coast 

The Premier League has announced its first batch of fixtures for the revised campaign, with AFC Bournemouth’s clash against Crystal Palace on 20 June...

SPFL announces ‘virtual season tickets’ for 2020/21 campaign

The SPFL has signed a new five year deal with Sky Sports, which includes partnering with the broadcaster to launch its 2020/21 campaign in...

Amazon Prime makes Premier League matches free to stream

Amazon Prime has announced that its four allocated Premier League games for the rescheduled 2019/20 season will be streamed for free. As a result of...

Draftkings Sportsbook offers Bundesliga and KBO mobile live-streaming

Draftkings Sportsbook has announced a collaboration with data provider Sportradar, providing its customers with mobile in-app live streaming of the Bundesliga and the Korea...

BBC secures Premier League broadcasting rights ahead of 17 June restart

All 92 of the Premier League’s remaining fixtures have been distributed to ensure that every match will be available to fans in the UK,...

RTÉ strengthens coverage of Irish racing with HRI deal

Marking the return of racing across Ireland, terrestrial broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) has secured a new agreement with Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) to...

LiveScore partners with StreamAMG to offer live football streaming

Sports scores app LiveScore has partnered with OTT service provider StreamAMG to offer live football streaming on its website and app for the first...

UK snooker returns on 1 June with ITV broadcast deal

UK snooker will return on 1 June as the sport’s Championship League will be broadcasted on the ITV network for the first-time. The tournament, which...

ITV Racing looks to claim £1.5m compensation over Grand National postponement

ITV Racing has claimed that the broadcaster should receive £1.5m in compensation due to the postponement of this year's Aintree Grand National, with negotiations...

Man United debts reach £429m as side suffers COVID financial blow

Manchester United’s net debt has increased by 42.2 per cent to £429.1m according to the club’s latest quarterly results, as the Premier League side...