Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

UEFA joins in global sporting social media boycott

Sports clubs, authorities, broadcasters, publishers and athletes are set to participate in a global social media blackout - a campaign against online abuse and...

BT holds talks over sale of sports broadcasting operation

Multinational telecommunications giant BT is in talks ‘with a number of strategic partners’ over the sale of its sports broadcasting operation BT Sport.According to...

NZR approves Silver Lake investment to maximise commercial assets

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has voted to approve the sale of a 12.5% stake in its commercial rights entity to private equity company Silver...

UEFA Women’s Champions League takes ‘giant step forward’ with reforms

Women’s football clubs across Europe are set to receive a €24 million cash boost when the revamped UEFA Women’s Champions League comes into effect...

Infront unveils new merger’s brand identity to boost digital offering

The Infront sports marketing company has officially launched the new ‘Infront X’ brand identity - a merger between the agency’s Infront Lab and its...

Triller Fight Club files $100m lawsuit against pirate streaming sites

Triller Fight Club (TFC) has filed a lawsuit against 12 sites in the US District Court in the Central District of California in response...

Betfred Super League strikes Sky Sports renewal

The Betfred Super League has extended its media rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports for a further two years, taking effect at the...

Angel City recruits UK-based Women’s Sports Group for global expansion plans

UK-based Women’s Sports Group has been enlisted by National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise Angel City FC to boost the team’s commercial brand ahead...

Disney set to close Fox Sports Asia channels in DTC pivot

The Walt Disney Company is set to shut down its network of Fox Sports Asia channels in October of this year, according to ContentAsia.Among...

Bundesliga and Nent come together in ‘historic’ media rights tie-up

European media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has extended its media rights partnership with the German Bundesliga for a further four seasons, as part...