Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

European Leagues expresses ‘strong concerns’ over Champions League reform

The European Leagues has highlighted concerns with proposals to revamp the UEFA Champions League from 2024 onwards in a new format dubbed the ‘Swiss...

Deutsche Telekom extends basketball rights agreements

Deutsche Telekom has renewed its existing rights agreements with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the German Basketball Federation (DBB) and Euroleague Ventures.The German telecommunications...

ProSieben builds on Super Bowl success with ELF expansion

German broadcaster ProSieben has gained the media rights to the new European League of Football (ELF) following successful viewership figures for the latest Super...

DAZN edges out Sky in Serie A media rights contest

DAZN has moved a step ahead of Sky in the bidding contest for the domestic broadcasting rights to Italy’s top-flight Serie A.According to Reuters,...

AC Milan unveils ‘state-of-the-art’ in-house production hub

AC Milan has launched its own in-house media hub to centralise the creation, production and distribution of all of the Serie A club’s audiovisual...

BT Sport finalises deal for England’s New Zealand and West Indies...

BT Sport has penned a deal with West Indies and New Zealand cricketing bodies for the exclusive broadcast rights to England men’s and women’s...

Canal+ rights deal eases pressure on French football league

The French Professional Football League (LFP) may have found a solution to its long-running broadcasting crisis via an agreement with Canal+.Canal+ was due to...

Canal+ gains rights to ‘Le Classique’ despite LFP dispute

French pay TV broadcaster Canal+ has won the rights to broadcast this weekend’s clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille.There were fears that...

Bayern Munich set to star in new Amazon docu-series

European giant Bayern Munich is set to feature in a new behind-the-scenes Amazon Prime Video documentary series.The series, which has been produced by the...

Amazon dives into Swimming Australia live programming

Amazon has penned a two-year deal with Swimming Australia, locking down the rights to its first live Australian sports event.Under the terms of the...