Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

OneFootball nets streaming rights to DFB Pokal in major deal

German digital media platform OneFootball has signed a lucrative deal for the streaming rights to the DFB Pokal - Germany’s premier cup competition -...

BT Sport renews Vanarama National League rights deal

BT Sport has renewed its rights to broadcast the Vanarama National League for a further three years.The sports network has been providing coverage of...

BBC retains rights to top flight WSL

The rights to the top flight Women’s Super League (WSL) has been retained by the BBC, according to the Telegraph.Coverage of all WSL matches will...

BeIN Sports ties down NBA in French broadcast agreement

The National Basketball Association (NBA) will remain on BeIN Sports after the pay-television broadcaster renewed its French rights deal with the league.Under the terms...

NBA to launch three new streaming services

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced a series of digital and broadcasting innovations for the 2020/21 season, which is due to commence tomorrow.Updates...

FIFA eyes up launch of in-house streaming service

FIFA is preparing to launch its own direct-to-consumer streaming service, the Daily Mail has reported.According to the newspaper, the platform will air games with...

PGA Tour expands international distribution deal with ESPN and Eurosport

US-based PGA Tour golf tournament has embarked on a significant expansion of its international broadcasting, signing a deal with Disney’s ESPN+ and Discovery’s Eurosport.The...

BT Sport holds onto Premiership Rugby in renewed rights agreement

BT Sport will remain as the home of Premiership Rugby for a further four years after the UK broadcaster agreed renewed terms with the...

Sky Sports Racing channel takes home Best in Sports Media prize

Sky Sports Racing has picked up the ‘Best in Sports Media’ prize at the Sport Business Awards this week, with judges praising how the...

DAZN expands US broadcasting for upcoming title fight

International streaming platform DAZN has struck a deal with In Demand to show the upcoming super-middleweight title fight between Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and...