Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

BeIN Sports retains MENA Premier League broadcast rights

BeIN Media Group will continue to serve as the Premier League’s official broadcast partner in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as part...

South American sports at the heart of Disney’s streaming expansion

Disney is set to expand its online streaming services with a move into sports broadcasting.The mass media conglomerate and global entertainment giant  is planning...

Amazon looks to expand football and rugby coverage

Online consumer giant Amazon has expanded its sports broadcasting capabilities this week after coming to an agreement with Sky Sports.The deal will allow Sky’s...

World Athletics includes 2021 Indoor Door in deal with Infront

Track and field global governing body World Athletics has announced plans to market the Indoor Tour event via the Infront sports agency.This marks the...

SEC swaps CBS for ESPN in multi-year media rights agreement

US media giant ESPN has agreed a ten-year media rights deal to carry the Southeastern Conference (SEC), in a contract worth $3 billion, according...

FloSports secures multi-sport broadcasting deal with UCI

US-based over-the-top (OTT) streaming service FloSports have secured a lucrative deal with the International Cycling Union (UCI) to show a variety of cycling events...

Amazon express interest in Premiership Rugby broadcasting

Amazon is looking to expand its sports broadcasting portfolio by entering the bidding process to show top-flight Premiership Rugby.In an interview with the Mail...

Nitro Circus and Street Skateboarding League take festive slot on ESPN

Thrill One Sports and Entertainment,an action sports content company, has confirmed that two of its new events will be shown on cable sports channel...

World Rowing makes a splash with new Eurovision Sport rights deal

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has signed a new media rights deal with World Rowing to carry all...

Bundesliga re-shapes DFL media rights model to aid clubs during pandemic

The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed it will re-shape its domestic and international media rights distribution model from next campaign to mitigate the...