Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

ESPN viewership surges after bumper college football weekend

Leading US sports network, ESPN has seen viewing figures increase throughout last weekend, following “monster” College Football audiences and record-breaking US Open viewership.It led to the broadcaster hitting 72 million viewers...

Premier Sports completes landmark UK LaLiga rights deal

Premier Sports has announced a new deal for the UK broadcasting rights of LaLiga.The deal, which will see every game from the Spanish top-flight broadcast...

SBS strikes free-to-air partnership with the NBA

Commencing with the 2019-20 NBA season, a deal has been agreed for SBS to broadcast two regular season NBA games a week in Australia.As part...

NHL unites with Yandex for Russian growth

The National Hockey League (NHL) has united with one of Europe's largest internet companies, Yandex, for the league's expansion into Russia.The deal, which commences at...

Fox completes sports betting expansion

Fox Sports has partnered with The Stars Group for the network's expansion into sports betting, with the launch of Fox Bet.Fox Bet will offer odds on  football,...

CAF WC Qualifying receives free FIFA broadcasting

FIFA, the world governing body for football, has announced it will be streaming the African qualifying games for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup.The move comes...

FA strikes overseas WSL broadcasting deal

The reach of the Barclays FA Women’s Super League has been expanded significantly, following the league's first ever overseas broadcasting deal.The three year deal,...

DAZN unites with Sky Italia for Serie A broadcasting

DAZN has confirmed a new partnership with Sky Italia, that will see the launch of the DAZN 1 satellite channel from the 20th of...

MLS championship match returns to ABC

Major League Soccer’s (MLS) championship match will return to the ABC Television Network for the first time in over 10 years.The event, which will...

ITV looks to extend Ascot Racecourse partnership

Ascot Racecourse is reportedly in talks with ITV over plans to potentially extend their current partnership by a further three years, with bookmakers, punters and sponsors all...