Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Canal+ regains rights for Premier League games in Europe

French broadcaster Canal+ has retained rights to showcase Premier League games in several European countries until 2028.  Canal+ will hold exclusive rights to broadcast games...

Entain’s STS gains UEFA Europa & Conference League rights

Polish sports betting operator STS has gained the rights to tap into localised marketing activities and services from the first round of matches in...

European AFC Champions League rights obtained by FITE

Digital streaming service FITE has secured the rights to broadcast the AFC Champions League across Europe.  Asia’s most prestigious club football competition will be showcased...

Four major UK broadcasters join forces to create new streaming service

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 are working in tandem to create a new streaming service - Freely TV - designed to provide...

Premier League to offer additional year in next TV rights deal

With the next round of broadcast rights negotiations for the Premier League set to take place in 2025, the English top-flight is reportedly set...

Colorado Buffaloes subject of TV tussle between ESPN and FOX

Since NFL icon Deion Sanders took over as Head Coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, he has attracted US audiences attention to college football. The Buffaloes...

AFC ends FMA partnership due to ‘evolving post-pandemic environment’

The commercial partnership between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Football Marketing Asia (FMA) has been terminated due to what has been described as...

LFP looks to secure five-year domestic and international Ligue 1 and...

The French Ligue Professionnel de Football (LFP) is looking for €1bn from bidders to hand over the country’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 domestic...

YouTube makes NFL debut with minimal viewer complaints

The new NFL season coincided with the launch of Google’s YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket, which broadcasted out-of-market games for the first time.  Viewers who tuned...

Serie A prepping for in-house streaming service as TV deal falls...

As Serie A continues to maximise its next TV rights deal, Chief Executive Luigi De Siervo has revealed the league is prepared to roll...