Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

YouTube reveals features for NFL Sunday Ticket

YouTube has outlined several packages and features that will encompass its first year of broadcasting NFL games for the upcoming 2023-24 season.  Along with a...

Serie A rights can be vital for betting engagement 

News that the betting rights of Lega Serie A will be revised should engage the attention of any firm ‘worth their salt’ according to...

RAI gets ‘extraordinary opportunity’ to showcase Italy’s Serie A Femminile

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) recently held its annual assembly where it awarded two out of its three audiovisual rights packages.  After sending out invitations...

Verizon extends sponsorship deal with LaLiga North America 

Verizon and Spain’s LaLiga have extended their partnership as the football league looks to further expand its presence in North America.   Under the renewal of...

DAZN lands Ligue 1 matches via Canal+

Sports OTT streaming platform DAZN has announced its launch in France after agreeing to broadcast live Ligue 1 matches through a deal with Canal+.  The...

FC Barcelona lists new $1bn media entity with Mountain & Co

FC Barcelona has announced it has listed its in-house media division - Barca Media - on the Nasdaq exchange in a new partnership with...

Bob Iger admits ‘progress not always linear’ for ESPN+ and Disney+

Disney - parent company of ESPN - has announced that the OTT streaming platform ESPN+ now has 25.2 million subscribers as the company continues...

NBA App to live stream FIBA World Cup in 20 countries

The NBA App and NBA.com will show live streams of this year's FIBA World Cup by carrying the international basketball federation’s ‘Courtside 1891’ feed.  With...

PENN Entertainment steps away from Barstool to form ESPN Bet 

Penn Entertainment has caused a stir in the US online sports betting market as it announced a $1.5bn deal to form ESPN Bet, ditching...

DAZN makes football broadcasting play with Saudi Arabia 

DAZN has reportedly acquired the rights to the Saudi Pro League, making its anticipated splash in the UK football broadcasting market. Consequently,  every game from...