Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

AEW to appear on ESPN for fans in Australia, New Zealand...

ESPN has secured exclusive broadcast rights to American professional wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling (AEW). From 16 February, the channel will broadcast matches and further...

DAZN makes top leagues more accessible with OneFootball

DAZN has formed a distribution deal with OneFootball that aims to widen the reach of the former’s content in Germany and Austria. Through OneFootball’s network,...

FIFA Club World Cup shown free-to-air in Ireland via LiveScore

LiveScore has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast the FIFA Club World Cup for free to fans in Ireland. The deal, brokered by SARAN Media...

F1 to be shown across 10 Asian territories with beIN Sports

The Formula One World Championship will be shown in 10 countries across Asia after beIN Sports secured the exclusive rights to the competition. The new...

IMG secures two-year Channel 4 football streaming partnership

Channel 4’s coverage of England men’s UEFA Nations League matches, European Qualifiers and International Friendlies will be produced by sports, events and media company,...

Pegasus World Cup continues to grow interest internationally

This weekend’s $3m Pegasus World Cup presented by Baccarat (G1) is set to be shown in more than 135 territories via a collaboration with...

Pickleball grows in US with ‘historic’ ESPN and CBS Sports deals

The Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) has announced media rights deals with CBS Sports and ESPN. The channels will broadcast hundreds of hours of APP...

SiriusXM to produce daily NHL radio content in enhanced streaming deal

The NHL has extended its broadcast partnership with SiriusXM and SiriusXM Canada through to the 2028-29 season. The platform will continue to give hockey fans...

Nine live NBA matches to broadcast on BBC Three

BBC Sport has announced a media rights deal with the NBA to stream nine live basketball matches. The coverage will begin with the Chicago Bulls...

Telemundo becomes exclusive Spanish-language home of US Soccer

The US Soccer Federation has announced a multimedia rights agreement with NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. The deal sees the broadcaster become the exclusive Spanish-language home of...