Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Optus Sport secures 2023 Supercoppa Italiana for Australian fans

Optus Sport has secured the rights to stream the 2023 Supercoppa Italiana between AC Milan and Inter Milan exclusively live and on-demand. For Australian football...

Tennis Australia to ‘capture more fan attention’ with Stats Perform

Tennis Australia (TA) has inked a collaboration with Stats Perform, which will become the sport’s exclusive distributor of live video streaming and data tracking...

AFC terminates Eleven broadcasting deal

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has revealed that it is bringing its media rights agreement with Eleven Sports Network to an early conclusion. The channel...

DAZN to show KSI fights in ‘crossover promotion’ with Misfits Boxing

DAZN and Misfits Boxing have revealed a deal for the MF & DAZN: X Series, which will see KSI fight exclusively on the channel...

European Tour events on new dedicated Sky Sport Golf channel for...

The European Tour group has signed a deal with Sky Italia for the 2023 Ryder Cup and DP World Tour events broadcast on a...

US Open makes its return to Sky Sports in five-year partnership

The US Open has announced a five-year broadcast deal with Sky Sports, starting with the 2023 edition of the Grand Slam event. The deal was...

England vs France watched by record 23m viewers

ITV has reported that its broadcast of the England vs France World Cup match on Saturday was watched by 23 million people. Now the channel’s...

ONE Championship puts first martial arts events on FanDuel TV

ONE Championship (ONE) has linked with North American online gaming company FanDuel. The partnership will bring the organisation’s martial arts events to the newly launched...

Selangor Turf Club to distribute UK&A content via BetMakers

BetMakers Technology Network has partnered with Malaysia’s Selangor Turf Club racecourse, securing distribution rights to thoroughbred horseracing content.  Under the terms of the agreement, the...

Lions v Dragons ‘Battle of Britain’ a roaring success for BBC...

Tuesday’s match between England and Wales in the 2022 FIFA World Cup was as big a ratings pull for the BBC as expected, drawing...