Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

ITV’s sports coverage gains ‘fresh approach’ with Richard Botchway hiring

Richard Botchway has become ITV’s Assistant Commissioner in the Sport team, reporting to Director of Sport, Niall Sloane. The new hire aims to give an...

SPFL rebrands Scottish League Cup in Viaplay media rights deal

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has announced that the Scottish League Cup, previously known as the Premier Sports Cup, will be renamed to...

HBA further bolsters reach of Australian and American racing

Maintaining momentum on its goal of enhancing global horse racing coverage, HBA Media distributed broadcast rights for the Lexus Melbourne Cup and Breeders’ Cup...

Billie Jean King Cup 2022 on the screens of BBC Sport...

BBC Sport and BT Sport have announced that they are going to be offering broadcast coverage of the Billie Jean King Cup 2022 Finals...

Buzzer and ATP Media serve ‘varying fan interests’ via short form...

ATP Media and Buzzer have formed a partnership to distribute short-form live tennis match content. The mobile platform aims to underscore its commitment to ‘serving...

GAA and BBC bring Gaelic football and hurling finals to UK...

The BBC and the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) have confirmed a broadcast partnership for the All-Ireland senior Gaelic football and hurling finals. The five year...

FIFA Women’s World Cup broadcast in Australia via Seven Network

The Seven Network has announced that it has acquired the Australian free-to-air rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Taking place in Australia and New...

NHL ‘refreshes’ its subscription service now powered by Sportradar

The NHL has selected Sportradar to power its direct-to-consumer international OTT subscription service, NHL.TV. A ‘refreshed version’ of the platform, the partnership looks to provide...

F1 shown on ESPN until 2025 with extended Walt Disney deal

Formula One has extended its broadcast partnership with the Walt Disney Company so that races continue to be shown on ESPN Networks in the...

FOX Sports exclusively streams 2023 World Baseball Classic to the US

FOX Sports has revealed an exclusive, multi-platform deal to broadcast the 2023 World Baseball Classic to fans in the US.  Beginning from stadiums in Japan,...