Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Paramount CEO won’t back down from Netflix showdown

Paramount Skydance escalates its battle over Warner Bros Discovery, pushing for board changes to block Netflix’s acquisitionParamount Skydance is suing Warner Bros Discovery (WBD),...

LIV Golf finds new broadcast homes in the UK, Ireland and...

LIV Golf continues to challenge the status quo with a new golfing format, and with today’s broadcast deals with TNT Sports and Sky Deutscheland,...

Rest is Football to Stick to Football: It’s a new age...

The world of football media and broadcasting is constantly evolving, with Goalhanger’s the Rest is Football and The Overlap leading the evolutionary charge. The Rest...

Netflix now the home of three most streamed NFL games in...

The NFL and Netflix are in the second year of their three-year deal, and it is already proving to be a hit with audiences...

12 Days of Christmas: A year in sport

A year defined by shifting power, new economics and unexpected upheavals, 2025 gave the sports industry no shortage of storylines. From governance shocks to...

The Commonwealth Games confirm sport’s paywall future

The Commonwealth Games’ move from the BBC to TNT Sports is yet another example of rights holders prioritising commercial certainty over free-to-air reachThe Commonwealth...

CONMEBOL to enhance global viewership of Copa Libertadores with new packages

The 2025 Copa Libertadores may have concluded just three weeks ago, but CONMEBOL has already secured the competition's broadcast future in new and existing...

ICC seeks new partner after JioStar heads for the door 

JioStar’s decision to abandon its long term ICC deal has thrown the cricket body’s broadcast plans for the 2026 T20 World Cup into disarray.The...

HBO Max’s sports future unclear after Netflix acquisition

The Winter Olympics will be streamed across Europe with HBO Max coming to the UK, Germany, Italy, and other countries next year, but the...

2025 AFCON set for UK viewership boost through Channel 4

Channel 4 will broadcast the 2025 AFCON during a Christmas period in England where games are more spread out. The 2025 African Cup of Nations...