Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

BT Sport enhances European football offering with Serie A coverage

BT Sport has expanded its coverage of top-flight European domestic football, incorporating Italy’s Serie A into its broadcasting portfolio.  Under the terms of the three-season...

Real Madrid and Barcelona reject CVC LaLiga stake

El Classico rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have condemned the recent sale of a 10% stake in LaLiga to CVC Capital for a...

RMG and RCTC sign India-facing media deal for UK and Ireland...

The Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has signed a media rights distribution agreement with the Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC), covering UK and Irish horse...

Bundesliga secures UK coverage via exclusive Sky Sports deal

Sky Sports has expanded its football coverage in the UK - securing a four-year rights deal to the German Bundesliga in the UK and...

Rugby League World Cup 2021 set for postponement

The Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) is set to be postponed until the end of 2022, according to the Hull Daily Mail. After heavyweights...

UK government approves Premier League rights renewals

The UK government has approved the Premier League’s rolling-over media rights deals with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport. Earlier in May,...

Virgin Media lands UEFA Champions League package in Ireland

Virgin Media has sealed the rights to select UEFA Champions League fixtures, along with all UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League games,...

NBC enters talks with advertisers over Tokyo 2020 viewership decline

US broadcaster NBC has entered into discussions with ‘anxious advertisers’ to compensate for the decline in viewers tuning in to watch the Tokyo 2020...

Real Madrid expands streaming capabilities in North America

LaLiga giant Real Madrid has announced a partnership with streaming service Cinedigm to make the Spanish top-flight club’s in-house streaming platform, Real Madrid TV,...

World Rugby holding ‘talks’ with ‘potential’ private equity investors

World Rugby Chief Executive, Alan Gilpin, has confirmed that the rugby union governing body is exploring potential investment opportunities, having opened ‘early’ talks with...