Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

BBC claims Euro 2020 final lion’s share of viewers in battle...

England’s 2020 UEFA European Championship final defeat at the hands of Italy was watched by a ‘historic’ peak audience of 31 million viewers in...

Foxtel makes late play for Australia’s West Indies cricket tour

Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel Group has secured the rights to Australian cricket team’s tour of the West Indies. The Australian broadcaster made a late play for...

BBC extends longest sports broadcasting partnership in history with Wimbledon

The BBC has extended the longest sports broadcasting partnership in history with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which will see the broadcaster...

Amazon to chart Arsenal’s ‘crucial’ campaign in All or Nothing docu-series

Premier League club Arsenal is set to star in the next instalment of Amazon Prime Video’s All or Nothing documentary series. The cameras will go...

Genius Sports and DIMAYOR overhaul Colombian football rights

The governing body of Colombia’s professional football leagues, DIMAYOR, has reimagined its entire media management and data gathering provisions, expanding its existing relationship with...

NCAA implements ‘revolutionary’ IMPACT platform into basketball broadcasts

Betegy-owned global content and data generation system, IMPACT, has announced its latest partnership has expanded its proprietary content platform with DDSports Inc for NCAA...

Canal Plus ties down Premier League rights in France

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured the rights to the English Premier League in France, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Under the terms of the...

RMG reaches ‘pivotal moment’ for British racing with rights renewals

The Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has agreed license extensions with various racecourses across Britain for the audio-visual and data rights. The five-year renewals cover 35...

Over 27 million tune in as England book place in Euro...

A peak audience of over 27 million tuned in to ITV to watch England reach their first major final in 55 years, defeating Denmark...

LNB aligns with Sportradar for data and distribution rights deal

Sportradar has extended its agreement with the French top-tier Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which will see the global provider of sports data intelligence...