Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

NHL’s Penguins secure regional broadcasting through SportsNet Pittsburgh acquisition

NHL team the Pittsburgh Penguins will be able to televise all their games locally thanks to their newly-acquired SportsNet Pittsburgh network. The Penguins acquired the...

Viacom18 parts with $721m to secure Indian cricket rights

Mumbai-based media group Viacom18 has signed a five-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the TV and digital...

Women’s Eredivisie increases coverage with Toto partnership 

The Dutch Lottery body Nederlandse Loterij has revealed that its subsidiary sports betting brand Toto is now a principal partner of the Azerion Women’s...

IMG strengthens sports production with double appointment

IMG has confirms the appointments of Sally Brown and Steve Rudge to lead the development of its multisport content production unit for its global sports portfolio.Announced in the ‘newly...

ViewLift secures Vegas Golden Knights deal ahead of NHL season start

NHL side Vegas Golden Knights has entered a multi-year partnership with media platform ViewLift that includes the streaming of all locally-broadcasted VGK games.It means...

Bundesliga extends Next Media deal to expand on ‘500%’ growth in...

The German Football League has announced an early renewal of its Bundesliga lease contract with Vietnamese broadcaster Next Media Solutions JCS (Next Media) just...

2023 Women’s World Cup Final attracts over 14m viewers

The 2023 Women’s World Cup Final garnered up to 12 million viewers as Spain ran out 1-0 winners over England to win its first...

YouTube reveals features for NFL Sunday Ticket

YouTube has outlined several packages and features that will encompass its first year of broadcasting NFL games for the upcoming 2023-24 season.Along with a...

Serie A rights can be vital for betting engagement 

News that the betting rights of Lega Serie A will be revised should engage the attention of any firm ‘worth their salt’ according to...

RAI gets ‘extraordinary opportunity’ to showcase Italy’s Serie A Femminile

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) recently held its annual assembly where it awarded two out of its three audiovisual rights packages. After sending out invitations...