Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Verizon extends sponsorship deal with LaLiga North America 

Verizon and Spain’s LaLiga have extended their partnership as the football league looks to further expand its presence in North America.  Under the renewal of...

DAZN lands Ligue 1 matches via Canal+

Sports OTT streaming platform DAZN has announced its launch in France after agreeing to broadcast live Ligue 1 matches through a deal with Canal+. The...

FC Barcelona lists new $1bn media entity with Mountain & Co

FC Barcelona has announced it has listed its in-house media division - Barca Media - on the Nasdaq exchange in a new partnership with...

Bob Iger admits ‘progress not always linear’ for ESPN+ and Disney+

Disney - parent company of ESPN - has announced that the OTT streaming platform ESPN+ now has 25.2 million subscribers as the company continues...

NBA App to live stream FIBA World Cup in 20 countries

The NBA App and NBA.com will show live streams of this year's FIBA World Cup by carrying the international basketball federation’s ‘Courtside 1891’ feed.With...

PENN Entertainment steps away from Barstool to form ESPN Bet 

Penn Entertainment has caused a stir in the US online sports betting market as it announced a $1.5bn deal to form ESPN Bet, ditching...

DAZN makes football broadcasting play with Saudi Arabia 

DAZN has reportedly acquired the rights to the Saudi Pro League, making its anticipated splash in the UK football broadcasting market.Consequently,  every game from...

DAZN Chief eyes Premier League streaming model similar to NFL offering

As the Premier League draws closer to renegotiating its broadcast deal, with its current deal ending in the 2024-25 season, DAZN Chief Financial Officer...

Serie A halts domestic broadcast deal as valuations fall short

Serie A is expected to pause negotiations for its next domestic broadcast rights deal as it continues to seek a valuation of €1bn per...

BeIN Sports expands its coverage for upcoming Rugby World Cup

Qatar-based broadcaster BeIN Sports announced it has renewed an exclusive rights deal to showcase the 2023 Rugby World Cup in 10 Southeast Asian countries. After...