Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Sky Deutschland retains Premier League rights in three-year renewal

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has renewed the rights to the English Premier League in Germany and Austria until 2025. The new deal, which runs from...

NBC unveils plans for 7,000 hours of Tokyo coverage

NBC has announced plans to broadcast over 7,000 hours of coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games across its various platforms. Of the 7,000 total...

CVC in ‘advanced’ talks over $600m ATP and WTA merger

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is in negotiations over a $600 million deal to combine the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s...

BT Sport retains Ligue 1 UK and Irish broadcast rights

BT Sport has extended its agreement to serve as the exclusive broadcaster of the French Ligue 1 in the UK and Ireland until 2024. The...

Ligue 1 to reduce clubs from 2023/24 with broadcast strategy still...

The French Ligue 1 will reduce the number of teams competing in the country’s top division from 20 to 18 clubs from the 2023/24...

Digital publisher RugbyPass acquires Sports Analytics

Global digital rugby publisher, RugbyPass, has acquired sports data and analytics company, Sports Analytics. Using proprietary data capture and visualisation techniques to feed analytics platforms,...

Optus Sport to broadcast 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Telecommunications company Optus Sport has sealed the exclusive media rights in Australia to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be jointly hosted...

CBS Sports nets exclusive AFC rights deal in US

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has struck a multi-platform broadcast arrangement with CBS Sports for the exclusive rights to AFC competitions in the US. The...

AC Milan appoints Luca Baldanza as Head of Media Sales

AC Milan has hired Luca Baldanza as the Serie A club’s Head of Media Sales in the top-tier team’s commercial department. Reporting to the Sponsorship...

DAZN triples subscription fee in Italy following Serie A rights deal

Sports streaming service DAZN has upped the price of its subscription platform in Italy to triple the current charging fee after acquiring the bulk...