Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

W Series renews Channel 4 rights agreement

The W Series women’s motor racing championship will continue to be broadcast by free-to-air network Channel 4, following the renewal of its media rights...

Disney to close 100 cable channels in sports streaming shift

The Walt Disney Company is set to close 100 of its cable television channels as it shifts towards a streaming-focused future, according to the...

Sky Sports MD set for departure from broadcaster

Sky Sports Managing Director, Rob Webster, is poised to step down from his role with the pay-television broadcaster next month, according to The Times. After...

Betfair secures SBT Copa America coverage sponsorship

Coverage of the 2021 CONMEBOL Copa America on Brazilian TV broadcaster SBT will be sponsored by online gambling company Betfair. SBT is contracted to broadcast...

DAZN expands standalone business solution in Germany

Digital sports streaming service DAZN is set to roll out its global commercial premises business - ‘DAZN For Business’ - in Germany. In launching the...

US Soccer and SUM bring long-running commercial alliance to an end

The US Soccer Federation and the marketing arm of Major League Soccer (MLS), Soccer United Marketing (SUM), have announced the end of the two...

LaLiga continues rights spree as Digi Sport awarded Romanian package

LaLiga has struck a deal with pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport for the Romanian rights to the Spanish football competition for the next three years. The...

UEFA: European clubs have missed out on €9bn revenue

Clubs across all tiers of European football are estimated to have forfeit €9 billion of revenue in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial years as...

Six Nations reaches principal BBC and ITV rights renewal

Six Nations Rugby has reached a deal in principle with BBC and ITV for the renewal of the rights to the annual rugby union...

IMG Arena secures Croatian football rights package

London-headquartered IMG Arena has expanded its data and video agreement with the top-tier Croatian First Football League, which covers all domestic league and cup...