Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Nielsen Sports: UEFA Women’s Champions League ‘bridging the gap’

Earmarked as an ‘extraordinary moment of history’ by the European Club Association, the reforms to the UEFA Women’s Champions League sees the tournament take...

NBC Sports Regional Networks deepen fan engagement strategy with Sportradar

Sports data collection and analytics firm Sportradar has formed a data and content partnership with the NBC Sports Regional Networks. Under the terms of the...

iHeartMedia nets first NWSL live audio partnership

US mass media corporation iHeartMedia has struck the first live audio partnership in the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) history, in a tie-up which...

British and Irish Lions make terrestrial return on Channel 4

Coverage of The British and Irish Lions will return to UK terrestrial television for the first time since 1993 after commercial broadcaster Channel 4...

Government to review Premier League’s £4.5bn media rights extension

The Premier League has ‘agreed a deal in principle’ with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport for the £4.5 billion...

Motorsport Network recruits Simon Danker as Motorsport.tv CEO

The Motorsport Network has named Simon Danker as the new CEO of its over-the-top (OTT) operation, Motorsport.tv. As CEO of the platform, Danker will draw...

Broadcasters face calls for ban on Euro 2020 betting adverts

Broadcasters and media outlets screening this year’s rescheduled 2020 UEFA European Championships have received calls for the suspension of gambling advertisements during this summer’s...

ECB losses plummet to £16.1 million amid pandemic

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was hit by a loss of £16.1 million for the financial year ending 31 January 2021 as...

Six Nations to remain free-to-air in Virgin Media and RTÉ tie-up

The Six Nations Championship will remain on free-to-air television in Ireland following the finalisation of the ‘first partnership of its kind’ between the rugby...

ITV bows out of the race for BT Sport stake

Commercial broadcaster ITV has reportedly withdrawn its interest in purchasing BT Sport, according to The Times. Last month, BT confirmed that it was holding talks...