Cheltenham Festival 2021 forecast for decade-high viewership peak
The 2021 Cheltenham Festival has been forecast to net its biggest viewing audience for 10 years, with fans unable to attend the live event,...
Sports piracy costing rights holders $28.3b a year, report finds
Sports rights holders and streaming services have lost around $28.3 billion due to piracy, new research by Synamedia and Ampere Analysis has found.
The report, titled ‘Pricing...
DCMS calls for justification over the BBC’s venture into MMA
The UK government has called on the BBC to justify its broadcast arrangement with mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion Bellator amid the current debate...
Channel 4 England Test coverage brings in nine million viewers
Channel 4’s coverage of England’s four-Test series against India, which spelled defeat for England, reached nine million viewers across all matches, the Daily Mail...
ESPN secure seven-year NHL broadcasting agreement
Disney-owned sports media network ESPN has secured a seven-year contract with the National Hockey League, confirming reports which surfaced on 9 March.
The agreement will...
DAZN holds Persidera talks to enhance Serie A rights bid
Digital sports streaming service DAZN has entered into discussions with Italian media company Persidera SpA over renting digital frequencies to ‘boost its broadcasting power...
Nitro Rallycross unveils ‘global strategy’ as sponsors sign on
Nitro Rallycross has announced its new ‘global strategy’ which will see the motorsport property, established by Travis Pastrana and Nitro Circus, stage five events...
Commercial court comes to a decision on Canal+ and LFP legal...
A Parisian commercial court has come to a decision regarding the second legal dispute between pay-TV network Canal+ and the French Professional Football League (LFP),...
Premier League and Europol disassemble ‘world’s largest’ illegal sports stream
The Premier League has helped La Liga, Europol, and the Spanish police to shut down one of the ‘world’s largest’ piracy operations, Mobdro.
In October 2018, the...
Serie A rights caught in deadlock after meeting rescheduled
Lega Serie A clubs have failed to come to an agreement after reconvening to assign the domestic broadcast rights to the Italian top flight...