Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Amazon and DAZN fail to secure Ligue 1 rights as bidding...

Amazon and DAZN’s bids to win media rights to Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 divisions have failed as the process continues amid a financial...

La Liga makes second tier SmartBank free to air in UK...

The La Liga SmartBank can now be streamed for free in the UK and Ireland via the LiveScore app, after the global sports results...

Kayo gains NRL and AFL broadcasting rights in high profile deal

A new agreement between Foxtel, Telstra and Kayo has seen the latter inherit the broadcasting rights to the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian...

NBA maintains India presence with Prasar Bharati agreement

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed a highlights coverage agreement with Indian public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati. As part of the agreement, Prasar Bharati will...

Netball Superleague finds new home on Sky Sports

Sky Sports has secured the media rights to the Vitality Netball Superleague, after penning a deal with England Netball. Under the terms of the agreement,...

Test cricket returns to Channel 4 after 16 year absence

Free-to-air terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has won the media rights for the England cricket team’s upcoming Test tour of India. The last minute deal was...

Women’s Tour road race makes live debut with Eurosport and GCN

Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport and its Global Cycling Network (GCN) have tied down the rights to the men’s Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour road...

NWHL inks landmark sponsorship agreement with Discover

The National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) has penned the largest-ever sponsorship deal in the division’s history with Discover Financial Services. The firm will have a...

Canal+ steps up challenge to French football media rights tender

French pay-television provider Canal+ has launched a second challenge to the Professional Football League (LFP) regarding the bidding process for broadcasting rights. According to SportBusiness,...

BT Sport renews MotoGP broadcasting rights for UK and Ireland

BT Sport has announced that it will continue to be ‘the home of MotoGP’ for the UK and Ireland, having renewed its contract for...