Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

DAZN and Sky knock Amazon out of Serie A bidding contest

The bidding contest for the domestic rights to Italy’s Serie A has been narrowed down, as US multinational firm Amazon has been eliminated from...

French Ligue 1 losses continue to soar amid media rights fallout

Clubs competing in the French top-flight Ligue 1 tournament are set to lose a total of €1.3 billion, partly due to the fallout surrounding...

Star India nets Wimbledon rights deal ahead of 2021 grand slam

Star India has extended its long-running media rights agreement for the grand slam tennis tournament Wimbledon until 2023. The pay-television broadcaster has penned a deal...

ESPN+ inks ‘largest ever’ media rights deal with CWI

ESPN+ has signed a five-year deal with Cricket West Indies (CWI) for the exclusive US media and digital rights to all West Indies international...

FloSports agrees USA Gymnastics broadcasting partnership

USA Gymnastics is set to expand its range of broadcast content in a five-year deal with over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform FloSports. FloSports will broadcast 35...

Portuguese governing bodies agree to centralise Primeira Liga rights model

The Liga Portugal (LP) and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) have signed an agreement to centralise the broadcast rights to the Primeira Liga from...

FanDuel Sportsbook to provide real time PGA Coverage

US sports betting operator FanDuel will provide its Sportsbook customers with real time highlights footage of the PGA Tour. Under the terms of the agreement,...

McGregor vs Poirier a ratings knockout on ESPN+

Last Saturday’s UFC lightweight bout between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier generated 1.2 million pay-per-view (PPV) buys on ESPN+. This makes the event the most...

SIS ties down flagship Saudi Cup in two-year broadcast deal

Sports Information Services (SIS) has agreed a two-year deal to distribute live pictures and data for the full Saudi Arabian racing schedule. Through the agreement,...

FIFA lanches sub-Saharan Africa media rights tenders for World Cup

FIFA has launched two invitation-to-tender documents in sub-Saharan Africa for the media rights to the men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup as well as the...