Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Nitro Circus and Street Skateboarding League take festive slot on ESPN

Thrill One Sports and Entertainment,an action sports content company, has confirmed that two of its new events will be shown on cable sports channel...

World Rowing makes a splash with new Eurovision Sport rights deal

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has signed a new media rights deal with World Rowing to carry all...

Bundesliga re-shapes DFL media rights model to aid clubs during pandemic

The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed it will re-shape its domestic and international media rights distribution model from next campaign to mitigate the...

IOC’s Thomas Bach to serve final term in office

Thomas Bach is set to be re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after it was confirmed by the governing body...

DAZN unveils OTT boxing-centred streaming service

Media company DAZN’s over-the-top (OTT) streaming service has launched today, with Billy Joe Saunders’ super-middleweight bout against Martin Murray set to headline the platform...

Eleven renews Champions League rights deal in Portugal

The Eleven network has taken up the option to extend its media rights coverage deal of the UEFA Champions League in Portugal for a...

NOS seals multi-platform deal for Dutch women’s football

Dutch network NOS has agreed to a deal for the television and radio rights for the Netherlands women’s national football team games. The four-year contract...

EA and Premier League confirm third ePremier League season

Electronic Arts (EA) and the Premier League have collaborated to launch the third season of the ePremierLeague, on the back of two previous successful...

Stats Perform enhances betting streaming agreement with WTA

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) data rights have been secured by Stats Perform, after the sports data company agreed upon a six-year contract with...

Extreme E forms Latin American partnership with ESPN

ESPN has locked down a Latin American broadcast deal with all-electric racing series Extreme E for its maiden season which gets underway on 20...