Sports Rights
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Premier League ‘planning to launch its own Netflix for live football’
Premier League is currently looking at ways to increase its revenue after the price for domestic rights fell during the last auction
Business
Eleven Sports in talks with Portuguese TV operators
Reportedly in talks with Meo, Nos and Vodafone to broadcast its premium sports channels
Content
Mediapro will launch 2022 World Cup channel
Broadcaster plans to air every game from the tournament
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2019 will be a ‘tipping point’ for the global sports industry
New report says digital technology innovation will bring in a new era of growth for broadcasters, rights holders and sports organisations
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La Liga 1|2|3 matches made available on YouTube
Second division games can now be watched for free in over 155 countries
Business
IMG takes the Premier League to new heights
Matches will be available to watch on certain airlines in new three year deal
Content
BBC ‘in talks’ with MLB to air London fixtures
New York Yankees are due to play Boston Red Sox next June
Business
Sky Sports scores Ladbrokes Premiership deal
The broadcaster has secured a new agreement with the Scottish Professional Football League
Business
FIFA and EBU extend “other FIFA events” agreement
New agreement covers the broadcasting of 13 FIFA events in 38 territories over the next four years
Content
Eurosport France nets multi-year deal for ATP tennis
Broadcaster secures rights to 37 ATP World Tour tournaments a year
Business
Scottish Football League in talks with streamers over rights deals
Organisation reportedly in talks with Eleven Sports, as well as Amazon and Facebook
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Wimbledon admits to two years of talks with Amazon
All England Club stressed 90-year relationship with the BBC remains "hugely significant and valued"
Content
Eleven Sports acquires UFC rights for UK and Ireland
Multi-year deal includes all 42 live UFC events in 2019, as well as over 150 hours of UFC original and archive programming
Content
Sky Deutschland secures Ryder Cup rights for next two tournaments
Broadcaster signs deal with the European Tour covering 40 tournaments
Content
Sky, Channel 4 announce Formula 1 deal
Deal means only one Grand Prix will be shown live on free-to-air TV during 2019 season
Business
EBU and European Athletics renew broadcast rights deal to 2027
Deal covers worldwide broadcast rights and services provided from Eurovision Media Services
Business
Mediaset scores Euro 2020 rights
Deal also includes 80 matches featuring foreign national teams
Content
Parliament to discuss FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
Labour MP John Grogan to raise topic of sporting listed events
Business
La Liga sells rights for €3.14 billion
League has provisionally announced four of its eight packages
Business
“Focusing too much on delivering live can be detrimental”
A MediaTech 360 panel considers what the future holds for OTT broadcasters and sports rights
Content
Amazon Prime serves up first tennis coverage
Coverage of Queen's Club championships begins today
Business
DAZN secures exclusive Serie A rights
On-demand and streaming service secured multi-platform rights for next three years
Features
FIFA World Cup 2026: It’s a bidding process of two halves
Forget this year's event, Brian Morris, general manager and vice president, Media & Entertainment, Tata Communications, is already planning ahead
Business
Discovery signs $2 billion deal for PGA Tour rights
Deal is for non-US rights and runs for 12 years
Content
Mediapro reveals plans for Ligue 1 channel
Company won the broadcast rights to the French league from Canal+
Business
MediaTech 360: The future of sports broadcasting
OTT broadcasters and the chase for sports rights will be discussed at this year's event
Business
Sky Sports and Matchroom announce US fight deal agreement
Eddie Hearn will stage 16 live shows a year on the Perform Group’s on-demand streaming service, DAZN
Content
Quest partners with EFL for Football League highlights
Four-year deal will see Quest provide 90 minutes of match highlights during primetime every Saturday night
Business
EU Commission carries out raids concerning sports media rights
International sports rights company IMG is one of the latest targets that may have violated EU antitrust rules
Content
DAZN lands rights to Bellew v Haye fight
Sports streaming service secures exclusive rights for Germany and Austria
Business
Amazon confirms US Open tennis deal
Widely rumoured deal sees SVoD service win rights for next five years
Business
Formula 1 signs broadcast rights deal covering 19 European countries
Deal runs until 2020 and covers both FTA and pay-TV broadcasters
Business
European Commission confirms unannounced inspections on sports broadcasters
Various companies around the EU targeted
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Facebook confirms hiring of Eurosport’s CEO
Peter Hutton appointed director of global live sports partnerships and programming
Business
Amazon ponders repackaged Premier League deal
Remaining rights packages ‘unattractive’ to potential bidders
Business
Amazon, Facebook “not ready” to bid for EPL rights
Premier League launches its latest auction of domestic live broadcast rights today