Business
Amazon, Netflix ‘set to bid for Formula 1 US TV rights’
Current rights holder ESPN is expected to face competition from NBCUniversal as well as streaming services Amazon and Netflix
Sports Rights
Business
Warner Bros Discovery/BT JV ‘will increase competition in the UK sports rights market’
"The financial resources of the business would certainly allow it to invest more in Premier League packages at the time of the next tender,"...
Business
France Télévisions wins rights to Paris 2024 Paralympics
Broadcaster commits to airing 300 hours of live coverage on its free-to-air channels during the Paralympics
Business
DAZN ‘set to pay £582 million for BT Sport’
According to reports, the deal could finally be agreed this month
Business
Italian regulator confirms probe into DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal
Regulator AGCM is investigating whether the deal will "lead to significant distortions of competition"
Business
NENT Group extends EPL rights territories
Deal runs from 2022 to 2028, and is addition to the company's rights deals in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway
Business
BT Sport ‘holds talks with Rupert Murdoch’
Talks with News UK are said to be at an early stage
Business
Amazon wins rights to Ligue 1, sparks Canal Plus protest
Canal Plus has refused to broadcast the two matches a week it has been awarded, stating the deal is detrimental to the league's historic...
Business
Discovery nets French Open for another five years
In 2021, Eurosport has reported significant year-on-year growth in its audience watching via digital platforms during the first eight days of the Grand Slam...
Business
DAZN ‘rejects Sky Italia content deal bid’
According to reports, DAZN has rejected Sky's bid to keep its app on its set-top-box and satellite service
Live Production
DAZN packs a punch with Matchroom boxing deal
Matchroom Media will be responsible for all live production
Business
BBC, ITV beat the scrum for Six Nations broadcast rights
Men’s Guinness Six Nations, Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under- 20’s all set to stay on free-to-air TV
Business
French football league reportedly considering its own TV channel
LFP said to be considering its own TV channel to broadcast 80 per cent of matches
Business
BT confirms talks around potential sale of BT Sport
Company is said to have held initial talks with DAZN, Amazon and Disney
Business
Premier League ‘in talk to scrap TV rights auction’
League is said to be in talks with Sky, BT and Amazon and the government in an attempt to stave off an expected decrease...
Business
Sky launches legal challenge over Serie A rights
Sky has cited the so-called Melandri Law, which prohibits the sale of all broadcast rights to a single entity
Business
Broadcasters ‘won’t break current contracts for ESL’ says Mediapro boss
League has reportedly held talks with the likes of Disney, Facebook and Amazon
Business
Analyst: Sky’s decision to not ‘pay over the odds’ for Serie A rights shows focus on returns
"The decision to not pay over the odds for sports rights in the midst of a pandemic, will likely cost Sky subscribers and revenue...
Business
DAZN mulls going public
Co-CEO James Rushton also confirms streamer "will review" Premier League tender
Business
Discovery ‘aims to net the Ashes’
Broadcaster is reportedly in a three horse race to win the rights for the next four years
Business
DAZN wins Serie A rights, confirms TIM distribution deal
Sports streamer has won the rights to Serie A matches for the next three seasons
Live Production
ITV signs three-year deal with Extreme E
ITV will become the exclusive UK terrestrial broadcaster for Extreme E in 2022 and 2023
Live Production
BT Sport secures live rights to Extreme E
Sport has already signed deals with both the BBC and Sky
Business
Sky: DAZN, Telecom Italia deal ‘may harm competition’
Broadcaster is believed to have written to Italian football league Serie A to express its concern
Business
Telecom Italia ‘to pay €1 billion’ to back DAZN’s Serie A rights bid
Streamer has reportedly agreed "an important distribution deal" with a partner in Italy
Business
Amazon set to try for Six Nations broadcast rights
Streamer expected to join Sky, BBC and ITV in the tender process for the next round of broadcasting rights
Business
Is DAZN preparing a Premier League bid?
Bidding on the 2022-2025 broadcast rights are expected to close this week
Business
Could Test Cricket be shown on terrestrial TV for the first time in 18 years?
Series against India is due to begin on 5th February
Business
Amazon prepares Serie A rights bid
Italian football could be added to the streamer's sports offering
Live Production
Sky Sports drives off with Extreme E deal
Both sides cite their green credentials as a key part of the deal.
Business
Is Amazon about to race away with Formula One?
Formula One chief executive, Chase Carey, who is set to step down at the end of December, told the paper the sport has held...
Business
Mediapro, French League agree deal, Telefoot to close
Two parties are reported to have agreed a deal in the on-going broadcast rights payments row.
Business
Mediapro launches court action against Canal Plus over football rights
Spanish broadcaster has accused Canal Plus of "abusive and unfair practises".
Business
Canal Plus ‘preparing €700 million Ligue 1 rescue package’
French broadcaster preparing bid in case on-going negotiations between Mediapro and the French football league fail.
Business
Mediapro places itself under court protection from creditors
Company wants to renegotiate the price of the broadcast rights to France's top football league.
Business
Broadcasters rule out allowing Premier League clubs to sell PPV matches
Clubs want to stream matches that aren't available on pay-TV channels as a way to recoup some of their lost revenues
Business
Is Amazon preparing to bid on Italy’s Champions League rights?
Company reportedly "determined to win part" of the rights package.
Business
Amazon confirms rugby international rights deal
First time Amazon has won rights to broadcast rugby union
Business
Is Amazon trying to score rugby international rights?
Streamer reportedly considering bidding for the Eight Nations tournament
Business
Sports rights holders should ‘adopt a hybrid media model’ in the wake of coronavirus
New report projects revenue generated by sports media rights in 2020 will fall by a third compared to 2019
Media Delivery
‘The distribution model of live sports must change’: Eleven Sports founder on the future of broadcasting
"You should be able to get access to a football game as easily as buying an ice cream," said Andrea Radrizzani
Business
Sky Sports agrees to wait for £170 million owed by Premier League clubs
Broadcaster has reportedly agreed to wait to claim money owed until 2020-21 season