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...
Sports Rights
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
Media Delivery
Eleven Sports CEO: It’s time to modernise the sports rights model
Luis Vicente said current model should be "repositioned and modernised"
Business
DAZN defers rights payments while sports are postponed
Company's board is "officially placing it in survive mode"
Business
Germany’s Bundesliga media rights tender postponed
All Bundesliga matches currently suspended until the end of April
Production & Post
Germany’s Bundesliga looks to produce 170+ matches in 4K UHD
Part of forthcoming rights deals
TVBEverywhere
Facebook scores two live FA Cup matches
Reading v Sheffield United, Leicester v Birmingham to stream on Facebook Watch
Business
Could this be the last Six Nations on free-to-air TV?
Sky is reportedly planning to outbid current holders BBC and ITV
Production & Post
French Tennis Foundation takes Roland Garros production in-house
HBS France Production appointed host broadcaster from 2021
Business
Pay-TV operators could score a Six Nations match
Possible new investor wants to sell one match per round to pay-TV operators
TVBEverywhere
Amazon or Discovery ‘could bid for Premier League Nordic rights’
Bidding process for 2022/23 season currently underway
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport to be France’s official pay-TV 2020 Olympic Games broadcaster
Partnership agreed with Canal+ Group and France Télévisions
Media Consumption
Labour wants to add the Cricket World Cup to the ‘crown jewels’
Part of the party's election manifesto
Business
French government moves to help France Télévisions compete for sports rights
Broadcaster currently not allowed to show advertising during live sports airing after 8pm
Business
BT Sport appoints new sports rights MD
New role will spearhead BT’s renewed efforts to grow viewers and revenues for BT Sport
Media Consumption
ITV to show three live La Liga matches
Negotiations between La Liga and ITV are ongoing
Business
Serie A sets deadline for Mediapro deal
€1.3 billion deal to be reviewed by the league’s 20 clubs
Podcasts and Videos
Summer of Sport podcast: Eurovision Sport
TVBEurope launches Summer of Sport podcast, in association with Lawo