Media Delivery
Eleven Sports CEO: It’s time to modernise the sports rights model
Luis Vicente said current model should be "repositioned and modernised"
Sports Rights
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
TVBEverywhere
Premier Sports secures Arsenal’s pre-season matches
Available on Sky and Virgin as well as OTT platform Premier Player
Business
Discovery appoints Andrew Georgiou to oversee sport
Named president of Eurosport and Global Sports Rights and Sports Marketing Solutions
TVBEverywhere
Netflix’s Sarandos insists no plans to introduce advertising, or sport
Both are "not core to the proposition" of the streamer
Features
This month in sport broadcasting…
Featuring news from UEFA, Wimbledon and the Women's World Cup
Videos
Business
DAZN lands Africa Cup of Nations, CONCACAF Gold Cup rights
Exclusive broadcast deal covers Germany, Austria and Brazil
Business
EFL to review TV negotiation process
Report commissioned following EFL's controversial Sky deal
Content
Amazon Prime Video confirms WTA deal
Amazon will stream a minimum of 49 WTA tournaments a year from 2020
Business
Amazon Prime Video ‘wins women’s tennis rights’
Reports suggest Amazon in Germany bid for Wimbledon rights but was rejected
Business
Eleven Sports wins Copa del Rey final rights
Secured rights for Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Poland and Taiwan
Business
W Series seeks global broadcast deals
The women's motorsport series has appointed Pitch International to sell rights
Business
France Télévisions sub-licenses Olympic rights from Discovery
Follows Discovery’s long-term partnership with IOC
Business
TF1 to exclusively broadcast Rugby World Cup in France
Reportedly invested €45-50 million for Rugby World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup rights
TVBEverywhere
Amazon Prime Video aims to ace tennis coverage in 2019
Streamer hasn't said whether it has addressed the latency issues seen during its coverage of the 2018 US Open
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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