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Sports rights
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NENT picks up the puck with NHL streaming rights in Baltics
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired the exclusive rights to the National Hockey League…
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Extreme E sets up MENA and Japan deals ahead of April launch
Ahead of its inaugural season, electric-powered off-road racing series Extreme E continues to bolster its…
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Disney agrees ‘groundbreaking’ NHL deal
Disney has agreed a seven-year deal with the US’s National Hockey League (NHL) in what…
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Extreme E secures Croatian distribution with SPTV
The upcoming off-road racing series Extreme E has secured its latest broadcast deal with Sport…
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Facebook to pull plug on Champions League and La Liga broadcast deals
Facebook will not renew its broadcast rights deals for the UEFA Champions League in Latin…
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Amazon set for US$1 billion NFL streaming deal
Amazon is reportedly close to securing a US$ 1 billion per season deal to carry…
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Australian shock as unknown start-up acquires UCL rights
A major sports rights coup has occurred down under, with a relatively unknown start-up acquiring…
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Eleven secures rights to WTA in Portugal
Eleven has picked up rights to the Women’s Tennis Association for three seasons from 2021-23…
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Sky complains to Serie A over DAZN bid, raises concerns over TIM deal
Sky Italia has complained to Serie A over DAZN’s bid for the top flight football…
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FIBA signs multi-year deal with Twitch to become Amazon streamer’s first international sporting federation partner
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced a multi-year deal with Amazon’s live streaming platform…
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Korean K League launches international streaming platform
K League, Korea’s top flight football league, has unveiled a new OTT platform for international…
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TIM announces Serie A deal with DAZN ahead of rights tender announcement
TIM has agreed a distribution deal with DAZN that will see the Italian pay TV…
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BBC to broadcast Formula E
The BBC will broadcast Formula E throughout the 2021 season, organiser FIA has announced. In…
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Discovery picks up Giro d’Italia cycling rights
Discovery has secured the exclusive global rights to cycling’s Giro d’Italia. The long-term deal with…
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Euro Super League would ‘undo the value’ of EPL and UCL, says BT Sport boss Green
A breakaway European Super League would be less valuable to broadcasters than the current model…
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Serie A media business stake sale off after top clubs object
A group of Serie A clubs have moved to block the €1.7 billion deal to…
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RTBF picks up Extreme E rights
Off-road racing Championship Extreme E has agreed a broadcast deal in Belgium with Radio Télévision…
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Eleven Sports renews Ligue 1 rights in Portugal
Eleven Sports has extended its rights partnership with Ligue 1 in Portugal. The deal will…
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NENT group expands football portfolio ahead of Baltic Viaplay expansion
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has announced a large football rights buy for the Baltic region….
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DAZN emerges as favourite for Serie A rights
DAZN has emerged as the favourite to pick up the largest package of Serie A…
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Canal+ agrees deal to broadcast Ligue 1 for current season
Pay TV operator Canal+ has struck a deal with the French professional football body, the…
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beIN Media takes rights to FIFA Club World Cup
beIN Media Group has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the FIFA Club World Cup…
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Canal+ declines talks with French football league
French pay TV operator Canal+ has reportedly declined to enter into one-to-one negotiations with the…
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Amazon expands Prime Video Sports into Australia
Amazon has signed a rights deal with Swimming Australia, marking the retail and service giant’s…
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Channel 4 reportedly to show Test cricket for the first time since 2005
Channel 4 has reportedly acquired the right to England’s upcoming series in India in a…
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Sky Sports agrees multi-year deal with England Netball for live Superleague coverage
Sky Sports has announced a new multi-year deal with England Netball, the governing body for…
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Day of reckoning for LFP as deadline for new Ligue 1 bids arrives
Today marks the deadline for tenders for the rights to top-tier French football after the…
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BT Sport renews MotoGP to 2024
BT Sport has announced an extension of its contract with Dorna Sports to carry the…
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Serie A moves to second stage of rights bidding, with no offer from Amazon
Serie A is set to move into the next round of its domestic rights sale…
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Eleven Sports Poland to share La Liga rights with Canal+
Eleven Sports Poland has secured rights to Spain’s La Liga Santander top-tier football for the…