Callum McCarthy

Inside this issue: FOOTBALL: Paramount beats Amazon to secure Champions League supremacy in US CRICKET: Sony breaks the bank to keep England cricket rights
Football

ESPN has doubled the amount it pays for English Football League rights in the US, despite only being able to agree a two-season deal with the Pitch International agency.
Rugby Union
Media

BT Sport is set to continue as the exclusive pay-television broadcaster of European Professional Club Rugby competitions in the UK and Ireland, SportBusiness understands
Football

About 30-per-cent fewer Champions League matches will appear on Paramount’s linear channels from 2024-25, with many more matches appearing exclusively on subscription streaming platform Paramount+.
Rugby Union

European Professional Club Rugby’s global media rights revenue is set to decline from the 2022-23 season, as market-specific headwinds and the sport of rugby union’s wider struggles take their toll on the property.
Cricket
Media

The International Cricket Council is reported to have made its Indian media rights tender more transparent, making its financial goals known to potential bidders and clarifying the circumstances in which a second round of bidding would be called.
Football

SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the English Premier League's commercial success.
Football
Data

Stats Perform has renewed its exclusive betting rights agreement with LaLiga over the long term in a deal covering international streaming and data rights, SportBusiness understands
Football

Stats Perform has paid a huge increase to secure exclusive betting streaming and data rights to LaLiga over the next five seasons, striking back after losing Major League Soccer rights to IMG Arena.

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