Government approves Premier League’s rolling over of domestic rights deals
The UK government has approved the English Premier League’s rolling over of its current broadcast deals with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport for another three years.
Virgin Media secures Wednesday Champions League matches, Europa League
Virgin Media, the Irish telecoms and commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights to show one Uefa Champions League fixture per matchweek along with all Europa League and Europa Conference…
Saran Media Group nets Serie A rights in 17 territories
The Saran Media Group has secured media rights to Italian football's Serie A across 17 countries spanning the Commonwealth of Independent States region, Eastern Europe and Turkey for the three seasons…
Mexican OTT platform seeUplay to stream Liga MX youth leagues
Mexican OTT streaming company seeUplay has launched a new platform for non-televised Mexican football, which will broadcast live coverage of Liga MX youth leagues to domestic audiences for the first time
VTM secures free-to-air rights to Tuesday evening Champions League matches
Belgian commercial broadcaster VTM has secured free-to-air rights in the country's Dutch-speaking Flanders region for Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League matches across three seasons, from 2021-22 to…
Discovery’s renewal for Le Mans boosted by return of big manufacturers
Discovery’s five-year-renewal for media rights to the FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has seen a slight fee uplift despite challenging pandemic-related economic conditions.
FanCode wins over ECB with long-term Hundred investment
FanCode’s long-term commitment to The Hundred appealed to the ECB, who are keen to grow The Hundred in what is their most important territory outside of the UK.
Alliance Advertising secures UK rights for Sri Lanka Cricket to 2023
Alliance Advertising & Marketing, the media buying and advertising agency, has secured exclusive linear broadcast rights in the UK to Sri Lanka Cricket events until the end of the Future Tours Programme…
Nent adds Viaplay distribution deal in Poland with UPC
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a multi-year distribution deal with Polish cable television operator UPC, whose customers will be able to access Nent's Viaplay streaming service
Sport TV renews Serie A rights to 2024
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has renewed its exclusive media rights to Italy's Serie A for three seasons, from 2021-22 to 2023-24