WWE readies India, UK TV rights talks once domestic deals finalised
World Wrestling Entertainment will turn its attentions to securing improved media rights deals in India and the UK once it has concluded its ongoing domestic sales process, chief executive Nick Khan has…
National League set for more North American eyeballs on Segi.TV
The National League, the fifth tier of English club football, has announced that its forthcoming season-ending play-off matches will be streamed across the United States and Canada, with the potential…
Broadcasters given extra week to bid in FFF’s women’s TV rights tender
The French Football Federation (FFF) today (Wednesday) postponed until May 12 the deadline for bids for domestic broadcast rights to the matches of the French’s women’s national team and France’s top-t…
KKR ‘out of running’ for DFL media rights subsidiary
KKR & Co., the US private equity firm, has pulled out of the process to become a strategic partner with the German Football League (DFL) in a new media rights subsidiary, according to reports
TV8 lands rights to all-Milan Champions League clash
TV8, the free-to-air channel of pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia, has secured rights to the all-Milan Uefa Champions League semi-final first leg
EFL calls May 5 vote on Sky rights deal offer
All 72 clubs in the English Football League (EFL) have been invited to a meeting on May 5 to consider proposals for a new domestic broadcast agreement beginning with the 2024-25 season
Phoenix Suns, Mercury break from cable for local TV and streaming deals
The Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury have become the first basketball franchises to abandon the regional sports network (RSN) cable model, signing new local media rights deals in Arizona
UK government won’t intervene in Scottish call for free-to-air football
No political pressure can be placed on broadcasters to ensure major Scottish sporting events are shown on free-to-air television, the UK government declared today (Friday)
Setanta blames clubs as it terminates Ukrainian Premier League TV deal
Setanta Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, today (Thursday) announced its intention to terminate a domestic rights deal with the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) one year into the three-season deal,…
Amazon in free-to-air talks over all-Milan Champions League tie
Online retail giant Amazon must sublicense rights to the first leg of the eagerly-anticipated Milan Derby in the Uefa Champions League semi-final, after it was ruled the match must be shown in Italy on…