Free season ticket holder access as BT Sport to air all Premiership Rugby matches
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is to broadcast all Premiership Rugby matches played behind closed doors this season and will offer free access to club season ticket holders until at least the end…
Genius Sports to establish Pro Footvolley Tour OTT platform, distribute betting rights
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has signed a 10-year deal to provide a live streaming platform for the Pro Footvolley Tour
DAZN picks up rights to Canelo Álvarez bout following promoter split
Over-the-top sports subscription service DAZN has acquired rights to broadcast Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez’s world super middleweight fight against England’s Callum Smith on December 19.
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Sky nets 2.6m audience peak for Scotland’s Euro 2020 play-off win as paywall removed
Scotland’s win over Serbia in last week’s Euro 2020 play-off attracted a peak audience of 2.6 million viewers in the UK after pay-television operator Sky made the match available on a free-to-air basis.
Rugby Europe hires River Media Partners, Sports Media Venture to sell rights
Rugby Europe, the administrative body for rugby union in Europe, has hired the River Media Partners and Sports Media Venture agencies to develop its media and sponsorship rights revenues
Ex-ESPN executive Classen replaces Raynaud as Sky Deutschland’s sports head
Charly Classen, previously a leading figure at ESPN’s international business, has been named as the new executive vice-president of sports at German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland, replacing J…
IBU predicts €2.8m loss after organiser payments, Covid tests, lower TV revenues
The International Biathlon Union has revised its budget for the 2020-21 period to cater for the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and is now forecasting a loss of €2.84m ($3.36m).
Uefa club competitions TV rights on the market in Greece
The Team Marketing agency has today (Monday) initiated sales processes in Greece for broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League from 2021-22 to 2023-24
IMG Arena keeps hold of World Snooker Tour betting rights
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has retained the betting streaming rights to one of its leading properties by signing a long-term renewal to its agreement with World Snooker Tour
British Basketball League nets domestic TV deal as Sky back on board
The British Basketball League has been buoyed by the return of a rights deal with a domestic broadcaster in a two-year agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky