Europa League value falls in France in wake of Champions League frenzy
Uefa’s Europa League revenue in France will fall in the 2021-24 cycle given limited interest in the property in the wake of the fierce contest for rights to the top-tier Champions League.
NOS delivers uplift for International Skating Union events in key Dutch market
Dutch public broadcaster NOS increased its fee to retain rights to International Skating Union events in the Netherlands for the 2019-23 cycle, SportBusiness Media understands.
BBC lands rights to additional Women’s FA Cup ties, SheBelieves Cup
UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to earlier rounds of the Women’s FA Cup as well as this season’s She Believes Cup invitational football tournament.
Premier Sports signs LaLiga TV deal in UK with Stonegate pubs
Pay-television operator Premier Sports has agreed a deal with the Stonegate Pub Company to show LaLiga’s dedicated channel, LaLigaTV, at selected venues in the UK.
CBC agrees deal with DAZN for Canada Women’s Fiba Olympic qualifiers
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has agreed a content-sharing deal with OTT platform DAZN to show the latter’s coverage of the national team’s matches at the Fiba Women's Olympic qualification tournament.
ITV retakes WRC highlights rights in the UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights to the FIA World Rally Championship from 2020 to 2022, bringing coverage back to the broadcaster for the first time since 2015
Sky gains from BBC live golf reappraisal in Masters renewal
Sky achieved its long-held ambition of exclusive live coverage of the US Masters in the UK because its co-incumbent, the BBC, decided live golf is no longer a strategic priority.
ITV ‘in talks with BT’ to sublicense Champions League rights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is in talks with telco BT to sublicense some of the latter’s Uefa Champions League rights for the 2021-24 cycle, according to newspaper the Sunday Times.
Sky lands rights to West Indies-Ireland cricket series
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe to this month’s West Indies v Ireland one-day and Twenty20 cricket series.
‘Sport in France’ to show French volleyball league until end of season
The French Olympic committee’s ‘Sport in France’ free-to-air channel has agreed a deal with France’s National Volleyball League (LNV) to broadcast the men’s and women’s top-tier competitions for the rem…