BT, RFU finalise deal for climax to women’s Premier 15s
Telco BT and the Rugby Football Union have finalised a domestic broadcast deal for the climax to this season’s Premier 15s, the English women’s top-tier rugby union competition.
Super League rugby sees sharp headline value decline in Sky renewal
Super League’s protracted domestic sales process ended in a sharp headline rights fee decline for the rugby league competition for the next two years, SportBusiness Media understands.
Automoto La Chaîne extends MXGP rights in France to 2022
French motorsport-focused channel Automoto La Chaîne has renewed its broadcast rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP) for 2021 and 2022.
BT to offer women’s Champions League final free-to-air
Telco BT will broadcast this year’s Uefa women’s Champions League final on a free-to-air basis via its digital platforms.
L’Équipe, Sportall land French athletics, Diamond League rights to 2024
L’Équipe, the French digital terrestrial channel, and start-up OTT streaming platform Sportall have acquired rights in the 2021-24 cycle to all French Athletics Federation (FFA) events and Diamond League me…
BT in talks over sale of sports broadcast business
BT is in talks with possible investors over its sports content business, BT Sport, as the UK telecoms operator seeks to consolidate its activities around its core communications offering
Sky renews domestic Super League rights until 2023
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has renewed its domestic rights to the Super League rugby competition for 2022 and 2023
UFC value soars in France after legalisation of MMA broadcasts
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has massively increased the value of its media rights in France thanks to a renewal with pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport.
RMC Sport acquires PFL rights in France, Bild to show content on new channel
Mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fighters League has agreed media-rights deals for the 2021 season with pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport in France and media company Bild in Germany
Dutch TV first as Ziggo lands rights to Netherlands-Ireland ODI cricket
Dutch telco Ziggo has acquired live rights to this summer’s series of one-day cricket internationals between the Netherlands and Ireland.