RFU eyes broadcast deal for women’s top-tier league
The Rugby Football Union is actively seeking a domestic broadcaster for the top-tier women’s Premier 15s league.
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CRICKET: Channel 4 survives late scare to secure UK rights to England v India series
FOOTBALL: Bundesliga more than doubles Polish value, continues strong European sales
Canal Plus holds firm on Ligue 1 talks stance, acquires rights to Marseille-PSG
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is continuing to refuse to engage in direct negotiations with the French Professional Football League (LFP) over Ligue 1 media rights and remains firmly in favour…
Free continues free Ligue 1 app access amid uncertain broadcast landscape
French telecoms operator Free will continue to make its dedicated Ligue 1 app free until the end of the season, giving viewers access to near-live rights against the backdrop of a hugely uncertain broadcast…
France Télévisions, Eurosport seek fee cut for Coupe de France rights
The two domestic rights-holders to the Coupe de France knock-out competition, France Télévisions and Eurosport, are thought to be seeking a 30-per-cent fee reduction this season due to the Covid-19 related r…
BBC keeps fee steady in Challenge Cup renewal
UK public service broadcaster the BBC has kept its outlay on rugby league’s Challenge Cup steady in its latest renewal, for the 2022-24 cycle.
BBC picks up exclusive World Athletics Indoor Tour rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired exclusive rights to the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour
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FOOTBALL: Disney renewal provides slither of stability for Argentine football league
BASKETBALL: NBA floats League Pass option in beIN renewal talks in France
All Premier League matches to continue to be shown in UK until end of February
The English Premier League will continue to make available all its matches for broadcast in the UK until at least the last weekend of February
Eurosport renews UCI World Championship rights for 2021
International broadcaster Eurosport has renewed a swathe of broadcast rights to Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) events in 2021 in a deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting…