Analysis

Football

July 26 and 27, 2017, are two days that could completely reshape the sale of Serie A international media rights.

Rugby Union

The expansion of the cross-border Pro12 rugby union competition, following the addition of two South African teams this week, has been driven by three factors: the desire to improve the competitiveness of the league, the aim of bringing its media-rights revenues closer into line with its rivals, and the availability of the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings.

Athletics

The value of International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships media rights in Europe has fallen for the second cycle in a row following a new deal announced this week

Mixed Martial Arts

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has earned an increase of about 38 per cent for rights to its second-tier Fight Night events in Australia, but has had to remove incumbent Fox Sports’ exclusivity in o…
Football

Uefa has earned increases of at least 50 per cent in Finland and the Netherlands from recent sales of its national team rights.

New OTT platform Sportsfix is attempting to carve a niche in Southeast Asia by picking up properties ignored by broadcasters in the region.

Basketball

It is thought Fox was Discovery’s only rival bidder, but the broadcaster’s limited budget for sports rights did not allow an aggressive bid. Discovery, on the other hand, was very keen on the rights

Tennis

The value of digital rights to ATP events in China has fallen by about 80 per cent in a new deal that replaces its cancelled agreement with streaming platform LeSports.

Wrestling

World Wrestling Entertainment has continued its transition into a pay-television property outside the US, moving away from free-to-air to sign a four-year deal with SuperSport in sub-Saharan Africa

Football

The Scottish Professional Football League earned an increase of about 18 per cent in a renewed deal with BBC Alba at the end of June
Basketball

The International basketball federation (Fiba) has earned a huge increase in the value of its rights in sub-Saharan Africa, buoyed by this year’s AfroBasket being held in Angola

Golf

The Open Championship returned to screens in the Indian subcontinent this year following a late deal with pay-television broadcaster DSport

UK viewing data for the week between Monday 17th July and Sunday 23rd July, including audiences for the Open Championship and Uefa Women's European Championships.

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Cricket

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape in Cricket, looking at national cricket boards, the International Cricket Council and a special insight…
Cycling

Amaury Sport Organisation has increased the value of its Tour de France media rights across Europe by just under 20 per cent following a renewal with the European Broadcasting Union this month.

Football

Uefa last month recorded huge fee increases for its Champions League and Europa League media rights in Finland and Switzerland. 

Multi-sport

ARD and ZDF are close to a sublicensing deal with Discovery Communications for Olympic Games rights in Germany about nine months after negotiations between the parties broke down.