English Premier League
Premier League international rights revenue outstrips domestic for first time
The Premier League, the top division of English club football, is set to drive more revenue from international, rather than domestic, broadcast rights for the first time in its history, teams have been…
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League secures rights-fee increases in Japan, Korea as Eclat expands again
Eclat Media Group has acquired English Premier League media rights in Japan and South Korea for the next cycle, beginning 2022-23, SportBusiness understands
Premier League media rights bids due in 14 Asia-Pacific markets
Bids are due today (Thursday) for English Premier League media rights for 2022-23 onwards in 14 Asian markets.
Would-be bidders have been mulling the opportunity since the tender was released in mid-December
Bet365 expands deal with Genius Sports to include international NFL betting streaming rights
Sports data company Genius Sports and bookmaker Bet365 have expanded their long-term agreement to cover an enhanced package of sports video content, including NFL betting streaming and data rights outside…
Disney retains Premier League rights across South America
Media group Disney is in the final stages of agreeing a three-season deal for exclusive English Premier League rights across South America, SportBusiness understands.
Premier League rights secured by fuboTV in Canada, ousting DAZN
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has made its most high-profile international rights acquisition to date by securing Premier League rights in Canada
Premier League awarded $213m in collapsed PPTV deal court ruling
The English Premier League has today (Tuesday) been awarded just under $213m (€187.5m) – plus interest and costs – by the High Court of Justice in London as a result of its collapsed media rights deal with PPTV in China.
United Group founder Šolak lead investor in Sport Republic’s Southampton takeover
Serbian media magnate Dragan Šolak, the founder of the United Group, has agreed a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Premier League side Southampton, with reports valuing the deal at between £100m (…
Digi Sport completes ‘big five’ clean sweep with Premier League deal
Romanian pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport will hold rights to all of Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues from next season onwards after securing Premier League rights from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
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Premier League stars feature in new phase of Asia-focused ‘Boot Out Piracy’ campaign
The English Premier League is employing videos featuring star players to bolster the second phase of its 2021-22 anti-piracy campaign in Southeast Asia
Premier League makes strong gain in the Baltics amid fierce competition
The English Premier League has seen its value in the Baltics soar amid Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s dynamic entrance into the market and heated competition with local rival TV3 Group.
Nova finalises Premier League capture for six seasons
Nova, the Greek pay-television broadcaster owned by United Media Group, has finalised its acquisition of exclusive Premier League rights in a six-year deal running to 2028
Premier League media rights sales roll on to Latin America and Caribbean
The Premier League has initiated its broadcast rights sales process in Latin America and the Caribbean, inviting broadcasters to lodge their first-round offers by December 13
Optus secures premier position in football with six-year Premier League deal
Australian telco Optus has renewed its exclusive rights for the English Premier League for the next six seasons, in a deal running from 2022-23 to 2027-28
Second-round deadline set in Premier League’s US rights auction
The outcome of the auction of US broadcast rights to the Premier League will not be known for at least another week after the tender process went to a second round
Middle East thaw resets market but glory days unlikely to return
Diplomatic processes put in place in 2021 to heal the rift between Saudi Arabia and Qatar have brought an end to the four-and-half-year dispute, sparking hope that the region’s sports broadcasting market will soon revert to normality.
Edelston leaving Premier League for Formula E
The English Premier League’s head of media sales for Asia-Pacific, Michael Edelston, is leaving the organisation to take up a senior media-rights role at Formula E.
Premier League launches Australia media rights tender
The English Premier League last week launched a media rights tender in Australia for its upcoming rights cycle, 2022-23 to 2024-25, with first-round bids due by November 15