England
Virgin Media lodges Premier League rights complaint
UK pay-television operator Virgin Media has asked broadcast regulator Ofcom to open a formal investigation into how the Premier League, the top division of English football, sells its television rights.
RR Media to aid Arsenal’s global content delivery
Digital media services company RR Media has agreed a three-year deal to become a delivery partner for English Premier League football club Arsenal’s international programming block.
BT executive warns Sky over next Premier League rights cycle
BSkyB will have a “real problem” if the company is unable to retain rights to live coverage of 116 English Premier League football matches per season in the next cycle, according to John Petter, the chief executive of the consumer division at BT, which operates rival pay-television service BT Sport.
Football League unveils broadcast initiative for away fans
The English Football League has announced a new broadcast initiative that will allow fans to watch coverage of their team playing away from home during midweek.
BT confirms availability of new Sky Sports channel
UK telecommunications company BT has confirmed that subscribers will be able to access pay-television broadcaster BSkyB’s new Sky Sports 5 channel via BT Vision Plus set-top boxes.
Sunset+Vine drives YouTube content for Lord’s
UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has agreed a wide-ranging social media content partnership with Marylebone Cricket Club that includes management of the Lord’s Cricket Ground channel on video-sharing platform YouTube.
BT Sport acquires rights to Liverpool’s pre-season campaign
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to English Premier League football club Liverpool’s pre-season friendlies.
MP & Silva nets media rights extension with Arsenal
The MP & Silva agency has agreed a four-year extension to its content and media advisor partnership with Arsenal Broadband Limited, the digital arm of English Premier League football club Arsenal.
ECB to stream live coverage of England women’s series
The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced that this summer’s One-Day International women’s national team series between England and India will be streamed live on the governing body’s official channel on video-sharing platform YouTube.
BT spending power under threat by Ofcom proposal – report
Telecommunications company BT’s spending power in the auction for the next cycle of rights for football’s English Premier League could be restricted by proposals put forward by Ofcom, the UK media regulator.
Roku secures BBC Sport content
Online streaming service Roku has announced the launch of UK public-service broadcaster the BBC’s sports service on its platform.
Premiership Rugby buoyed by BT Sport audience boost
Premiership Rugby has reported a 40 per cent increase in UK television audiences following the first year of the English Premiership rugby union league being shown live by pay-television broadcaster BT Sport.
Premier League scores healthy domestic television audiences
Domestic television audiences for the English Premier League have increased year-on-year across the league’s live and highlights coverage.
BBC acquires RideLondon Women’s GP rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights for the 2014 RideLondon Women’s Grand Prix cycling event.
Rugby World Cup organisers shift kick-off times for broadcasters
Kick-off times for matches during the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England have been rescheduled in order to tap into a broader global television audience, organisers of the international rugby union tournament have confirmed.
Arsenal launches YouTube channel
English Premier League football club Arsenal has launched an official channel on video-sharing website YouTube.
Clubs the real winners in BT-Sky deal
Clubs are real winners from BT-Sky sharing deal for European rugby
ITV seals MotoGP highlights package
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a deal with the MotoGP motorcycling series to show highlights programmes from this year’s world championship.