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Premier League mulls options over TV deal in ‘crucial’ Chinese market
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said the top division of English club football wants to make the “best decision rather than the quickest decision” when securing a new Chinese broadcast rig…
RLWC2021 and IRL team up on production and international rights sales
RLWC2021, the organising committee of the next edition of the Rugby League World Cup in England, has struck an agreement with International Rugby League which will see the two parties work together on…
LaLiga readies broadcast innovations, Sky and BT unveil Premier League plans
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has unveiled a series of broadcast innovations for when the top tier resumes its 2019-20 season later this week
Premier League and Sky ‘agree deferral of £170m rights rebate’
The English Premier League is said to have secured an agreement with its domestic rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Sky, meaning clubs will be able to defer the payment of a collective rebate worth…
Round-Up: EPL broadcasters ask for ‘unprecedented’ access, Lancs’ India plans, new Chinese basketball museum, and more
UK government culture secretary Oliver Dowden has said he hopes the Premier League can resume by mid-June. The teams have agreed to start non-contact training in small groups today
Round-Up: Endeavor loan, Japan rugby league delayed, Victorian teams resume training, and more
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has secured a $260m loan to help it through the Covid-19 downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. The loan supplements an existing $2
BeIN flags up Saudi’s IP and rights ‘theft’ in bid to block Newcastle takeover
Yousef al-Obaidly, chief executive of Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group, has written to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters and the chairmen of the respective clubs, urging…
ECB to probe Watmore allegations concerning EFL breakaway talks
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it will investigate claims that its incoming chair, Ian Watmore, left his previous role with the English Football League (EFL) after allegations of misconduct
Six Nations member unions centralise autumn international TV rights
The member unions of the Six Nations rugby union tournament have agreed to pool their media rights, including autumn internationals and other test matches, ahead of the anticipated investment from CVC…
Surrey claims first with TikTok launch
Surrey County Cricket Club has launched an official channel on short-form video sharing app TikTok, claiming it is the first professional cricket team to do so
Eurosport secures Wimbledon rights in 11 European markets
Discovery-owned international sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured rights to Wimbledon in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the first time as part of a new deal encompassing 11 European markets
Real Madrid becomes latest club to introduce paywall social media offering
Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has launched a subscription-based service on social media platform Facebook
Manchester City launches OTT platform
English Premier League football club Manchester City on Tuesday launched a globally-available OTT streaming platform
Wimbledon rights-holder calls for UK government action over beoutQ piracy
The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which is the rights-holder of the Wimbledon tennis grand slam, has become the latest sporting body to call for pressure to be increased on Saudi authorities concerning…
EFL to review rights deals processes – report
The English Football League will review the processes by which it negotiates broadcast deals after an independent report questioned the way it extended its contract with pay-television broadcaster Sky
Host broadcaster tender launched for 2022 Commonwealth Games
The organising committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham launched a tender this week for a host broadcaster
DAZN picks up rights to World Cup of Pool
OTT streaming service DAZN has secured rights to the 2019 World Cup of Pool across a number of markets
PSG and Liverpool claim firsts with Dongtu, TikTok launches
Paris Saint-Germain has become the first football club to launch an official account on Chinese micro-content platform Dongtu, while Liverpool has become the first English Premier League team to have a…