Ireland
RMG and SIS renew broadcast, data deal for betting shops
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has agreed a three-year extension to its distribution and transmission deal with Sports Information Services,…
Sky Racing, Racing TV and ITV to cover Breeders’ Cup
Pay-television broadcasters Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV, along with free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV, have agreed deals to televise US horse racing showpiece the Breeders’ Cup.
Premier Sports commits to United Rugby Championship in deal covering UK, Ireland
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has retained rights in the UK to the United Rugby Championship, the rebranded tournament previously known as the Pro14, and expanded its agreement with the league…
RTÉ, TG4 share United Rugby Championship rights in Ireland
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ and Irish-language broadcaster TG4 have agreed a four-year deal to share rights to the United Rugby Championship, the rebranded tournament previously known as the …
Sky signs rights deals with Top Rank, Boxxer
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has moved to bolster its boxing coverage in the UK and Ireland through agreements with promoters Top Rank and Boxxer.
Both deals will run for four years
French Top 14 fee returns to earth in new UK, Ireland deal
France's Top 14 has found a broadcast home in the UK and Ireland after nearly two seasons off the air but at the cost of a significant fee reduction in a new deal with Premier Sports.
BT renews Ligue 1 rights in UK, Ireland till 2024
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has secured exclusive rights to continue showing the French top-tier Ligue 1 in the UK and Ireland for three more seasons till 2024
LiveScore secures free-to-air Champions League rights in Ireland until 2024
LiveScore, the sports update and live streaming provider, has agreed a three-season deal to make all Uefa Champions League matches available for free in Ireland via its app
RTÉ retains Champions League rights in Ireland
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has finalised the extension of its rights to the Uefa Champions League for the 2021-24 cycle.
EXCLUSIVE: beIN, Nent and Sport TV among new Ascot broadcasters in Europe
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and subscription broadcaster Sport TV are among the broadcasters to have acquired rights to this year’s edition of Royal A…
Top 14 secures UK and Ireland coverage with Premier Sports deal
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland to the Top 14, France’s top-tier rugby union club competition, until the end of the 2022-23 season.
Ireland’s Eir to close sports channels following Covid impact
Irish telecoms operator Eir is to wind up its sports channels later this year after the disruption caused to various events by the Covid-19 pandemic
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
Six Nations to remain on Irish free-to-air TV during CVC era
Live coverage of rugby union’s Six Nations Championship is poised to return to Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ following a deal struck with tournament organisers and incumbent rights-holder Virgin Me…
Premier Sports lands Scottish League Cup title sponsorship, extends broadcast rights
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports is to assume the title sponsorship rights to the Scottish League Cup from next season onwards and has also extended its broadcast rights to the tournament
TG4 to return World Athletics meets to Irish free-to-air television
World Athletics’ annual series of meetings will return to television in Ireland for the first time in over two decades after Irish-language broadcaster TG4 agreed a rights deal with the sport’s world gov…
Bellator to air exclusively in Ireland on Virgin
US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator has secured an exclusive broadcast deal in Ireland with pay-television broadcaster Virgin Media Television
WWE signs Irish rights deal with Virgin Media
US wrestling promotion WWE will receive coverage through an Irish broadcast platform for the first time after agreeing a deal with Virgin Media, the telecoms operator, commercial and pay-television broadcaster