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Premier Sports lands LaLiga rights in deal that includes LaLiga TV
Premier Sports has acquired exclusive linear and digital rights in the UK and Ireland to Spanish football’s LaLiga for 2019-20 to 2021-22, in a deal that will see the league launch its dedicated channel, L…
Eir and Virgin Media strike sports content deal
Irish telcos eir and Virgin Media have agreed a deal to carry their key sports channels on each other’s television platforms.
LaLiga cancels UK, Ireland rights tenders due to ‘unsatisfactory bids’
Spanish football’s LaLiga has cancelled its 2019-22 rights tenders for the UK and Ireland after failing to receive adequate bids, leaving the rights-holder without broadcast partnerships in the two territories h…
GolfTV threat drives Sky extension of Open rights in UK & Ireland
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky’s extension of its rights deal for The Open is an attempt to shore up its dominant position in golf in the UK and Ireland against the threat of GolfTV, the dedicated channel run by the Discovery-PGA Tour joint venture, SportBusiness Media understands.
Premier Sports picks up Wolves’ Europa League qualifiers in UK, Ireland
Pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has secured rights in the UK and Ireland to the second-round Uefa Europa League qualifying tie between English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers and…
LaLiga FTA constraints in UK, Ireland may stymie tender interest
Match-choice restrictions placed by Spain’s LaLiga on the free-to-air package in its UK and Ireland rights tenders for the 2019-22 cycle may limit interest from broadcasters, according to industry experts spoken to by SportBusiness Media.
Premier League secures decisive Irish court piracy ruling
An Irish court has issued the nation’s first-ever order of its kind against the nation's five main internet service providers to block illegal live-streaming of English Premier League matches.
BT benefits from incumbent Sky’s OTT concerns in WWE grab
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport took advantage of Sky’s long-running concerns over wrestling body WWE’s OTT service to grab WWE rights in the UK and Ireland from its rival at a steep discount, SportBusiness Media understands.
LaLiga offers free-to-air, OTT packages in UK & Ireland 2019-22 tender
Spanish football’s LaLiga launched on Wednesday a tender for rights in the UK and Ireland to the Primera División and the six-match promotion playoffs for 2019-20 to 2021-22, which includes free-to-air an…
Sky to carry BT Sport, Premier Sport in Ireland from August 1
Pay-television broadcaster Sky will carry the BT Sport and Premier Sport channels on its Irish platform from August 1, taking over from telco Eir
BT Sport to replace Sky as WWE partner
BT Sport has dislodged rival pay-television broadcaster Sky as the exclusive home of WWE wrestling entertainment programming in the UK and Ireland
Virgin Media picks up Bellator rights in Ireland
Telco Virgin Media has announced that it has acquired rights in Ireland to the Bellator mixed martial arts promotion events in Europe.
The deal's duration was not announced
Amazon confirms WTA rights deal in UK, Ireland
Internet giant Amazon confirmed on Wednesday that it has acquired Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour rights in the UK and Ireland in a four-year deal starting from 2020.
Francis promoted, Webster appointed in Sky Sports reshuffle
Barney Francis has been promoted to the new role of chief executive of future sport at pay-television broadcaster Sky, with Rob Webster named as his replacement as managing director of the UK arm of Sky…
RTÉ and TG4 net rights to Women’s World Cup in Ireland
The Fifa Women’s World Cup will be broadcast free-to-air in its entirety for the first time in Ireland after public-service broadcaster RTÉ and Irish-language broadcaster TG4 acquired rights to this ye…
Channel 5 renews Impact Wrestling deal in UK & Ireland
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has renewed its deal for UK & Ireland rights to Impact Wrestling's flagship weekly show.
The deal starts from April 26
BT Sport extends UK, Ireland rights to Speedway World Championships
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has extended its rights deal in the UK and Ireland to the Speedway World Championships
Freesports picks up UK, Ireland rights to Major League Wrestling
Digital terrestrial television broadcaster FreeSports has signed a deal with US-based Major League Wrestling to broadcast in the UK and Ireland its weekly MLW Fusion programme as well as special events