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Contract extension to take ITV’s UK racing coverage past decade mark
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a three-year extension to its deal to show exclusive, free-to-air coverage of domestic horse racing
Lineker to return to Match of the Day after BBC’s weekend of sporting upheaval
BBC director-general Tim Davie has today (Monday) issued an apology and has stated the UK public-service broadcaster will review its social media guidance, after the corporation’s football coverage and w…
BT Sport exploits gap to bag India-Australia series
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport faced no strong competition in its acquisition of exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland for Australia’s current tour of India.
BT Sport to show World Baseball Classic
UK pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport is to show live coverage of the World Baseball Classic
Ocean to show Premiership Rugby out-of-home clips
Premiership Rugby has entered into an agreement with media company Ocean Outdoor, which will broadcast highlights of matches on large-format digital out-of-home screens
ECB provides makeweight to ensure Sky coverage of England’s Bangladesh tour
The England and Wales Cricket Board stepped in at the last minute with a makeweight to the fee offered by Sky Sports to ensure England’s current white-ball tour of Bangladesh was shown on Sky as well as on the ECB's own digital channels.
EFL offers rights a la carte to entice Viaplay, DAZN to fight Sky
SportBusiness Media analyses the EFL's global media rights tender, in which an a la carte menu has been provided to bidders, with 26 standalone packages available.
Sky bags rights to inaugural Women’s Premier League
UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 competition
Masters: PL to launch domestic media rights tender this year, supports 3pm blackout
The English Premier League will take its domestic media rights to market this year but is unlikely to support a challenge to the 3pm blackout rule, its chief executive Richard Masters has said.
River Media appoints Umbro, Deltatre executives to support new business development
UK-based sports media company River Media Partners has named Scott Watson as head of business development and Miles Watson as head of rights and new business
BT Sport nets rights to remainder of Copa del Rey season
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired exclusive UK broadcast rights to the forthcoming semi-finals and final of Spain's Copa del Rey cup competition. The deal begins with the first leg of the semi-final match between Osasuna and Athletic Club tonight (Wednesday).
ECB to stream free coverage of Bangladesh-England under Sky deal
UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky Sports has announced that it will show the England men’s cricket team’s upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh, which starts tomorrow (Wednesday), although the England and Wal…
EFL follows RFP with domestic broadcast rights tender launch
The English Football League has issued its invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights from the 2024-25 season onwards
Guild Esports launches in-house studio to drive esports and gaming-led campaigns
David Beckham co-owned esports organisation Guild Esports has launched a new in-house production and creative studio to provide bespoke campaigns for its sponsors, as well as independent brands and media…
BBC renews Bellator commitment
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has struck a new rights deal with US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator
Eurosport and BT Sport channels to merge under TNT Sports brand
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe president Andrew Georgiou said “simplification has to be the overriding objective” for the media conglomerate’s joint venture with telco BT after announcing the merger of the Eurosport and BT Sport pay-television channels under a single TNT Sports brand in the UK and Ireland.
Sky ‘agrees late deal’ to cover England’s Bangladesh tour
UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky is reported to have struck a late deal to cover the England men’s cricket team’s upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh.
EXCLUSIVE: Sky finalises ATP and WTA deal across active territories from 2024
Sky will become the new home of the ATP and WTA tours across its active markets of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy from 2024 onwards, SportBusiness understands