United Kingdom

Tennis
Media

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and public-service broadcaster the BBC have acquired domestic rights to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals being held in Glasgow later this month
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Experienced sports rights and broadcast executive Simon Green has become a shareholder and joined the board of gamification and on-screen engagement company Sport Buff
Gaelic Sports
Media

The Gaelic Athletic Association has renewed domestic media rights deals with Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ and Irish-language broadcaster TG4, while also signing a new, expanded agreement with …
Multiple Sports
Media

Media group Viaplay has posted a 78-per-cent year-on-year increase in paying subscribers but recorded a SEK86m (€7.86m/$7.88m) loss for the third quarter of 2022.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

UK telecoms company BT has said it expects to take an initial revenue hit of between £300m (€343.3m/$335.9m) to £350m from its joint venture agreement with media group Warner Bros. Di
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Subscription streaming operator Viaplay Group has announced that its Viaplay service will launch in the UK on November 1 after receiving Irish media merger control clearance for its acquisition of Premier …
Football

Lengthy pre-tender discussions with the UK’s streaming players guided the English Football League to a completely open domestic media rights RFP, opening the door for the most serious challenge yet to England’s Saturday 3pm 'blackout'.
Motorsport

Ian Holmes, director of media rights at F1, said that Sky came into the talks “from a position of strength” based on its track record as a broadcast partner.
Football
Media

The English Football League has today (Wednesday) issued a request for proposals for domestic broadcast rights from the 2024-25 season onwards
Basketball
Media

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to the EuroCup, the second-tier clubs competition organised by Euroleague Basketball
Cycling
Media

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has secured full domestic rights to Glasgow and Scotland’s 2023 Cycling World Championships, extending its long-term commitment to the coverage of major International C…
Football
Media

Welsh lower-league soccer club Wrexham AFC, which is jointly owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will significantly increase its reach in the United States on October 15 when the…
Tennis
Industry Moves

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has merged its commercial, communications and marketing functions into a single position to be held by Usama Al-Qassab, the former Walt Disney marketing…
Squash
Media

Pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport has renewed its rights agreement with the Professional Squash Association (PSA) in a deal negotiated by the Infront agency
Motorsport
Media

UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has agreed a one-season extension to its Formula 1 sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky
Rugby Union
Media

European Professional Club Rugby has renewed a rights agreement in the UK and Ireland with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, while free-to-air deals have also been struck with ITV, RTÉ and S4C.
Boxing
Media

Pay-television operator Virgin Media has secured an agreement with streaming service DAZN which will enable its customers to purchase the fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn on October 8
Horse Racing
Media

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its rights deal for French horseracing showpiece the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.