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IMG Arena adds BBL to basketball portfolio in multi-year deal
IMG Arena, the betting division of the Endeavor-owned IMG agency, has acquired exclusive worldwide betting data and streaming rights to the British Basketball League in a multi-year deal
Premier Sports adds Barbarians-NZ to rugby union offering
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired rights to this year’s Killik Cup rugby union match, which will be contested by British invitational team the Barbarians and a New Zealand All B…
OneFootball adds LaLiga highlights to UK offering in Premier Sports link-up
OneFootball, the streaming and media platform, has agreed a deal with UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports to show highlights of Spain’s LaLiga, as well as live matches from Germany’s DFB-Pokal and…
Kessel joins Sky Sports as executive director of development
Sky Sports has announced the appointment of journalist Anna Kessel as executive director of development
BBC Wales ‘agrees 5-year deal’ for Welsh women’s national team
BBC Cymru Wales, the Welsh arm of British public service broadcaster the BBC, has agreed a deal with the Football Association of Wales to broadcast Wales’ national women’s team qualifying fixtures for…
Warner Bros. Discovery and BT complete sports joint venture deal
Media group Warner Bros
TalkSport to air 49ers games in United Kingdom
The National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers have announced an agreement with United Kingdom sports radio station TalkSport to broadcast at least 11 of the 49ers regular season and games along w…
EXCLUSIVE: BT set to renew EPCR pay-TV rights deal in UK
BT Sport is set to continue as the exclusive pay-television broadcaster of European Professional Club Rugby competitions in the UK and Ireland, SportBusiness understands
YuppTV gets media rights for Asia Cup in multiple territories
Streaming platform YuppTV has acquired media rights for the upcoming Asia Cup international cricket tournament in more than 70 markets
EPCR fees set to decline in UK and France renewals
European Professional Club Rugby’s global media rights revenue is set to decline from the 2022-23 season, as market-specific headwinds and the sport of rugby union’s wider struggles take their toll on the property.
Matchroom Sport and group companies posted £17.8m profit during Covid-hit year
Revenues at Matchroom Sport and its group subsidiaries reached £189.
Sport Republic and Brentford owner among fresh Sport Buff investors
Gamification and on-screen engagement company Sport Buff has secured a further $2.5m (€2.5
DAZN chooses UK for betting service soft launch
DAZN Group has launched a beta product for its new betting service in the UK as it begins to roll out and test the appetite for the service in different countries
ITV lands NFL free-to-air rights in three-year contract
Commercial broadcaster ITV has secured a three-year deal for free-to-air rights to the National Football League in the UK and Ireland, from 2022 to 2024
ITV lands sublicensed rights to 10 LaLiga matches per season
ITV, the UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster, has secured rights to 10 LaLiga matches per season in a deal with rights-holder Premier Sports
Exposure key in Sky’s UK rights deal for Usyk-Joshua rematch
Sky’s deal for UK rights will likely be the last time it shows a fight involving Joshua, who in June signed a long-term UK rights deal with DAZN that begins after the upcoming bout with Usyk.
SPFL to decide on Sky’s four-year extension offer that enables clubs’ PPV streaming
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has held negotiations with pay-television broadcaster Sky about renewing its domestic rights contract to 2029 in a proposal that would leave clubs free…
OneFootball added as Serie A broadcaster in UK as Infront finalises distribution
Football-focused streaming and media platform OneFootball has acquired Serie A broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland ahead of the 2022-23 season, supplementing the league’s existing agreement with pay-television b…