United Kingdom

Athletics

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC renewed its exclusive rights deal for the London marathon until 2018

UK pay-television operator Virgin Media will carry channels featuring coverage from the London 2012 Olympic Games under new deals with public-service broadcaster the BBC and pan-European broadcaster Eurosport

Digital media company Perform has agreed a deal for its Livesport.tv live sports streaming service to be available on electronics company LG’s Cinema 3D Smart internet-connected television sets. Livesport.t
Athletics

The Global BBC iPlayer, the overseas pilot video-on-demand subscription service from UK public-service broadcaster the BBC, acquired internet rights in certain territories for this year’s London marathon a…

The UK government will in 2013 launch a fresh review into the list of sports events reserved for free-to-air television, David Davies, the chairman of the most recent review into the so-called “listed e…
Football

IMG Media, the media division of the IMG agency, and the English Premier League, have launched a mobile application offering video clips of memorable moments from the league’s first 20 years.
Tennis

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended its deal for the rights to the Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club for another five years, from 2013 to 2017, in a deal with the Lawn Tennis Association.

London 2012 Olympic Games pan-European rights-holder Eurosport will open up its 3D coverage of the event to UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB’s dedicated 3D channel.
Golf

Top ranked British golfers Lee Westwood and Luke Donald have criticised UK public-service broadcaster the BBC for its reduced coverage of the sport

UK Pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will carry coverage from the London 2012 Olympic Games after UK public-service broadcaster the BBC said that its 24 live internet streaming channels covering the event…
Golf

UK pay-television broadcaster the BSkyB renewed its deal for golf’s European Tour and Ryder Cup, securing the rights for a further six years, until 2018.
Australian Rules Football

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive rights in the UK, Ireland, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa for the Australian Football League, the country’s top Aussie rules championship, in a three y…
Rugby League

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB acquired rights for the Challenge Cup rugby league knockout competition in a five-year deal, from 2012 to 2016, with the Rugby Football League, the sport’s governing b…
Darts

UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired rights in the UK and Ireland for 14 ATP and WTA tennis tournaments, continuing its recent expansion into sports beyond its core offering of football and American…
Football

Gianni Infantino, the general secretary of football’s European governing body Uefa, said that the English Football Association is the only one of its 53 member nations that has not yet finalised its i…
Football

The English Football League has agreed a deal with UK public-service broadcaster the BBC to jointly produce an archive of footage dating back to the 1950s
Boxing

UK boxing channel BoxNation agreed a deal with boxing promoter Golden Boy Promotions for the rights to two live fight nights per month
Football

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB would be able to terminate its five-year rights deal, from 2012-13 to 2016-17, with the Scottish Premier League if either of the competition’s two biggest clubs, Glasgow R…