United Kingdom
New York Jets, TalkSport agree to six-game broadcasting deal
The National Football League's New York Jets and TalkSport have reached an agreement to broadcast six of the NFL team’s regular season games this season on the British sports radio station.
FA recruits IOC’s Hogan as new head of media rights
England’s Football Association has recruited Mark Hogan from the International Olympic Committee as its head of media rights and production.
Sky renews multi-territory F1 rights with greater exclusivity in Germany and Italy
Pan-European pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its Formula 1 rights deal in the UK and Ireland, Germany, and Italy, with the expanded agreement granting it greater exclusivity in the latter two…
Sky retains NBA rights in UK and Ireland
Sky Sports will continue to hold the exclusive rights to the NBA in the UK and Ireland for the 2022-23 season.
IMG’s rugby league recommendations include scrapped relegation and re-worked calendar
The IMG agency has presented its first seven recommendations under its 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe
Jets further UK push with Sky Sports agreement
The National Football League's New York Jets are looking to further their reach in the United Kingdom by securing a broadcast television deal in the country with pay television broadcaster Sky Sports
BBL steps up content offering with WSC Sports automated highlights
The British Basketball League (BBL) has expanded its content offering to fans by agreeing a three-year deal with WSC Sports, the automated AI-based video company
SPFL secures backing to activate four-year Sky rights extension
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), organising body of the top four divisions of the domestic game, has signed off an extension to its domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster…
BBC strikes five-year MLB deal
Major League Baseball has agreed a five-year media rights deal with the BBC, the UK public broadcaster
Commercial Sports Media adds Clayden-Spence as consultant
Sweden-based sports media rights consultancy Commercial Sports Media (CSM) has added experienced media rights executive Peter Clayden-Spence to its team of consultants
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