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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…
BBC steps up Scottish Women’s Premier League commitment in new rights deal
The Scottish Women’s Premier League, the top tier of domestic women’s club football, has signed a new and improved three-season rights deal with public-service broadcasters BBC Alba and BBC Scotland.
Sky and ECB marriage continues with marginally increased fee
Sky’s fees for the renewal – and in the current deal – are understood to also incorporate significant outlay on marketing and promotion.
Birmingham 2022 breaks BBC streaming record, TV figure down on Glasgow 2014
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games broke the event’s streaming record for the BBC with over 57 million streams, although the total television viewing figures were down from the 2014 Games in Glasgow.
English Premier League returns to CCTV in China
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV will show live English Premier League football this weekend for the first time since 2020
All-time viewing records broken in UK and Germany as England win Euro 2022
England’s historic win over Germany last night in the final of the Uefa Women’s Euro delivered record audiences for both the BBC and ARD.
World Padel Tour to receive UK coverage through BT Sport
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights in the UK and Ireland to the World Padel Tour (WPT)
Sky posts 13.8-per-cent Q2 revenue drop after sports rights ‘resets’
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, saw its second-quarter revenues drop by 13.8 per cent year-on-year to $4.5bn (€4.4