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Manchester United Q3 revenues up 29.2 per cent but wage increases lead to £27.7m loss
Manchester United has increased its third quarter revenues by 29.2 per cent to £152.8m ($192.
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C extends Uefa rights deal
Welsh public-service broadcaster S4C has extended its deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for free-to-air rights to the national team’s matches.
Tottenham Hotspur to play Sevilla in South Korea
Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur will face Spanish LaLiga outfit Sevilla in the second of two friendly matches as part of the North London-based team’s pre-season tour of South Korea later this y…
BBC extends RideLondon deal, Ford signs on as sponsor
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for RideLondon, while US automotive manufacturer Ford has signed on as presenting partner of the event touted as…
Viaplay makes first big UK splash with Uefa national team deal
Viaplay’s entry to the UK market has taken a sharp turn toward premium sport as its deal for rights to the ‘Home Nations’ package of European Qualifiers and Nations League matches shakes up the market.
RTL nets strong free-to-air audience for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Europa League win
Eintracht Frankfurt’s victory over Rangers in the Uefa Europa League final registered strong ratings in Germany as 8.99 million viewers tuned in to commercial broadcaster RTL.
Premier Sports moves for two-year ‘home nations’ Uefa rights package
Premier Sports has acquired a package of UK broadcast rights to national team matches featuring Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales during the 2022-24 cycle
W Series secures first UK rights fee with Sky
The W Series will receive its first UK rights fee from Sky Sports in a new three-year deal, moving the series to pay-television after an exposure-focused deal with Channel 4 last year.
DAZN strikes series of sub-licensing agreements for Women’s Champions League final
Subscription streaming platform DAZN has secured a raft of sub-licensing agreements with TV broadcasters across Europe to make the final of this year's Uefa Women's Champions League available to fans on…
Sky signs one-year British Basketball League extension
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has signed a one-season extension to its rights deal with the British Basketball League
Ex-Arsenal commercial chief Silverstone becomes OneFootball’s latest recruit
OneFootball, the football-focused streaming and media platform, has made its latest high-profile hire, appointing Peter Silverstone, former chief commercial officer at Arsenal
BBC signs three-year deal to cover World Triathlon Championship Series
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has signed a new three-year deal with the British Triathlon Federation for UK coverage of the World Triathlon Championship Series
Cooler UK market allows Channel 4 to pick up England rights
Channel 4 took advantage of a lack of interest from incumbents to secure rights to the Uefa Euro 2024 qualifiers and 2022-23 Nations League matches of the England men’s national football team
Warner Bros. Discovery has JV purchase option as BT Sport deal finalised
Telecoms company BT has agreed terms with media group Warner Bros
IMG finalises 12-year accord with RFL and Super League
The Rugby Football League and Super League Europe have finalised a deal that will see the IMG agency working as a strategic partner to their new joint venture over a 12-year period
BBC and TalkSport extend domestic radio rights to Premier League
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster TalkSport have agreed three-season extensions to their domestic radio rights deals for the Premier League, the top division of English club…
LaLiga preparing UK D2C solution as talks with Fite stall
A direct-to-consumer offering such as LaLiga Pass – which has already been rolled out in Indonesia and Thailand – is thought to be LaLiga’s current preferred fallback option should its deal with Fite collapse.
IMG to produce and distribute Manchester United-Liverpool friendly
Bangkok-based events organiser Fresh Air Festival has appointed IMG to produce and distribute broadcast coverage of the forthcoming pre-season friendly match between Manchester United and Liverpool