United Kingdom
Premier League international rights revenue outstrips domestic for first time
The Premier League, the top division of English club football, is set to drive more revenue from international, rather than domestic, broadcast rights for the first time in its history, teams have been…
UK Athletics secures 2022 coverage on BBC platforms
UK public broadcaster BBC has struck a one-season deal with UK Athletics to become the broadcast partner for the latter’s major events in 2022.
DAZN sizes up Champions League, EFL after shock BT snub
DAZN chairman Kevin Mayer said his company’s attempts to acquire UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport “became uneconomical” after a rival bid from Discovery increased BT’s demands in the final throes of negotiations.
Blast producing ePremier League
Esports entertainment company Blast has signed a deal to produce and deliver the 2021-22 edition of the ePremier League competition
Two Circles to meld data with content in LiveWire Sport acquisition
Sports data marketing agency Two Circles has acquired LiveWire Sport, the digital sports content company whose clients include the Premier League, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, World Rugby…
Channel 4 secures Professional Fighters League rights
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has secured exclusive rights to mixed martial arts championship, the Professional Fighters League, in the United Kingdom and Ireland in a season-long deal announced today…
Bellator showcased on returning BBC Three under UK rights deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a new rights deal with US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator
Collective Media Group forms sports division
Collective Media Group, a UK-based producer of factual content, has launched a sports-focused division.
Collective Media Sport will be headed by Matt Wilkinson as creative director
Discovery in exclusive talks with BT over sports JV as DAZN takeover collapses
Media group Discovery is now in exclusive talks to form a sports joint venture with BT with the proposed takeover of the UK telco’s sports arm by DAZN Group having collapsed.
IMG to produce Channel 4 Super League coverage
The IMG agency has been selected to produce Channel 4’s coverage of the Super League as the UK free-to-air broadcaster begins its two-year deal with the rugby league competition this month.
Channel 4 to broadcast Chelsea’s Fifa Club World Cup campaign
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has landed rights in the UK to this month’s Fifa Club World Cup.
ITV lands Arnold Clark Cup domestic rights, Pitch seals international deals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been appointed as host broadcaster and domestic rights-holder of the Arnold Clark Cup, with the Pitch International agency also agreeing a host of overseas rights deals…
LaLiga invites media rights bids of up to five years in UK and Ireland
Spain's LaLiga has issued an invitation to tender for media rights in the UK and Ireland for up to five years, from 2022-23 to 2026-27
Sky’s Q4 revenue dips but subscriber numbers up
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, saw its direct-to-consumer revenue fall by just under one per cent from $4.08bn (€3.66bn) to $4.0
Sky extends long-running European Tour, Ryder Cup connection in UK, Ireland
Golf’s European Tour has extended its rights deal in the UK and Ireland with pay-television broadcaster Sky, an agreement that covers both the Tour itself and the Ryder Cup.
Channel 4 seals UK exclusivity with expanded Formula E deal
Channel 4 has become the exclusive free-to-air home of Formula E in the UK after signing a new multi-year agreement with the electric car-racing series
Uefa national team rights on the market in Spain, UK and Ireland
Broadcasters have been handed deadlines to bid for packages of Uefa national team broadcast rights in Spain, the UK and Ireland
Premiership Rugby secures live free-to-air platform with ITV deal
The top tier of English club rugby union will return to free-to-air television after Premiership Rugby agreed a new rights deal with commercial broadcaster ITV