United Kingdom
Sky snaps up US college sports rights at low cost
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky’s acquisition of US college football and basketball rights from ESPN will provide good exposure for American university sport through to the end of the 2024-25 season, but little in the way of remuneration.
ONE strikes breakthrough deal with Sky in UK
Combat sports promotion ONE Championship has taken another step towards greater exposure in Europe after striking a deal with UK pay-television broadcaster Sky
FA recruits Barclays’ Gray as new commercial director
The Football Association has appointed digital media executive James Gray as its new commercial director to replace Navin Singh who will soon take up a leading role with Six Nations Rugby
Sky drives Premier League’s marginal gains as competition fades away
The English Premier League’s first domestic media rights auction for almost six years has produced an overall uplift of just over three per cent, prompting sighs of relief across offices in Paddington, Isleworth and Chiswick.
Organ makes move from Right Formula to IMG
The IMG agency has appointed Luke Organ as senior vice-president of global partnerships for its media business.
Formula E finds new UK home with TNT Sports
Formula E has solved one of its biggest media headaches ahead of the new season that gets under way next month, announcing an exclusive broadcast rights deal in the UK and Ireland with pay-television operator…
UK Athletics lays bare commercial struggles with £3.7m loss
The continued absence of a title sponsor and long-term broadcast partner has thrown a spotlight on the financial plight of UK Athletics (UKA), which was spared from bankruptcy by Nike frontloading a significant…
WBD helps NBA to marginal increase despite little UK competition
The NBA has secured a slight uplift for its media rights in the UK thanks to its domestic broadcast partner, Warner Bros. Discovery, stepping up in the absence of competition.
TNT Sports to show England women’s tour of India, men’s rights remain unsold
TNT Sports, the UK pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in the country to England women's cricket's upcoming tour of India
Sky remains dominant force in Premier League’s new £6.7bn rights deal
The English Premier League has struck a new £6.7bn (€7.8bn/$8.5bn), four-year domestic media rights deal with incumbents Sky, TNT Sports and the BBC, with online retail giant Amazon dropping out of the picture from 2025-26.
Viaplay bids to stave off insolvency with SEK4bn equity raise, debt renegotiation
Viaplay Group has laid out plans for a “recapitalisation programme” that includes a SEK4bn (€350m/$382m) new equity raise and SEK14.6bn debt renegotiation package as part of measures designed to stave off insolvency and subsequent bankruptcy.
Lions tour value dips slightly in Sky renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky will pay a slightly decreased fee for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia in 2025, owing to a lack of strong competition for the rights.
Fite ends Portuguese league blackout across multiple markets in Sportfive deal
Streaming platform Fite has acquired exclusive rights in selected markets across Europe and Oceania to Portugal’s Primeira Liga until the end of the 2025-26 season.
Sky pays uplift to renew PGA Championship till 2026
Pay-television broadcaster Sky extended its rights to the US PGA Championship in the UK and Ireland for three further years at a slight increase on the previous average fee.
Premier Sports returns after buying back embattled Viaplay’s UK business
Premier Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, is to return to UK homes early next year after announcing it has reached an agreement to buy back the business that it sold to Nordic media giant Viaplay…
Countdown on: one week left to submit Premier League domestic rights bids
Broadcasters in the UK have just one week left to formulate their domestic media rights bids to the English Premier League with a first-round deadline of November 29 having been set, SportBusiness understands
Sky makes opportunistic college sports move in the UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has stepped in to show US college football and basketball in the UK for the remainder of the 2023-24 season and the whole of 2024-25, ensuring that NCAA Division I football and basketball will receive coverage after almost three months without a deal.
Hearn: Matchroom equity sale still likely
Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn believes a deal to sell a minority stake in the company will “probably happen” despite a proposed deal with CVC Capital Partners falling through earlier this year.In