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Top 14 secures UK and Ireland coverage with Premier Sports deal
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland to the Top 14, France’s top-tier rugby union club competition, until the end of the 2022-23 season.
Channel 4 renews W Series rights deal
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has renewed its rights agreement for the W Series, the women’s motor-racing championship.
Sky Sports managing director Webster ‘to step down’
Rob Webster, the managing director of Sky Sports, is expected to step down from his role at the UK pay-television broadcaster
BBC, ITV strike provisional four-year Six Nations renewal agreement
UK free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV have reached an agreement in principle with Six Nations Rugby on a four-year renewal of their domestic media rights to the competition
NBA-Viasat deal allows passengers to watch League Pass on personal devices
The National Basketball Association has reached an agreement with Viasat, the US-based communications company, to make the NBA League Pass premium subscription service available to airline passengers
Reynolds, McElhenney secure FX docuseries on Wrexham AFC takeover
Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have secured a two-season docuseries on Disney-owned pay television channel FX charting their takeover of Welsh lower-league soccer club Wrexham AFC
QTV to increase remote production of Scottish Premiership matches
QTV, the Scotland-based broadcast facilities and production company, is to increase its remote production of matches from the Scottish Premiership to three per matchweek from the start of next season as…
Six Nations ‘to remain on free-to-air TV’ in the UK
Rugby union’s Six Nations Championship is poised to stay on free-to-air terrestrial television in the UK as part of a long-term deal, it has been reported.
Spring Media’s Fanseat adds to speedway content with British Premiership deal
Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has agreed a deal for global media rights to motorsports’ British Speedway Premiership.
LIVENow picks up rights to Russian MMA series
On-demand and live streaming service LIVENow has acquired rights in multiple territories to Russia’s Gorilla MMA Series.
EFL: Premier League rights deals missed opportunity to address imbalance
The English Football League (EFL) has hit out at the Premier League’s new domestic broadcast rights deals, claiming that the agreements will preserve an “unfair financial distribution model” across Engli…
BBC lands rights to Copa América
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to all matches at this year’s Copa América national team football tournament.
Table Tennis England strikes Recast deal, opting against ‘unaffordable’ in-house OTT
Recast, the UK-based direct-to-customer video platform, has acquired the rights to broadcast highlights and exclusive content from Table Tennis England, the governing body for the sport in England
Premier League votes to roll over domestic rights deals after government green light
The English Premier League has voted to roll over its existing domestic broadcast deals into the 2022-25 cycle after receiving approval in principle from the UK government to sidestep its usual tender…
Lions returns to free-to-air TV as Channel 4 finalises deal
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has finalised its acquisition of rights to highlights of the British & Irish Lions’ three tests against South Africa, along with live rights to the pre-tour Test m…
BBC secures Diamond League rights until 2024
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has secured the rights to show athletics' Diamond League series live from 2021 to 2024
BT, RFU finalise deal for climax to women’s Premier 15s
Telco BT and the Rugby Football Union have finalised a domestic broadcast deal for the climax to this season’s Premier 15s, the English women’s top-tier rugby union competition.
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.