United Kingdom

Motorsport

Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has agreed a two-year deal with Elite Speedway Sweden for the global rights to its top-tier competition, the Elitserien
Multi-sport

Fledgling UK-based direct-to-consumer video platform Recast has raised $8.2m (£5.8m/€6.8m) in a Series A round of investment, funds it will use to continue its development and push into new markets.
Multi-sport

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ruled itself out of investing in BT Sport, the pay-television sports arm of the UK telco, it is understood
Multi-sport

Richard Scudamore, the former chief executive of the English Premier League, has taken a non-executive director position on the board of cloud technology and real-time engagement company Monterosa
Rugby League

Super League’s protracted domestic sales process ended in a sharp headline rights fee decline for the rugby league competition for the next two years, SportBusiness Media understands.
Multi-sport

Screach, a new live sports streaming and advertising platform built specifically for commercial venues, has secured $2m (€1.7m) in investment to support the global roll-out of its technology.
Football

Crystal Palace will feature in a new Amazon Prime Video docuseries that will chart the rise of the Premier League club from administration in 2010 to promotion to the top flight in 2013
Football

Telco BT will broadcast this year’s Uefa women’s Champions League final on a free-to-air basis via its digital platforms.
Football

BBC Scotland, an arm of the UK public-service broadcaster, has acquired rights to the Scottish Premiership quarter-final and semi-final play-off matches for the next five seasons
Multi-sport

Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 10.6-per-cent increase in revenue alongside a 33
Boxing

Fightzone, a new worldwide streaming service dedicated to UK and international boxing, is launching today (Friday) on the OTT platform of Ericsson-owned broadcast services company Red Bee Media
Multi-sport

LiveScore, the sports update and results provider that has moved into live streaming, has launched a global video content service to showcase some of its rights to various football leagues and competitions
Multi-sport

BT is in talks with possible investors over its sports content business, BT Sport, as the UK telecoms operator seeks to consolidate its activities around its core communications offering
Rugby League

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has renewed its domestic rights to the Super League rugby competition for 2022 and 2023
Football

Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports is to assume the title sponsorship rights to the Scottish League Cup from next season onwards and has also extended its broadcast rights to the tournament
Football

The new three-year deals, from 2022-23 to 2024-25, would replicate the current three-year deals, from 2019-20 to 2021-22. This includes the duration, the fee and the number of matches.
Tennis

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), organiser of the Wimbledon Championships tennis Grand Slam, has appointed former IMG and Universal Music Group executive Gus Henderson as its new commercial…
Multi-sport

The Matchroom agency has acquired Loop, the live streaming and production company that it has worked with on various projects