United Kingdom

Multi-sport

Third-quarter revenues at Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster Sky reached $4.79bn, a 5
Football

The Premier League will continue its domestic pay-per-view coverage and pricing for four more matches before making a longer-term decision in November
Boxing

DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to launch its boxing-focused global streaming service on December 1 at an initial price point of £1.99 ($2.60) per month or less.
Football

American private equity firm TPG Capital is reported to be working with former BBC and Discovery executive Dominic Coles to table a £300m ($392mm/€332m) bid for a 20 per-cent stake in the English Football Le…
Motorsport

The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) has become the latest property to launch a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, the OTT streaming platform operated by digital media group Motorsport Network
Multi-sport

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed its long-standing media rights to the Commonwealth Games to cover the 2022 edition
Multi-sport

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 kept its outlay flat on summer Paralympics media rights in its renewal for the Paris 2024 edition, SportBusiness Media understands.
Football

Between Project Big Picture and pay-per-view, it’s not been the best couple of weeks for Premier League football’s public image.
Rugby Union

Commercial station TalkSport is set to retain radio rights in the UK for the British and Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa next year.
Football

UK mobile network operator EE has today announced the launch of Match Day Experience, a new augmented reality (AR) platform that will offer viewers a virtual in-stadium experience through the BT Sport…
Rugby Union

Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in the UK and Ireland to the inaugural World Tens Series rugby union competition
Horse Racing

This weekend’s British Champions Day horse-racing event at Ascot will enjoy international broadcast exposure, with US network Fox Sports and sub-Saharan pay-television operator SuperSport among the broadcasters t…
Rugby Union

This Saturday’s Premiership Rugby final will be shown domestically only on pay-television broadcaster BT Sport after talks broke down between the rights-holder and UK public-service broadcaster the BBC.
Football

English Premier League matches in October that were not set for domestic televised coverage will be made available to watch on a pay-per-view basis while fans are unable attend
Football

France’s Division 1 Féminine, the top tier of women’s football in the country, is to receive broadcast coverage in the US, UK, Germany and Italy from the 2020-21 season.
Football

The English Premier League is suing its former Chinese broadcast rights-holder for $215.3m (€183m) over its battle for unpaid rights fees, it has been reported.
Football

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports achieved its highest-ever day for viewing figures on Sunday, with its coverage headlined by two high-scoring Premier League football matches
Horse Racing

HBA Media, the horse racing media-rights agency, it to sponsor the stable of UK racehorse trainer Tom George in a two-year agreement