United Kingdom
Edgesport lands on STV Player in Scotland
IMG-owned action sports channel Edgesport has launched on STV Player, the online video-on-demand service of Scottish commercial broadcaster STV
FreeSports launches streaming service in the UK
Digital terrestrial channel FreeSports is now available as an ad-funded streaming service in the UK, the company said today (Thursday)
Ashes, Open and Champions League final ‘not set for UK ‘crown jewels’ list’
Calls for the UK government to add golf’s Open Championship, the Ashes cricket series and the final of football’s Uefa Champions League to the so-called ‘crown jewels’ list of sporting events have reporte…
UK Olympic, Paralympic bodies pool media rights, plan OTT platform
UK Olympic and Paralympic sports bodies have created a company to collectively manage their media rights, with the intention of exploiting them on an OTT platform developed in partnership with a media…
UK adds Paralympic Games to listed events
The UK government has added the summer and winter Paralympic Games to the so-called ‘crown jewels’ list of sporting events reserved for free-to-air broadcast.
Fanview names European Championships Management’s Bristow as non-executive chairman
Sports media services company Fanview has appointed European Championships Management co-founder and director Paul Bristow as its new non-executive chairman
Horse & Country TV makes US move with EQSN streaming acquisition
International equestrian sports network Horse & Country TV (H&C) has acquired US equestrian streaming provider EQ Sports Net (EQSN), a deal it says will offer fans of the sport an experience unmatched…
Swiss Football League to vote on 12-team league after Scottish Premiership analysis
The Swiss Football League is to vote in March on a proposal to expand Switzerland’s top-tier Super League from 10 to 12 clubs.
Channel 5 lands WWE free-to-air highlights rights in UK
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired multi-platform free-to-air highlights rights to WWE wrestling
BBC lands rights to additional Women’s FA Cup ties, SheBelieves Cup
UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to earlier rounds of the Women’s FA Cup as well as this season’s She Believes Cup invitational football tournament.
Premier Sports signs LaLiga TV deal in UK with Stonegate pubs
Pay-television operator Premier Sports has agreed a deal with the Stonegate Pub Company to show LaLiga’s dedicated channel, LaLigaTV, at selected venues in the UK.
Surrey claims first with TikTok launch
Surrey County Cricket Club has launched an official channel on short-form video sharing app TikTok, claiming it is the first professional cricket team to do so
ITV retakes WRC highlights rights in the UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights to the FIA World Rally Championship from 2020 to 2022, bringing coverage back to the broadcaster for the first time since 2015
Tischler to oversee integration of Gravity Media assets in UK
Gravity Media, the broadcast production and outside broadcast services company, has promoted Ed Tischler to the position of acting managing director
Sky gains from BBC live golf reappraisal in Masters renewal
Sky achieved its long-held ambition of exclusive live coverage of the US Masters in the UK because its co-incumbent, the BBC, decided live golf is no longer a strategic priority.
BT and Sky set to tussle for IPL rights as exclusivity returns
Cricket’s Indian Premier League is poised to return to an exclusive broadcast rights agreement in the UK, after pay-TV rivals BT Sport and Sky were handed a deadline to submit their bids for a three-year c…
BBC extends long-running commitment to Challenge Cup
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended its long-running rights deal to cover domestic rugby league tournament the Challenge Cup
ITV ‘in talks with BT’ to sublicense Champions League rights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is in talks with telco BT to sublicense some of the latter’s Uefa Champions League rights for the 2021-24 cycle, according to newspaper the Sunday Times.