United Kingdom

Esports

UK esports organisation Fnatic has agreed a long-term exclusive streaming partnership with social video platform Twitch
Rugby Union

The Six Nations has partnered with Amazon Web Services, a division of e-commerce company Amazon, to enhance television coverage of the rugby union championship
Football

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has announced its coverage of football’s Italian Serie A and Dutch Eredivisie in the UK and Ireland will cease at the end of February.
Cricket

The Alliance Advertising & Marketing agency has stepped up its association with the Pakistan Super League by acquiring exclusive UK broadcast rights to the Twenty20 cricket competition

UK-based video management company Imagen has secured £6.5m (€7.4m/$8.4m) of funding in a Series B round as it aims to expand into Europe and the US.
Football

Football’s English Premier League has reiterated its support of beIN Media Group for its ongoing campaign against pirate channel beoutQ.
Motorsport

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has renewed rights to the FIA World Rally Championship and has committed to significantly increasing its coverage of the motor racing series

Digital sports media company DAZN Group has announced that it will open a new office in the English city of Leeds later this month
Football

The expected collapse of Eleven Sports’ UK business has pushed IMG back to square one in its bid to stir up competition in the country and ruined the best-laid plans of multiple mixed martial arts promotions.
Bowls

The BBC has awarded Sunset+Vine a three-year contract for the production of the World Indoor Bowls Championships, from 2019 to 2021.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has dropped its annual pass offering in the UK, as speculation continues over its long-term future in the market
Football

Richard Scudamore, the outgoing chief executive of football’s English Premier League, earned an additional bonus of more than £4m (€4.4m/$5.1m)
Football

Twitter has teamed up with the Football Association in England to offer highlights clips of the FA Cup to fans worldwide

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has confirmed it will continue to hold exclusive rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship from 2019, after SportBusiness Media broke the story on Wednesday

UK gambling operators have today (Thursday) agreed to introduce a voluntary ban on advertising during pre-watershed live sport broadcasts, the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) has announced
Motorsport

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has announced that it will broadcast live races, qualifying sessions and highlights from the 2018-19 Formula E season

Eleven Sports has confirmed it is in talks to restructure its deals for rights to Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s LaLiga, as its chief executive Marc Watson has vowed the OTT service will fight on in the UK.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has triggered an exit clause in its contract with Eleven Sports in the UK and will return to BT Sport from 2019, SportBusiness Media understands.