United Kingdom

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has agreed a five-year deal with the National Rugby League to return the top division of the sport in Australia to its screens for the first time in over a decade.

The BBC has struck a deal to show coverage of the All England Open Badminton Championships next month.

The Football Association, the sport’s governing body in England, has renewed its partnership with London-based production company Input Media.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses recent developments in the media-rights landscape in the UK.

BT chief executive Gavin Patterson has played down the importance of exclusive Premier League football rights to the business model of the UK telco’s pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, stating the company has a “Plan B” in place should it miss out in the forthcoming rights auction.

Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for a range of media and data rights involving a host of horse-racing destinations, has opted to enhance its partnership with Sports Information Services, a provider of end-to-end products and services to the betting and broadcast industries, in a move that has drawn strong criticism from Arena Racing Company, the largest racecourse operator in the UK.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has today (Tuesday) extended its highlights rights for the Premier League, the top division of English club football, in a deal worth £211.5m (€241.1m/$294.8m).

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed an agreement for rights to Twenty20 cricket tournament the Indian Premier League.

The Premier League, the top division of English club football, has claimed its latest victory as part of its ongoing efforts to crack down on piracy of its broadcast rights through a Dutch court verdict against internet hosting provider Ecatel.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a rights agreement for the World Indoor Bowls Championships.

UK free-to-air digital television channel FreeSports has agreed to broadcast live coverage of the British Basketball League.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has agreed a deal to show live coverage of rugby league’s upcoming World Club Challenge match.