United Kingdom

UK viewing data for the week between Monday 27th November and Sunday 3rd December. T
Rugby

The Rugby Football Union is keen to maintain a balance in offering coverage of the England national rugby union team via free-to-air and pay-television platforms, according to chief executive Steve Brown.

Snooker

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a rights deal with World Snooker to cover the sanctioning body’s three major tournaments.

Football

A total of 200 live football matches per season have been made available through seven packages outlined in a tender document distributed by the English Premier League yesterday (Thursday) for the next cycle of domestic rights.

UK viewing data for the week between Monday 20th and Sunday 26th November, including audiences from the English Premier League, Uefa Champions League and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority expects to publish its initial verdict on 21st Century Fox’s proposed takeover of pay-television broadcaster Sky in mid-January – a month later than originally planned.

Boxing

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has introduced a number of new virtual reality features to its official mobile application.

Football

The English Football League, which operates the three divisions below the top-tier Premier League, has issued a Request for Proposals to potential partners as it seeks offers for its central broadcast production requirements.

Rugby

UK-based online news and entertainment company Unilad has agreed a deal to stream live coverage of the 2017 Varsity Match rugby union series between the universities of Cambridge and Oxford in the UK.

Golf

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky is set to agree a fresh deal for rights to US golf major the Masters, according to the Irish Times.

Rugby League

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has furthered its commitment to rugby league by acquiring rights to next year’s international series between England and New Zealand.

Mixed Martial Arts

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a rights deal with the BAMMA mixed martial arts fight series.

UK viewing data for the week between Monday 13th and Sunday 19th November, including audiences from the English Premier League, Fifa World Cup Qualifying play-offs and the second weekend of rugby unio…
Football

Digital sports media and content company Perform has acquired exclusive digital rights in the UK to the next two editions of the Fifa Club World Cup football competition.

Darts

The Professional Darts Corporation has signed a three-year extension to its rights partnership with UK commercial broadcaster ITV.

Squash

England Squash has struck a deal for UK public-service broadcaster the BBC to show live coverage of England’s match against a rest-of-the-world team tonight (Friday).

Football

The English Football League has moved to implement an early introduction of live streaming of its EFL Trophy competition ahead of wider use of such coverage from the 2019-20 season.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has extended its rights deal with electric car-racing series Formula E.