News

Rugby Union

Welsh public-service channel S4C has sealed a three-season extension to its rights deal with the Pro14 cross-border rugby union competition
Olympics

The Japan Consortium of broadcasters has deepened its relationship with the International Olympic Committee’s digital platform, Olympic Channel, as the country today (Tuesday) marked the two-year countdown t…
Football

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky has struck a deal for its subscribers to have access to digital sports-media company Perform’s DAZN OTT service.
Esports

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) have formed an Esports Liaison Group as the debate continues over the potential inclusion of…

Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI is set to seal a deal to show free-to-air coverage of the Uefa Champions League European football tournament
Football

The English Premier League has been granted an order by the UK’s High Court that will allow it to disrupt and block illegal streams of its football matches for the duration of the 2018-19 season.
Ice Hockey

The Elite Ice Hockey League, the sport’s top division in the UK, has sealed a rights deal with domestic free-to-air television channel FreeSports.
Football

English Premier League football club Manchester United has widened the reach of its in-house television channel, MUTV, by making it available on four new platforms
Golf

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights to the 2018 PGA Championship, with the US golf major to serve as its launch event in the UK and Ireland
Futsal

Portugal’s domestic futsal league, Liga Sport Zone, will be granted international coverage through a new rights deal between the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and public-service broadcaster RTP.