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Euro 2022 action draws heavyweight audiences in UK, France
England’s emphatic 8-0 win over Norway last night at the Uefa Women’s Euro attracted a peak UK audience of 4.1 million viewers on the BBC.
BBC nets record Wimbledon online traffic, peak of 7.5m viewers for men’s final
The BBC’s coverage of this year’s Wimbledon set a new record for online viewing figures, with the UK public-service broadcaster stating that the tennis grand slam was streamed 53.8 m
BBC lands Champions League highlights as BT pays £305m per year for bulk of Uefa rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired highlights rights to the Uefa Champions League for the first time, while pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has announced an extended deal for the bulk…
BBC lands long-term London Marathon extension
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a five-year extension to its long-running rights deal for the London Marathon
Fifa goes to market in UK with 2023 Women’s World Cup rights
Fifa has issued an invitation to tender for media rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, inviting broadcasters to submit their first-round offers by 10am (BST) on July 12.
BBC extends RideLondon deal, Ford signs on as sponsor
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for RideLondon, while US automotive manufacturer Ford has signed on as presenting partner of the event touted as…
DAZN strikes series of sub-licensing agreements for Women’s Champions League final
Subscription streaming platform DAZN has secured a raft of sub-licensing agreements with TV broadcasters across Europe to make the final of this year's Uefa Women's Champions League available to fans on…
BBC signs three-year deal to cover World Triathlon Championship Series
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has signed a new three-year deal with the British Triathlon Federation for UK coverage of the World Triathlon Championship Series
BBC and TalkSport extend domestic radio rights to Premier League
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster TalkSport have agreed three-season extensions to their domestic radio rights deals for the Premier League, the top division of English club…
BBC picks up delayed rights to Taylor-Serrano in deal with DAZN
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has struck an agreement with sports streaming service DAZN and Matchroom Boxing to show a full re-run of last weekend’s historic boxing match between Katie Taylor a…
BBC extends World Snooker Tour rights to 2027
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended its broadcast deal with World Snooker Tour for another three years
UK government seeks sports digital rights protection in listed events tweaks
The UK government is pursuing alterations to the country’s listed events legislation to ensure that streaming rights are protected in future sports rights agreements.
Government adds Women’s World Cup, Euros to UK listed events
The UK government has added the Fifa Women's World Cup and the Uefa Women's European Championship to its listed events regime, ensuring the tournaments will remain on free-to-air television in the country
IMG to help produce Hidden Sport audio series for BBC
The IMG agency has teamed up with UK-based production company Scattered Pictures to develop Hidden Sport, a new four-part audio series for the BBC, the UK public-service broadcaster
Whisper to provide BBC’s coverage of Women’s Euro 2022
UK-based sports production company Whisper has been selected to produce the BBC’s coverage of the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 national team tournament.
BT Sport extends backing of Premier 15s
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has extended its commitment to the Premier 15s, the top-tier club competition of English women’s rugby union.
Modest increase for Six Nations rights in new ITV/BBC deal
Six Nations Rugby has continued to grow its overall media rights revenues while remaining on free-to-air television in its domestic territories, securing a slight increase in the UK and consolidating prior gains in Ireland.
UK Athletics secures 2022 coverage on BBC platforms
UK public broadcaster BBC has struck a one-season deal with UK Athletics to become the broadcast partner for the latter’s major events in 2022.