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Athletics

The British Athletics Championships will not be shown on mainstream television this year after the UK public-service broadcaster the BBC reportedly decided against paying a fee for the rights
Rugby Union

UK free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV have reached an agreement in principle with Six Nations Rugby on a four-year renewal of their domestic media rights to the competition
Rugby Union

Rugby union’s Six Nations Championship is poised to stay on free-to-air terrestrial television in the UK as part of a long-term deal, it has been reported.
Football

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to all matches at this year’s Copa América national team football tournament.
Football

The English Premier League has voted to roll over its existing domestic broadcast deals into the 2022-25 cycle after receiving approval in principle from the UK government to sidestep its usual tender…
Football

BBC Scotland, an arm of the UK public-service broadcaster, has acquired rights to the Scottish Premiership quarter-final and semi-final play-off matches for the next five seasons
Football

The Football Association’s desire for strong free-to-air coverage means the BBC will pay substantially less per match than pay-television partner Sky in the latest domestic cycle of England’s Women’s Super League.
Football

England’s Football Association has announced that its top-tier Women’s Super League will “bring in more revenue than any women’s domestic league in the world” after it secured lucrative domestic media rig…
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The UK government has called on public-service broadcaster the BBC to explain its decision to strike a rights deal with mixed martial arts promotion Bellator
Multi-sport

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC paid a strong fee for rights to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, driven by the fact the event will be held in its home market and the emergence of keen competition from commercial broadcaster Channel 4.
Motorsport

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed a rights agreement with Formula E ahead of the electric car-racing series’ 2021 season.
Football

The English Premier League will continue to make all its matches in the 2020-21 season available for broadcast in the UK until supporters are permitted back into stadiums
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator until the end of the year
Rugby League

UK public service broadcaster the BBC has kept its outlay on rugby league’s Challenge Cup steady in its latest renewal, for the 2022-24 cycle.
Athletics

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired exclusive rights to the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour
Football

The English Football Association is said to be close to agreeing a deal that would see public-service broadcaster the BBC retain rights to the Women’s Super League.
Rugby League

The BBC and the Rugby Football League have agreed a three-year extension to the public-service broadcaster’s deal for domestic rights to rugby league's Challenge Cup, keeping the competition's latter s…
Esports

Blast Premier, the esports tournament organiser, has announced a rights agreement with the BBC for coverage of the final three Counter Strike: Global Offensive events of its 2020 season on the UK public-service…