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Premier League votes to roll over domestic rights deals after government green light
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…
BT, RFU finalise deal for climax to women’s Premier 15s
Telco BT and the Rugby Football Union have finalised a domestic broadcast deal for the climax to this season’s Premier 15s, the English women’s top-tier rugby union competition.
ITV ‘not interested’ in pursuing BT Sport takeover talks
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ruled itself out of investing in BT Sport, the pay-television sports arm of the UK telco, it is understood
BT to offer women’s Champions League final free-to-air
Telco BT will broadcast this year’s Uefa women’s Champions League final on a free-to-air basis via its digital platforms.
BT in talks over sale of sports broadcast business
BT is in talks with possible investors over its sports content business, BT Sport, as the UK telecoms operator seeks to consolidate its activities around its core communications offering
BT secures rights to climax of women’s top-tier rugby union league
Telco BT has secured domestic rights to the climax of this season’s top-tier English women’s Premier 15s rugby union competition, SportBusiness understands.
BT reduces fee in MotoGP renewal but will share live British GP rights
Telco BT will pay a slightly lower fee in its three-year renewal of MotoGP rights in the UK and Ireland as it will share live coverage of two Grands Prix – including the UK race – with a free-to-air broadcaster.
BT Sport becomes latest UK broadcaster to acquire Extreme E rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is the latest company to have penned a deal to broadcast races from motorsport series Extreme E
BT shores up cricket content ahead of crucial Cricket Australia tender
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has taken advantage of Sky’s reduced appetite for international cricket board rights, securing deals with Cricket West Indies and New Zealand Cricket by committing to pay for each board’s entire available inventory.
Shoot the Company named UK Pro League host broadcaster with jump in live output
Shoot the Company, the UK-based production firm, has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the UK Pro League ahead of the marked increased in live coverage planned for the second edition of the tennis…
River Media nets BT Sport deal for tennis’ UK Pro League
The River Media agency has negotiated a domestic broadcast rights agreement for tennis’ UK Pro League with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport.
Cricket Australia tests UK rights market with flexible tender
Cricket Australia has launched an invitation to tender process for its media rights in the UK for the 2021-22 Southern Hemisphere cricket season onwards, covering the coming season's Ashes Test series…
BT Sport’s Green: European football faces TV rights ‘correction’
Europe’s leading football leagues are set to face a period of “correction” in the value of their broadcast rights, according to Simon Green, managing director of BT Sport.
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All Premier League matches to be televised in UK until fans return
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
Premiership Rugby lines up D2C offer to boost income after BT renewal
Premiership Rugby Limited and UK telco BT’s agreement in December on a three-season renewal marked the end of a saga that saw its fair share of twists and turns. But while the rights-holder will see a drop in annual rights revenue compared with the final season of the current deal, it is thought to view a direct-to-consumer strategy as a viable means of addressing the shortfall.
Premiership Rugby abandons plan to scrap relegation ‘after BT intervention’
Premiership Rugby’s plan to halt relegation and grow its league to 13 clubs next season has been put on hold due to opposition from pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, its domestic broadcast rights-holder.
BT adds more cricket rights with multi-year West Indies, NZ deals
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has signed a five-year deal for exclusive rights to all of the West Indies cricket team’s home matches, along with an agreement to show all men’s and women’s domes…