English Premier League (EPL)
StarHub sets out Premier League stall with lower prices and new viewing experiences
Singaporean telco StarHub yesterday (Wednesday) unveiled its pricing and packaging for English Premier League coverage from next season onwards
Star India renews English Premier League at reduced fee
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has renewed its exclusive multi-platform rights for the English Premier League at a reduced fee.
Sky NZ outbids Spark to win back Premier League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand outbid rival Spark to acquire exclusive media rights in New Zealand to the English Premier League in a six-season deal, from 2022-23 to 2027-28.
Premier League secures increase in Australia as Optus renews cornerstone rights
Optus is thought to have faced competition from only one other bidder for the Premier League rights: US-based media group ViacomCBS.
Premier League tinkers with Asia tender to address tough markets
The English Premier League introduced several novel elements in its tender for media rights in Asia-Pacific markets for the new cycle, aimed at cracking what are expected to be some of its toughest sales territories.
Post-Fox Sports Asia landscape emerges as SPOTV and beIN snap up rights
A volley of rights sales this year reallocated properties formerly held by pan-regional broadcaster Fox Sports Asia and began shaping a new sports broadcasting landscape in Asia-Pacific.
Eleven seizes opportunity for reduced Premier League fee in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports’ deal for exclusive rights in Portugal to the English Premier League was enabled largely due to low first-round bids from competitors.
United Media aggression drives up Premier League fees in Greece, Bulgaria
United Media’s new deal for English Premier League rights will dramatically increase the league’s value in Greece over the next six seasons, while a new deal in Bulgaria has produced a more modest uplift.
Eleven ends Sport TV’s hold on Premier League rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured exclusive rights in Portugal to the English Premier League in a three-year deal that will kick in next season
Migu and iQiyi step up as European football values dive in China
As the fallout continues from the collapse of PP Sports, the media rights value of major European football properties in China has fallen sharply in new deals agreed ahead of the 2021-22 season
IMG recruits Williamson and Norrish to Premier League Productions roles
The IMG agency has appointed Gus Williamson, former head of rugby union at Sky Sports, and Mike Norrish, previously of rival UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, to leading positions at Premier League…
Cyta retains Premier League rights in Cyprus
Cypriot telco Cyta has retained exclusive broadcast rights to English football’s Premier League for another three seasons.
iQiyi Sports secures exclusive Premier League rights in China
Streaming platform iQiyi Sports has become the English Premier League's exclusive digital media rights partner in China in a four-season deal, 2021-22 to 2024-25
Telekom Srbija continues aggressive rights pursuit with six-year Premier League deal
Arena Sport, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Serbian telecoms operator Telekom Srbija, has landed rights in the Balkan region to the English Premier League in a six-season deal
T Sports continues journey into Bangladeshi market with BCCI, EPL acquisitions
Bangladeshi satellite channel T Sports’ acquisition of rights to the Indian national cricket team’s home matches could herald a more competitive era in the Bangladeshi sports rights market.
Sky Deutschland renews English Premier League rights to 2024-25
Sky Deutschland has renewed its deal for exclusive media rights to the English Premier League in Germany and Austria, as well as exclusive German-language rights in Switzerland, for a further three seasons…
EXCLUSIVE: Six-year bids, live rights to all matches in Premier League’s European ITT
The Premier League has invited bids for broadcast rights in over 40 European and Central Asian countries from 2022-23 onwards, calling for offers over three or six seasons and making additional live packages…
EFL: Premier League rights deals missed opportunity to address imbalance
The English Football League (EFL) has hit out at the Premier League’s new domestic broadcast rights deals, claiming that the agreements will preserve an “unfair financial distribution model” across Engli…