Premier Sports
RugbyPass, Premier and Wowow among Super Rugby Trans-Tasman broadcasters
Rugby union digital media platform RugbyPass has continued its return to live rugby streaming with a rights deal for the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition covering major markets in Europe as well as…
Premier Sports lands Scottish League Cup title sponsorship, extends broadcast rights
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports is to assume the title sponsorship rights to the Scottish League Cup from next season onwards and has also extended its broadcast rights to the tournament
Rugbypass’s market retreat hits Six Nations, EPCR values in Apac
Rugby union digital media platform Rugbypass has stepped back from the rights market after putting its streaming business ambitions on pause, resulting in falls in the value of Six Nations and European Professional Club Rugby rights it previously held, in replacement deals in the Asia-Pacific region.
Premier Sports tops up Spanish football offering with Copa del Rey deal
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired exclusive rights to the 2020-21 and 2021-22 editions of the Copa del Rey, Spanish football’s knockout club competition.
Premier Sports takes stake in JOE Media in content agreement
UK and Ireland pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired a 10-per-cent stake in the parent company of social media publisher JOE Media Group, with the two parties set to share sports content
Premier Sports awarded Autumn Nations Cup rights package in Ireland
Pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired a package of rights in Ireland to the new Autumn Nations Cup rugby union tournament
Premier Sports launches rugby-focused OTT platform in Asia
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports is launching an OTT streaming service in 22 Asian territories after acquiring rights to rugby union’s Six Nations Championship and the new Autumn Nations Cup, a…
Premier Sports lands Impact Wrestling, Russia’s Rutube agrees content deal
Premier Sports has acquired rights in the UK and Ireland to Impact Wrestling’s flagship weekly show and its showpiece events.
LaLiga and Premier Sports create free-to-air exposure windows
LaLiga and Premier Sports, the subscription broadcaster that holds the UK rights to the Spanish league, have created free-to-air windows for forthcoming matches
LaLigaTV offers free access to UK viewers until October
LaLigaTV is now available free of charge in the UK until October 1 to those Sky platform customers who currently do not subscribe, while non-Sky customers can get free access to the OTT version of the…
LiveScore extends Serie A streaming deal, adds more football rights
Global sports update and results provider LiveScore has renewed an agreement for streaming rights in the UK and Ireland to Italy’s Serie A, and further expanded its football offering with a host of other p…
LiveScore joins UK streaming scene with Serie A, Primeira Liga coverage
Global sports update and results provider LiveScore is to launch its first live streaming service, providing coverage of Italy’s Serie A and Portugal’s Primeira Liga to football fans in the UK and Ire…
Ekstraklasa pens European broadcast deals ahead of restart
Poland’s Ekstraklasa has struck broadcast deals in some key European markets as the league continues its preparations to return to action on May 29 following the Covid-19 shutdown.
Premier Sports signs LaLiga TV deal in UK with Stonegate pubs
Pay-television operator Premier Sports has agreed a deal with the Stonegate Pub Company to show LaLiga’s dedicated channel, LaLigaTV, at selected venues in the UK.
BT Sport adds NHL coverage ‘to increase UK awareness’
Ice hockey’s National Hockey League is now receiving additional exposure in the UK after pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport picked up rights to two matches per week.
Pro14 and Premier Sports agree on BBC highlights in logical conclusion
Highlights from rugby union’s Pro14 will return to public-service television in the UK after the BBC struck a deal to show an hour-long programme on Sunday and Monday evenings.
LaLiga shifts to fee plus revenue share in Premier Sports UK, Ireland deals
Spain’s LaLiga has for the first time agreed a revenue-sharing deal for its rights in the UK and Ireland for the 2019-22 cycle. LaLiga will receive a fee from pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports, but the two parties will also share revenues in both territories from LaLiga’s dedicated channel, LaLigaTV, SportBusiness Media understands.
Premier Sports raises questions over Pro14 highlights
UK pay-TV broadcaster Premier Sports has raised doubts over the future of Pro14 highlights coverage on its channels given the focus on producing its extensive live output of all matches from the cross-border…