Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Serie A steps up fight against broadcast piracy with Google

The Italian Serie A has aligned with Google in the fight against online piracy in football and to protect the division’s products. As part of...

DAZN retains LaLiga rights in Germany and Austria

Digital sports streaming service DAZN has extended its agreement to screen the Spanish LaLiga in Germany and Austria. Over the course of the next five...

Sky Italia nets final Serie A package after waiving legal action

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has been assigned a second, non-exclusive domestic rights package for the next cycle of the Italian top-tier Lega Serie A. Under...

LiveScore signs up Cristiano Ronaldo as global ambassador

Global sports media business LiveScore has named Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo as the firm’s official global brand ambassador. The real-time sports updates provider has linked...

RugbyPass to stream Super Rugby Trans-Tasman tournament

Digital media platform RugbyPass has agreed a deal with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby Australia (RA) to stream the 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman...

EFL hits out at ‘unfair financial distribution’ amid Premier League rights...

The English Football League (EFL) has hit out at the Premier League over the £4.5 billion renewal of its existing media rights contracts, suggesting...

ESPN nets record rights agreement in $1.4bn LaLiga tie-up

ESPN and LaLiga have struck an expansive media rights agreement that will see streaming service ESPN+ become the new English and Spanish language home...

Nielsen Sports: UEFA Women’s Champions League ‘bridging the gap’

Earmarked as an ‘extraordinary moment of history’ by the European Club Association, the reforms to the UEFA Women’s Champions League sees the tournament take...

NBC Sports Regional Networks deepen fan engagement strategy with Sportradar

Sports data collection and analytics firm Sportradar has formed a data and content partnership with the NBC Sports Regional Networks. Under the terms of the...

iHeartMedia nets first NWSL live audio partnership

US mass media corporation iHeartMedia has struck the first live audio partnership in the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) history, in a tie-up which...