Media Rights

Coverage of the major deals surrounding sport media rights

Newcastle United rebuffed by High Court amid Premier League legal battle

Newcastle United owner and British billionaire Mike Ashley is still hoping to push through Saudi Arabia’s proposed Public Investment Fund (PIF) takeover bid, with the...

RMG to broadcast 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby in Hong Kong

The Racecourse Media Group (RMG) will provide coverage of the Epsom Downs Derby Day and Newmarket’s QIPCO 2000 Guineas Day in Hong Kong, following the...

Canal+ reports significant boost in number of subscribers

Vivendi, the owner of French pay-TV outlet Canal+, has announced that the network’s subscriber base increased by 262,000 domestically in 2020. This brings the total...

NENT allocated UEFA Europa League rights in Poland

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has added the broadcasting rights to the UEFA Europa League and Europa Conference League to its Polish portfolio. The arrangement covers...

No decision on Serie A rights allocation as assembly meeting rescheduled

Serie A clubs have yet to come to a unanimous decision on the vote to award the domestic rights to the Italian top tier...

DAZN links with Tsunoda and Scuderia AlphaTauri for F1 offering

DAZN has designated Japanese Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda as its new ambassador, in a deal that will see the streaming service collaborate with...

La Liga clubs fall short of €2 billion income amid pandemic

Clubs across the top two tiers of Spanish football have lost out on more than €2 billion in total income during the 2019/20 and...

BeIN awarded emergency injunction against Fenerbahçe

Turkish Süper Lig rights-holder beIN Media Group has won an injunction against Fenerbahçe to prevent the club manipulating its logo and branding as part...

DAZN chooses Kevin Mayer as streaming service’s new Chairman

Digital sports streaming service DAZN Group has hired Kevin Mayer as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors. The former Disney executive will ‘provide...

Date set for Canal+ and LFP court ruling

A Parisian court has set a date for the legal decision regarding the legal case between pay-TV broadcaster Canal+ and the French Professional Football...