Amazon has secured the rights to the WTA Tour for the UK market according to reports. The rights for the UK market were held by BT Sport, and have been since 2013. Amazon already holds the rights for the ATP Tour and the US Open but does not have the rights for any of the […]

beIN Sports will exclusively broadcast this year’s CONMEBOL Copa América football tournament in Australia and New Zealand. This latest deal strengthens beIN’s existing partnership with CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, supplementing the agreements already in place under which beIN has the rights to broadcast the CONMEBOL Copa América 2019 – which is taking place […]

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 will show highlights of the 2019 Cricket World Cup which opens when England take on South Africa on May 30th. Ten countries compete in the World Cup, with all teams playing each other in a full round robin with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals to decide who […]

BT Sport looks set to acquire the UK broadcast rights to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), ending a decades long association with Sky Sports. According to a report originating in UK daily The Telegraph, BT Sport will assume the rights when Sky’s current contract ends later this year. Sky has been broadcasting WWE programming since 1989. […]

The FA Cup is once again set to air exclusively on free-to-air television. According to reports, ITV has an agreement in place with the FA for a four-year package from the start of the 2021-22 campaign that will guarantee a larger television audience for the oldest national football competition in the world. The move will […]

WarnerMedia is partnering with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), the newest professional wrestling promotion, giving fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years. In a press release, WarnerMedia and AEW said that together they will “build this powerhouse sporting league from the ground up” and will begin airing weekly matches later this […]

Global sports provider, Eleven Sports, has secured exclusive live rights to the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Valencia in Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Poland and Taiwan.. La Liga Champions Barcelona will face Valencia who are currently fourth in the league table, at Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville on May 25th. Anouk Mertens, Eleven Sports […]

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting by Telia Company under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission is concerned that the merged entity may shut out competitors from the audio-visual sector in Finland and Sweden. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “The in-depth […]

Research from Ampere Analysis reveals that international sports leagues outperform domestic competitions in two of the world’s largest markets – China and India. These markets have recently been added to Ampere’s own consumer research service, now covering 41,000 internet users in 20 markets. Although major international leagues have already identified and targeted these countries, both […]

Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive streaming home of the new untitled Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard series in over 200 countries and territories, including the UK and Ireland. Under the multi-year agreement with CBS, each episode will be available on Prime Video within 24 hours of its US premiere. The new Star Trek series […]