The SPFL has agreed a five-season deal with BBC Scotland for the rights to screen the Premiership quarter-final and semi-final play-off ties. The SPFL acquired these rights back last summer from Sky Sports – who will retain the rights to both legs of the play-off final, which will take place on May 2oth and 24th. […]
The Scottish Premiership will be able to broadcast all 228 matches to season ticket holders after a new deal was agreed between the league and Sky Sports for next season. As was the case this season, all SPFL clubs will be able to make available ‘season passes’ of their home matches, to season ticket holders, […]
A robust line-up of international broadcast partnerships will help deliver the NTT Indycar Series to a growing global audience in 2021. A series of renewals and expanded broadcast and streaming relationships will bring the stars of North America’s premier open-wheel racing series to many markets across Europe, Asia and more. Existing and renewal partnerships will […]
Sky Sports and the BBC have both announced three-year deals with the FA to show live matches from the Barclays Women’s Super League (BFAWSL), starting in September 2021. Sky Sports will be the primary broadcaster – picking up the rights from BT Sport – and will show at least 35 games per season, whilst the […]
Sky Sports has launched a new partnership with the Women’s Sport Collective that will see the broadcaster support the network’s ambition of providing a range of opportunities for women in sport, at any stage of their career, to connect, learn, share and support each other. The partnership and investment from Sky Sports will ensure the […]
NOW TV sports customers can now watch over 1000 hours of sports highlights, documentaries, news programmes and select reruns as part of a new On Demand addition to NOW TV’s Sky Sports Pass. Sky Sports Pass holders will no longer have to wait until shows are broadcast, and instead will have access to all sports […]
IABM has released a new Sector Trends Report on Live Sports. Analysed from a mix of quantitative data and qualitative input including extensive interviews and research, the Live Sports report examines drivers of change and provides both tech suppliers and media companies with the actionable insights they need to better address future challenges and opportunities […]
The Premier League has confirmed all fixtures for the 2020/21 season will continue to be made available to fans to watch live in the UK. This arrangement will be extended until Government guidance permits supporters to return to stadiums. All matches will be shown via existing broadcast partners Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video […]
Sky Sports has announced a new multi-year broadcast partnership with England Netball. This new agreement will see every match of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) 2021 season broadcast across Sky Sports and England Netball platforms, giving the competition its greatest visibility to date. The Vitality Netball Superleague will be returning on February 12th featuring 11 […]
Global rights holder Star Sports, owned by Disney, is in advanced talks with several UK broadcasters for the rights to England’s four-match Test series in India which begins on February 5th. Channel 4 are among the front-runners to acquire the rights, which would see Test cricket return to free-to-air television for the first time in […]