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Six Nations Rugby, France Télévisions agree new deal

Six Nations Rugby and France Télévisions (France TV) have agreed a new four-year partnership. The new agreement will give rugby fans in France access to free-to-air coverage of every single fixture from the Men’s and Women’s Six Nations Championships, starting in 2026. It also sees France TV build on its 33-year relationship with the Men’s […]

June 27, 2025

Movistar Plus+ expands Spanish Football Super Cup rights

Movistar Plus+ will continue to be the home of the Spanish Football Super Cup in Spain after extending its exclusive agreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the next three years (2025-28). This renewal reinforces the collaboration between the RFEF and Movistar Plus+ in this competition that, since 2020, has been held under […]

June 27, 2025

Jail term for illegal streamer

A man who pocketed £300,000 (€352,000) through the operation of an illegal streaming service before he fled the UK has been sentenced to five years in prison. Mark Brockley ran a subscription-based IPTV service known as aFINITY IPTV for around five years, between 2014 and 2019. He was involved in the promotion, sale, and distribution […]

June 26, 2025By Colin Mann

5 to broadcast snooker ranking events

Two key events on the global World Snooker Tour calendar, the Players Championship and Tour Championship, will both be televised live by 5 for the first time in the new 2025/26 season. 5 will also add the British Open to its new roster of snooker events from 2026. This agreement with WST ensures that these […]

June 25, 2025

ESPN scores Women’s Euro 2025 rights across Spanish LatAm

ESPN has acquired exclusive media rights to the 2025 UEFA European Women’s Championship across Spanish-speaking Latin America as part of a new agreement with UEFA. The deal also includes rights to UEFA’s men’s and women’s youth and futsal competitions through 2028. As part of the agreement, ESPN and Disney+ will present exclusive, live coverage of […]

June 25, 2025

WTA extends Tennis Channel deal

WTA Ventures and Tennis Channel have agreed to a new six-year media rights deal ensuring that Tennis Channel platforms will continue to be the exclusive home of WTA tennis in the US through 2032. As a result of the new commitment, the drama and entertainment of the Hologic WTA Tour will be available to tennis […]

June 25, 2025

Creative Industries Sector Plan: Responses

Following publication of the UK Government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons, said: “It’s crucial that the Government has a comprehensive strategy in place that allows the creative industries to unlock their full potential and drive innovation and growth for […]

June 24, 2025By Colin Mann

SPFL expands broadcast deal with Premier Sports

The SPFL has agreed changes to its long-term broadcast deals with Premier Sports and Sky Sports to allow two post-split bottom six matches to be shown live on Premier Sports from season 2025/26. The SPFL and Premier Sports signed a five-season contract in 2024 for the broadcaster to show 20 live William Hill Premiership matches […]

June 24, 2025

ITV Studios partners with Paprika Studios

ITV Studios has announced at NATPE Budapest a strategic partnership with Paprika Studios, an independent production company in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Paprika Studios will exclusively represent six of ITV Studios’ top non-scripted formats across seven key markets: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The six titles Paprika Studios will represent […]

June 24, 2025

Sky Italia extends Wimbledon rights

Sky Italia has extended its exclusive rights to broadcast Wimbledon in Italy for a further 4 years.  The tennis tournament, the oldest of the Grand Slam tennis events, will remain on Sky and streaming on NOW until at least 2030. “Wimbledon is not just a tennis tournament […] it is a world sports legend.,” commented […]

June 20, 2025