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Eurosport acquires ATP Tour rights in Nordics

Eurosport has broadened its relationship with the ATP and ATP Media by landing the exclusive rights for the ATP Tour in the Nordics region for four years starting in 2020. The deal with the ATP and ATP Media, along with its coverage of all four Grand Slams, means fans in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland […]

May 22, 2019

NBC to broadcast W Series racing in US

W Series has announced a new partnership with NBC Sports to broadcast the entirety of the series’ inaugural season in all 50 US states. Fans across the US will now be able to watch all the season’s races from the all-female championship. The new deal includes six, one-hour encore presentations of W Series races, broadcast […]

May 22, 2019

Amazon adds WTA Tour tennis rights

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 […]

May 20, 2019

beIN extends Copa América rights to NZ, Australia

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 […]

May 17, 2019

Channel 4 catches Cricket World Cup highlights

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 […]

May 16, 2019

WWE to BT Sport?

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. […]

May 16, 2019By Nik Roseveare

ITV, BBC set to share FA Cup

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 […]

May 15, 2019

AEW signs TV deal with WarnerMedia

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 […]

May 15, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Eleven Sports to air Cope del Rey in 5 markets

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 […]

May 14, 2019

EC investigates Telia Bonnier acquisition

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 […]

May 13, 2019By Colin Mann