It will be showing the qualification tournaments ahead of Tokyo 2020 Eurosport has secured a deal for the rights to show the handball qualification tournaments for the 2020 Olympics in four Scandinavian nations. It will be exclusively showing the competitions in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The latter two will be involved along with a […]
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Premiership Rugby appoints chief marketing officer
It has also found a chief commercial officer Premiership Rugby has appointed Zoe Clapp as its chief marketing officer. Meanwhile, Mark Brittain has joined the organisation as chief commercial officer. Clapp was formerly at UKTV, where she spent 15 years and before she left was the chief marketing and communications officer. In her new role […]
Sky launches first TV packages combining Sky Sports and BT Sport
They’ve never been offered together on Sky TV before Sky has launched new TV packages including both Sky Sports and BT Sport together for the first time. Three new packages have been introduced with BT Sport attached on 18-month contracts. These additions come on the same day as BT begins to offer Sky Sports and […]
Eurosport extends rights to show Grand Tour events
It will also be showing flagship women’s races in a historic first Eurosport has agreed a deal for the rights to show two Grand Tour cycling events and two major women’s races in Europe until 2025. Eurovision Sport and the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) have agreed the deal, which allows Eurosport to show the Tour […]
BT Sport, ITV, and Queensbury Promotions to share Fury v Wilder content
They will be sharing programming ahead of Sunday’s big fight BT Sport, ITV, and Queensbury Promotions have agreed to share their boxing content ahead of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s rematch on Sunday morning. The two heavyweights will face each other in a highly anticipated bout for the WBC heavyweight title at the MGM Grand […]
DAZN sign exclusive rights to show Wilder v Fury across four European nations
They also have non-exclusive rights to show it in Switzerland DAZN has secured the rights to show the heavyweight title bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy. They will be streaming it exclusively in Germany, Austria, Spain, and Italy, and non-exclusively in Switzerland. Boxing fans will be able […]
Eurosport Events launches all-electric touring car championship Pure ETCR
Its debut full season will be in 2021 Eurosports Events has launched the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car championship – Pure ETCR. The Discovery-owned promoter behind the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup and FIM Endurance World Championship – is looking to change attitudes towards electric cars and mobility with the competition. Races […]
Amazon Prime Video releases trailer for cricket doc, The Test
The documentary will show behind-the-scenes footage from the Australia test side Amazon Prime Video has released a new trailer for The Test: A New Era For Australia’s Team, ahead of its March release. The documentary will follow the Australia national cricket team from the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in 2018, to […]
Industry research boosts Premier League’s case for OTT platform
Industry expert believes it could bring opportunities for the competition The Premier League’s case for creating its own streaming service has been boosted by a white paper on the area. Research conducted by CenturyLink and Streaming Video Alliance found that video streaming has continued to grow, with over 80% of consumers streaming more than three […]
BT Sport joins BAFTA’s Albert initiative
The telecoms giant is aiming to become net zero by 2045 BT Sport has joined BAFTA’s Albert initiative, as it continues its efforts to be a green broadcaster. Albert brings together broadcasters in their efforts to become environmentally friendly. BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 4, and Netflix are also members. Founded in 2011, it was created […]
Sky Sports secures exclusive IPL rights
It has signed a three-year deal to show the cricket tournament Sky Sports has secured a three-year deal to exclusively show the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UK. The broadcaster held the rights to the T20 tournament from 2015-18, but lost out to BT Sports at the last minute for 2019. It had been […]
Second Spectrum/AWS to usher in sports viewing innovations
AWS tools will help bring new game-watching experiences to fans Optical tracking company Second Spectrum has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and media services provider. Second Spectrum, which provides optical tracking for both the NBA and the Premier League, says its partnership with AWS will […]
SailGP launches eSailGP esports tournament
The competition will mirror the real-life sailing races SailGP has announced the creation of an esports tournament – the 2020 eSailGP Championship – to run in conjunction with its real-life sailing competition. The organisation will partner with online sailing simulator Virtual Regatta and World Sailing to offer the competition. It comprises of seven qualification events […]
False start for UK Athletics in BBC renewal talks
Governing body set for tough negotiations with fears broadcaster will look for cut-price deal UK Athletics is facing trouble in its negotiations with the BBC over renewing its £3 million-a-year TV rights deal. The Guardian reports that the national broadcaster may be looking to lower the price for athletics coverage, after years of crises and […]
Eleven Sports awarded Belgian football rights
Negotiations will continue despite Eleven Sports gaining the rights to show Belgian professional football. Eleven Sports has been allocated exclusive domestic media rights to show the Belgian Pro league, Super Cup, Belgian Cup, and Women’s Super League from the 2020-2021 season until 2025. The General Assembly of the Pro League agreed to the reported €103 […]
Jump Design creates on-screen idents for biathlon
Jump Design has created an inspiring on-screen design package for the International Biathlon Union (IBU) and Eurovision Sport. Jump Design is behind a new opening and closing sequence, stings and wipe for the 2019/20 Biathlon season. The company were inspired by the cinematic title music, producing a visual style based on 3D models rendered with […]
C4 head of sport champions free-to-air/pay TV partnerships
Channel 4 head of sport, Pete Andrews used the Westminster Media Forum Sports Broadcasting event to showcase the benefits of free-to-air/pay TV partnerships Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum Event on Sports Broadcasting on Tuesday, C4 head of sport Pete Andrews made clear his support of partnering with pay TV providers for flagship sporting events. […]
DCMS plans greater diversity in ‘listed’ sports events for free-to-air TV
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) reveals plans for greater diversity in listed sports events. Talking at the Westminster Media Forum Sports Broadcasting event this morning, Alastair Jones, head of UK television policy at DCMS, revealed plans to add a number of women’s and disability sports to the list of ‘crown jewel’ […]
Rakuten unveils Andrés Iniesta documentary
Rakuten has revealed a new documentary detailing the rise of Andrés Iniesta from wonderkid to Barcelona legend. VoD service Rakuten has released details of its latest doc, Andrés Iniesta – An Unexpected Hero, which includes unseen footage of the Spanish midfielder reflecting on his milestones, as well as interviews with teammates Lionel Messi, Neymar, Xavi, […]
Premier League reveals plan to kick off OTT streaming service
The Premier League is aiming to stream its matches on a Netflix-style OTT platform, new chief executive Richard Masters has revealed. The league is looking to bypass its usual rights deals to sell coverage directly to consumers – as predicted by tech and media analyst Paolo Pescatore in Broadcast Sport last year. Masters divulged that […]