The full list of football matches for the next season on LiveScore is below. Sports streamer and real-time sports updates service LiveScore has added to its free-to-air live streaming rights for the 2020-21 football season. In an agreement with rights holder, Premier Sports, LiveScore will stream 306 matches from Italy’s 2020-21 Serie A campaign for […]
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Sky Sports launches dedicated ’round-the-clock’ NFL channel
The channel goes to air on 3 September, ahead of the 2020 NFL season. Sky Sports is launching Sky Sports NFL – its first dedicated NFL channel – as part of a new five-year partnership between the broadcaster and league. Sky Sports has broadcast live NFL coverage for 25 years but has never previously had […]
CTVS to live stream China Endurance Championship across China
China-based motorsport returns on Friday and will be live streamed across the country. The third season of the China Endurance Championship motorsport series begins on Friday (14 August) at Ningbo International Speedpark in south-eastern China. The event sees GT3, GTC (older generation GT3 cars), GT4, touring cars and prototype cars competing in 150-minute races at […]
La Liga scores double deal on sub-Saharan Africa rights
French language and other rights have been agreed La Liga has agreed deals with SuperSport and StarTimes for the rights to show the league in sub-Saharan Africa. SuperSport has renewed its agreement with the Spanish top flight, extending with a multi-year deal in all languages except Arabic and French. As a part of this, La […]
BT Sport to show all behind-closed-doors Premiership Rugby matches
There will also be free-to-air coverage on Channel 5 of certain games BT Sport has agreed with Premiership Rubgy to show every match that is behind closed doors when the season restarts. In addition, Channel 5 will give free-to-air coverage of four of the remaining 57 ties, along with a highlights programme from 17 August. […]
Eleven Sports reveals rebrand and new content strategy
The broadcaster will now be known under the ‘Eleven’ brand umbrella Eleven Sports has revealed its rebrand as ‘Eleven’, at the same time unveiling a new content strategy on its five-year anniversary. Although established in countries across Asia and Europe, intially the ‘2.0’ strategy will focus on Belgium, Portugal, and Italy, with more to potentially […]
DAZN wins major German Champions League rights
It joins the broadcaster’s extensive Bundesliga coverage in the country DAZN has secured exclusive live and on-demand rights to the Champions League in Germany for the next three seasons. Running from the 2020/21 campaign until 2023/24, the deal allows DAZN to stream 121 of the 138 games from the play-offs to the final. This means […]
BT Sport and Insight TV team up for women’s football reality series
The six-parter, Ultimate Goal, will air later this year. BT Sport and 4K specialist Insight TV have teamed up to create six-part reality format, Ultimate Goal. The production follows 28 women as they compete to take part in a one-off match in front of scouts from women’s teams around the world. The series will be […]
Discovery secures three-year deal to show Extreme E on Eurosport and MotorTrend
Three-year broadcast deal agreed between the innovative motorsport and Discovery’s Eurosport and MotorTrend. Discovery and electric off-road motor racing series Extreme E have agreed a three-year deal that will see Extreme E content screened in over 50 European markets on Eurosport and, in North America, on streaming service MotorTrend. Eurosport and MotorTrend’s Extreme E coverage […]
Sky Sports to show 48 matches from Scottish Premiership 20/21 season
The 20/21 season kicks off this weekend. Sky Sports is airing 48 live matches from the Scottish Premiership season, which returns this weekend. Eilidh Barbour will present Sky’s coverage, while regular analyst Kris Boyd will be joined by James McFadden. Former Rangers, St. Johnstone and Kilmarnock striker Ally McCoist; former Scotland and Manchester United midfielder […]
BT Sport to show the Coupe de France final on Friday
Coverage of the match is on BT Sport 1 from 8pm. BT Sport is airing the Coupe de France final on Friday night (24 July), as Paris Saint-Germain take on Saint-Etienne. The game airs exclusively on BT Sport 1. Paris Saint-Germain are looking to secure their thirteenth Coupe de France cup, and their second trophy […]
Twitch unveils sports category with exclusives from leading football clubs
The Amazon-owned platform is moving beyond its traditional esports/gaming heartland. Twitch has moved its sports content to a standalone category (/Twitchsports), and has announced forthcoming exclusive content from Real Madrid, Arsenal, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain will be released on their Twitch channels. Amazon-owned Twitch’s new sports category will also include channels from the NBA, NHL, […]
The Premier League 2019/20 final day TV schedule
Eight out of the 10 matches will be shown across different Sky Sports channels. The TV schedule for the Premier League games on the last day of the season (Sunday 26 July) has been released. Sky Sports is showing eight matches live across eight channels, as the battle for a top four place and the […]
Global Cycling Network gears up French language channel
The channel joins GCN’s dedicated English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and German-language channels. Global Cycling Network (GCN) has launched a French language cycling channel, GCN en Français. Its content includes how-to videos; race footage; and what GCN says is “unparalleled access to tech and teams”. The channel is fronted by ex-professional cyclists Loïc Chetout and Florian […]
Eurosport to produce podcasts and how-to videos for World Snooker Championships
The broadcaster will ramp up its analysis and supplementary content for the tournament. Eurosport is screening every round of The World Snooker Championships, which begins tonight, including the qualifiers. The tournament runs until 16 August. Eurosport is broadcasting the Championships – snooker’s biggest event – live to 50+ markets across Eurosport channels and the Eurosport […]
Podcast: Formula 1’s Frank Arthofer talks esports and the F1 Virtual GP series
Formula 1 speedily unveiled its enjoyable esports series, F1 Virtual GP, to replace real Grand Prix races during lockdown. It went out across digital and linear TV to millions of racing fans. Formula 1 global head, digital media and licensing, Frank Arthofer talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the F1 Virtual GP series, […]
Champions League final goes free-to-air on YouTube
It’s the fifth year in a row BT Sport has chosen YouTube for its obligatory free-to-air screening of the final. BT Sport is planning to stream the UEFA Champions League and Europa League finals on its YouTube channel for fans to watch for free. As part of the broadcaster’s rights agreement with UEFA, it’s obliged […]
Sky Sports to show Liverpool v Chelsea live on 22 July on free-to-air
Sky Pick will show the game and the moment Liverpool lifts the Premier League trophy. Sky Sports has announced it’s making the Liverpool v Chelsea Premier League match on 22 July free-to-air on Sky Pick. After the game, Liverpool will lift the Premier League trophy, which will also be part of the free broadcast. Sky […]
Sky Sports wins rights to British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa, 2021
It’s an extension of a rights partnership that now covers 25 years. Sky Sports has picked up the exclusive live rights to the British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa next year. The rights includes the Tour’s three tests as well as five warm-up matches. This is the 25th year of the partnership between […]
Podcast: Ingrid Silver, partner at Reed Smith, talks sports and Covid-19
Media industry lawyer talks about how the safe return of sports is being enabled, and the legal implications of Covid-19 cancellations. Ingrid Silver, partner, Entertainment and Media Industry Group at global law firm Reed Smith, talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the ‘gradual return’ of sports to our screens, following Government guidance that […]
New streamer Peacock picks up Premier League live rights in the USA
NBCUniversal-owned service to air 175 live matches in the Premier League 2020-21 season, and offer full match replays for all 380 games. NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock has picked up live rights for the Premier League 2020-21 season in the US. It will stream 175 live Premier League matches on the paid-for Peacock Premium strand. Meanwhile, […]
Swedish pay-TV operator Com Hem to air 24/7 network Fight Sports
The agreement means Fight Sports will reach almost 1m pay-TV subscribers in Sweden. CSI Sports has signed a long-term carriage deal with Swedish pay-TV operator Com Hem and its brand Boxer, to broadcast CSI Sports’ 24/7 HD network, Fight Sports. This follows Fight Sports being awarded a five-year digital terrestrial television (DTT) license in Sweden. […]
World Table Tennis partners with IMG on production and rights deals
The partnership will attempt to professionalise and commercialise table tennis around the world. World Table Tennis (WTT) is to enter a ‘strategic partnership’ with IMG for the global media rights development and distribution; production oversight of WTT events; and a mandate to grow the sport of table tennis globally. The betting data and streaming rights […]
Podcast: Ron Chakraborty on how the BBC is filling Wimbledon fortnight
A schedule of 50-hours of classic Wimbledon archive content and tennis docs replaces the cancelled Wimbledon 2020. Ron Chakraborty, executive editor, major events at BBC Sport talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the BBC’s plans for Wimbledon 2020 following the cancellation of the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than live tennis […]
Whisper wins Spark Sport cricket contract in New Zealand
The production company reveals its second big cricket win of the week. Whisper has been appointed by Spark Sport to produce all New Zealand Cricket matches played in New Zealand over the next six summers. The production company will produce live coverage of all home Blackcaps and White Ferns Internationals and Super Smash matches on […]
Eurosport to show Berlin’s bett1 ACES tennis tournament (13-19 July)
The competition includes the return of grass courts games. Eurosport has picked up the rights for the bett1 ACES tournament in Berlin next week (13-19 July), which features Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev (pictured above, photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images), Tommy Haas, Nick Kyrgios, Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens and Petra Kvitova. Eurosport is screening the tournament […]
International Rugby League seeks host broadcaster for RLWC2021
The successful applicant will produce and distribute 45 matches of the Rugby League World Cup 2021. Following news of its broadcast partnership, Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) and International Rugby League (IRL) have released an Invitation To Tender for its Host Broadcast Services for next year’s tournament. The successful organisation will be responsible for […]
Whisper to produce BBC cricket content as the sport returns on 8 July
Whisper wins BBC contract as cricket returns, and will also create online highlights for the ECB. Whisper has won the contract to produce the BBC’s peak-time cricket highlights, as the broadcaster begins showing cricket again from Wednesday this week (8 July). Whisper has won a multi-year contract with the BBC to produce TV highlights for […]
Premier League: TV guide and which games are free-to-air (14-22 July)
Which broadcaster is showing which Premier League matches, 14-22 July. The schedule for Premier League matches for the next batch of games taking place from 14-22 July has now been revealed. This follows the schedule for the initial first three match rounds, which we unveiled earlier this month and for 4-13 July 2020. Kick-off times: […]
Rugby League World Cup 2021 to co-pro with International Rugby League
The production and sales of broadcast rights for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 will be handled jointly between the two organisations. Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) and The International Rugby League (IRL) have agreed to work together on the broadcast production of matches at the tournament, as well as on the sale of […]
BBC to air 12 days of classic Olympics archive material
The content replaces the cancelled 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo. BBC Sport has scheduled 12 days of dedicated Olympics programming, to replace the cancelled 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Badged Olympics Rewind, and starting on 14 July, the content naturally relies heavily on archive material, through a daily highlights show looking back at some of […]
Live boxing to return to DAZN in July
Three fights will air exclusively on DAZN in a variety of territories. DAZN will show live boxing once more, from 24 July, with three US cards in five weeks from Golden Boy Promotions and Matchroom Boxing USA. On Friday, 24 July it will air Vergil Ortiz Jr. against Samuel Vargas from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino […]
Eleven Sports signs five year deal to show Belgian Pro League football
The OTT service has picked up exclusive media rights to the football league. Belgian’s Pro League has reached an agreement with Eleven Sports on a media contract for the coming five years. Under the agreement, Eleven Sports will show all Pro League football competitions – 1A, 1B, Women Super League, the Cup league, the Super […]
Today’s Battle of the Brits tennis tournament (Amazon Prime Video) schedule
Today’s games are listed below. The first behind-closed-doors tennis tournament, Battle of the Brits, is being held this week, with Amazon Prime Video streaming the event in the UK and Ireland. The competition sees Andy Murray making his return to the court. He won yesterday to reach the semi-finals. The tournament runs from Tuesday 23 […]
Japanese cable TV companies to offer DAZN subscriptions
DAZN has partnered with Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association (JCTA) to bring the sports streamer to cable TV households in Japan. Subscribers of participating cable TV companies will be able to add a DAZN subscription to their monthly cable TV bill. The service will be available on 10 cable TV providers in the Hokkaido, Tohoku, […]
COMMENT: Understanding why sports fans break the rules
Simon Brydon, senior director, sports rights anti-piracy, Synamedia, on why piracy of sports broadcasts remains a problem and what can be done about it. From spying on an opponent’s training session ahead of a crunch fixture to sandpapering the cricket ball, the dubious ways rules have been bent and broken to give sports teams an […]
DAZN triples Bundesliga coverage in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The streamer wins four-year deal to extend its coverage of the German football league. DAZN is to triple its Bundesliga coverage in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 2021, after picking up rights to show every Friday and Sunday Bundesliga football match. The streaming service will broadcast 106 matches per season in a four-year rights deal, […]
The return of sports brings with it the return of streaming pirates
Carlos Rocha Gonçalves at Jscrambler on what’s being done to try to keep the pirates at bay. At last, sport is slowly but surely returning — albeit looking very different to what we all remembered. The global lockdown has seen OTT streaming services soar in popularity and usage, and the return of the sports we […]
30 million views for F1 Esports – Virtual Grand Prix Series
Esports events bring in sizeable global audience. The F1 Esports – Virtual Grand Prix Series pulled in a total of 30 million views across TV and digital platforms during the lockdown period. The Virtual Grand Prix races attracted 21.8 million views on digital platforms alone. It was streamed on the official Formula 1 YouTube, Twitch […]
Dugout to live stream behind-the-scenes football and esports content
The content provider’s live streams will include pre- and post-match interviews, action from the training ground and off-field activities. Football content specialist Dugout is launching its first live streaming service. The company, which is co-owned by a long list of many of the world’s biggest football clubs, is best known for providing ‘club-safe’ archive, behind-the-scenes […]
Premier League’s Return – The Broadcast Schedule For 4-13 July
Which broadcaster is showing which Premier League matches, 4-13 July. The schedule for Premier League matches for the next batch of games taking place from 4-13 July has now been revealed. This follows the schedule for the initial first three match rounds, which we unveiled earlier this month. The Premier League returned last night, with […]
LiveScore to live stream Serie A and Primeira Liga matches for free
LiveScore to integrate free live streams of Serie A and Primeira Liga games into its app. Real-time sports updates and results service LiveScore is launching a free live football streaming service after revealing its plans to become “a major new sports streaming platform”. LiveScore has secured live streaming rights for all remaining Serie A matches […]
Extreme E makes TV debut with Channel 4 documentary
30-minute film will mark the first television appearance of Extreme E. Channel 4 is airing a documentary about futuristic motorsport Extreme E, which sees electric SUVs race off-road in extremely remote parts of the world. The film, titled How to Build a Racing Car, is scheduled for Thursday, 25 June – “right after Celebrity Gogglebox,” […]
SPORTEL CEO, Laurent Puons: “This year will be no exception”
Four months away from the flagship event, SPORTEL CEO, Laurent Puons confirms that it will be the “must-attend event” to get back on track after the period of uncertainty raised by the current COVID-19 crisis. How did the pandemic hit the sports industry? During these unprecedented times, with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic currently […]
Sky Sports has reportedly secured rebate deal with Premier League
Sky Sports looks set to receive compensation from clubs to mitigate against loss of revenue during lockdown. Sky Sports has reportedly come to a rebate agreement with the Premier League to cover the cancellation of games during the Covid-19 pandemic. During lockdown, with no Premier League games to show, Sky has had to offer refunds […]
COMMENT: Esports and broadcast – The legal issues of partnership
Hayley Brady, partner and UK head of media and digital, Herbert Smith Freehills (pictured below) on the potential legal pitfalls to overcome when broadcasting esports events. The Covid-19 pandemic has stripped global television schedules of traditional content, with sports broadcasters instead sourcing a great deal of fresh content from esports. Well-publicised examples include Sky’s multi-day […]
UK Flat Track motorcycle racing documentary film in the making
The filmmaker behind a character-based film and mini series about the obscure motorsport and those that take part is currently looking for funding. Johny Mourgue, a director working within commercials, short films and docs (credits include FA Cup with Budweiser, Reebok and Channel 4’s Random Acts), is working on a film about Flat Track motorcycle […]
Optus Sport to show all remaining Premier League games
The broadcaster will show the return of the Premier League and also unveil a new OTT app. Australia’s Optus Sport is showing all 92 remaining live games of the 2019/20 Premier League season. In common with many other broadcasters screening live matches being played in empty stadiums, fans will have the option to watch games […]
BBC to air 50 hours of Wimbledon archive programming
Two-weeks of classic Wimbledon coverage will replace Wimbledon 2020 on the BBC. The BBC is to host 50+ hours of classic Wimbledon content from 29 June, to replace the cancelled Wimbledon 2020 tournament. Every weeknight from 8pm, BBC2 will serve up Wimbledon archive material, hosted by Sue Barker. She will be joined by Tim Henman […]
Eurosport to show weekend of esports featuring global sports superstars
Broadcaster to air extensive coverage from the weekend-long Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 competition. Eurosport is to screen this weekend’s celebrity esports tournament, Solidarity Challenge. The contest sees football, golf, rugby and athletics stars compete in an eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2020 tournament, while raising awareness and donations for the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund for […]
Eurosport agrees seven-year deal to screen superbike series
Broadcaster renews deal with British superbike event it’s been showing live since 2008. Eurosport has renewed its media partnership with the Bennetts British Superbike Championship to show exclusive live coverage from the event. It has agreed a new seven-year deal with rights holders MotorSport Vision Racing, which begins in 2021. Eurosport will continue to air […]
Celtic FC brings in Sunset+Vine for fan-focused matchday content
Football club creates content for season ticket holders unable to attend games. Celtic Football Club has appointed Sunset+Vine Scotland to create matchday programming as part of a ‘televised ticket offering’ to supporters. With fans unable to attend matches during the pandemic, the club is creating a range of content from each game designed to give […]
The future of sports broadcasting rights in a post-Covid world
COMMENT: Tomos Jones, senior associate at global law firm Reed Smith on the changing value of sports rights in a post-Covid world. At the time of writing, live sports events are showing the first, tentative signs of ‘getting the show back on the road’. Major football and cricket events now have scheduled resumption dates, and […]
S4C takes Super Rugby tournament free-to-air
Welsh broadcaster to present weekly highlights programme from the tournament, available on BBC iPlayer. S4C has secured rights to show New Zealand’s Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament. The 10-week competition involves five New Zealand teams – Blues, Hurricanes, Crusaders, Highlanders and Warren Gatland’s Chiefs – playing each other home and away, with two matches played every […]
Eurosport hires Amar Melwani to bolster its D2C offering
Eurosport recruits OTT/D2C specialist to grow its D2C services. Eurosport has taken on Amar Melwani in the newly created position of vp, distribution partnerships and rights strategy. It’s part of a move by Eurosport to bolster its direct-to-consumer (D2C) efforts. Melwani joins from The Walt Disney Company where he worked on Disney+. He previously led […]
Premier League’s return – The broadcast schedule for first three rounds
Which broadcaster is showing which games, for the first three match rounds, and which games will be free-to-air. Here’s the full list of which broadcasters are showing which games for the first three rounds of the resumed 2019/20 Premier League season. Wednesday 17 June 18:00 Aston Villa v Sheffield Utd (Sky Sports) 20:15 Man City […]
Eurosport to show Norway’s Eliteserien football
The broadcaster will show at least the opening three match days of Norway’s premier football competition. Eurosport is to screen the first three match days of Norway’s Eliteserien football division. Action begins on Tuesday 16 June with champions Molde playing Aalesunds FK. Eurosport has exclusive rights to broadcast the games across Europe, and will show […]
BBC 2 schedules classic Test match and One Day cricket from the archives
Broadcaster unveils extensive schedule of Test and One Day International cricket highlights of matches from the archives, kicking off this month with vintage England v West Indies clashes. BBC 2 is re-running highlights from every Test and One Day International cricket match, starting in July. It’s also showing highlights from England v West Indies classic […]
Amazon Prime Video to stream its Premier League games for free
More Premier League games go free-to-air as the top-tier of British football returns from lockdown. Amazon Prime Video managing director, sport, Alex Green, has confirmed via twitter that the OTT platform will make all four Premier League games it is due to stream free-to-air. He said, simply: “Confirming that the four premier league matches given […]
Amazon Prime Video to stream first UK behind-closed-doors tennis tournament
Live action from the UK tennis tournament will be streamed from 23-28 June. Amazon Prime Video has picked up the exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland for the behind-closed-doors tennis tournament, The Schroders Battle of the Brits. The six-day event (23-28 June) has been co-organised by Jamie Murray as a way to raise money […]
Premier League restart : Where to watch matches
The broadcast rights for the 92 Premier League games left to play. The return of the Premier League will see games shown on the widest range of UK broadcasters to date, with Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Sport and Amazon Prime all screening matches. There are 92 Premier League games left to play. Sky Sports […]
Premier League to return to TV on Wednesday 17 June
Confirmation that the 2019/20 season will return to competition. The Premier League will return on Wednesday 17 June, with two fixtures – Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal – being played. These are the two games that were in hand when the country went into lockdown – the Premier League was […]
Eurosport picks up European rights for live snooker’s return on 1 June
The deal covers all territories except the UK. Eurosport has picked up the live rights to screen snooker’s Championship League, which runs 1-11 June. The deal covers all territories in Europe except the UK. The tournament is being held in Milton Keynes, with 64 world-class players competing for total prize fund of £218,000. Players including […]
BBC Alba to bring live football back to free-to-air TV from Saturday
The Scottish broadcaster is the first free-to-air channel to show live sports since lockdown. Scottish free-to-air channel BBC Alba is to air live coverage of German women’s Bundesliga. It becomes the first UK free-to-air broadcaster to show live sport since lockdown. Its exclusive live coverage of the games will start this Saturday (30 May). BBC […]
Eurosport to air MotoAmerica Superbike Championship from this weekend
Live sport returns to the broadcaster, in the UK and France. Eurosport has picked up rights to show all 10 rounds of America’s premier motorcycle championship, the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, in the UK and France. The series, which will begin behind-closed-doors, will also be available to watch on Eurosport in 54 countries and territories in […]
Report predicts huge growth in sports content on mobiles, paid by DCB
Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) set to become a popular way to pay for sports content on mobile devices. A new report says revenue from Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) for sports content on mobiles, such as instant highlights, streamable matches and behind-the-scenes footage, is set to grow significantly in the coming years. The report, The Future […]
DAZN owner looks to sell an equity stake in the company
The pandemic sports cancellations are having a huge impact on the sports streamer. The owner of DAZN is reportedly looking to sell a stake in the company to raise revenue. According to a report in The Financial Times, DAZN owner Len Blavatnik is “exploring ways to inject new money into the loss making business”. It […]
Formula 1 agrees deal with Gfinity for production of F1 Esports Series
The deal is for a two-year extension to the relationship between the two companies that began in 2017. Formula 1 has extended its relationship with esports company Gfinity for content production and operational support around the F1 Esports Series in 2020 and 2021, and the 2022 qualifying events. The Gfinity Arena in London will be […]
BT Sport gets five-fold increase in Bundersliga audience
Broadcast reveals large audience ratings for return of German football. BT Sport has revealed impressive ratings for its weekend of German football, with Saturday’s match between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke pulling in 1.4m people across its TV and digital platforms. The average viewing figures across the five Bundesliga matches on BT Sport’s three channels on […]
GolfTV to provide free live coverage of golf skins match this weekend
Charity skins match with some of world’s best golfers to be shown for free in most territories by GolfTV. Live golf is returning to GolfTV on Sunday as it broadcasts a charity skins match. The TaylorMade Driving Relief will be streamed on GolfTV everywhere outside of the US and will be made available for free. […]