ITV retakes WRC highlights rights in the UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights to the FIA World Rally Championship from 2020 to 2022, bringing coverage back to the broadcaster for the first time since 2015
ITV ‘in talks with BT’ to sublicense Champions League rights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is in talks with telco BT to sublicense some of the latter’s Uefa Champions League rights for the 2021-24 cycle, according to newspaper the Sunday Times.
Sky lands rights to West Indies-Ireland cricket series
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe to this month’s West Indies v Ireland one-day and Twenty20 cricket series.
‘Sport in France’ to show French volleyball league until end of season
The French Olympic committee’s ‘Sport in France’ free-to-air channel has agreed a deal with France’s National Volleyball League (LNV) to broadcast the men’s and women’s top-tier competitions for the rem…
Altice’s BFM TV suffers blow in Champions League final court ruling
The Conseil d'État, the highest administrative court in France, has ruled that free-to-air news channel BFM TV, which is owned by telco Altice, was not authorised to broadcast last season’s Uefa Champions Le…
Whisper picks up West Indies v Ireland host broadcast contract
Cricket West Indies has appointed independent production company Whisper Films as host broadcaster for the West Indies v Ireland series in January.
Whisper ‘lands BBC cricket highlights production contract’
Whisper Films has won the contract to produce England international cricket highlights for UK public broadcaster the BBC, it has been reported
Whisper ‘renews F1 production contract’ with Channel 4
Whisper Films has reportedly renewed its Formula One production contract with free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4
Liverpool launches premium content offer on YouTube channel
Liverpool football club launched on Tuesday a ‘paid-for’ membership option on its YouTube channel, becoming the first global sports team to utilise the feature on the social platform.
TF1 sublicenses free-to-air EHF Euro rights from beIN until 2024
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has sublicensed from pay-television broadcaster beIN matches involving the national teams at handball’s men’s and women’s European Championships until 2024.
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