Six Nations to remain on free-to-air television in UK with new BBC and ITV deal
The Six Nations Championship, a premier European rugby tournament, will continue to be broadcast on free-to-air television in the UK…
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Peter Scrimgeour
Peter Scrimgeour is senior analyst (sports) at GlobalData with a particular interest in sports media, leading analysis of media markets globally.
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Premier League scores big in Thailand with significant increase in media value
In Thailand, the English Premier League rights are regarded by broadcasters as a subscription-driving sports property, owing to the league's…
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PDC hits the mark with significant increase in media value
Sky Sports, the UK pay-TV leader, has reportedly clinched a significant new media rights deal with the Professional Darts Corporation…
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DFL achieves goal of increasing domestic media value
The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL), Germany's professional soccer body, has reported a 2% rise in the value of domestic media…
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NBA nets more media value with new domestic rights
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced in July a new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth $76 billion beginning with…
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Ligue 1 still reeling from domestic rights own goal
French soccer’s Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the body that governs France's top two divisions, has secured domestic broadcast deals…
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IndyCar in fast lane with Fox
IndyCar, North America’s premier open-wheel racing series, confirmed Fox Sports, Fox Corp's sports division, as the new exclusive home of…
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Rugby codes: Tackling the fall in media rights value
Both rugby codes – rugby league and rugby union – have seen the UK broadcast rights values for their domestic…
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Why is BT Sport rebranding to TNT Sports?
Various press releases by the joint venture (JV) announced that “Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will be granted a call option…
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Why are telecoms companies exiting the sports broadcasting market?
The Spark Sport streaming service was launched in March 2019, becoming the first major pay-TV sports competitor to incumbent Sky…