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British & Irish Lions media value holds up in UK, Ireland in Sky renewal
Premiership Rugby seen in tricky spot after apparent rejection of BT offer
Disney’s pivot to India-focused Hotstar strategy opened door to Sky-IPL reunion in the UK
Sky gains from BBC live golf reappraisal in Masters renewal
UK, France may drive global Champions League revenue downturn
Sky, Channel 4 keep terms steady for three-year F1 sublicence renewal in UK
BT benefits from incumbent Sky’s OTT concerns in WWE grab
FA Cup ‘non-linear’ rights package opens door to Amazon
Star India’s OTT strategy in UK drives Sky IPL rights loss
Sky’s reunion with US PGA Championship to stretch to 2023
Bellator MMA given a fighting chance in the UK with Sky, Channel 5 deals
Sky’s dominance of domestic football rights will help with customer retention
NBA more than doubles its money via Sky deal in the UK and Ireland
European Tour strikes new Sky deals as wide-ranging Discovery agreement draws near
Eleven Sports’ ‘3pm blackout’ challenge could see rule scrapped
IMG to go market-by-market with MLS rights after Eurosport pulls out
Difficult sales process helps the Premier League in Ofcom battle
The Premier League’s 20 clubs are unconcerned about the small drop in the value of their domestic live rights in the next cycle, following deals this month with BT and Amazon that brought the protracted sales process to a close.
RDA targets Oceania after buying Super League international rights
The RDA agency will look to extract more value from Australia and New Zealand and strike deals in the Pacific Islands for the first time, after taking over international rights to the Super League.
End of BT/Sky pay-TV war halts trend of Premier League growth
After successive 70-per-cent rises in the last two cycles there were only two sets of circumstances in which the Premier League was likely to secure another increase in the value of its domestic live rights.
Sky’s EFL streaming concession creates Premier League dilemma
Media commentators will debate whether the 36-per-cent increase the English Football League secured for its rights from Sky is a great result, a disappointment, or something in between.
Amazon makes first significant UK sports play with ATP rights
Amazon secured its first major sports rights deal in the UK with the acquisition of ATP World Tour 1000 and 500 rights, a move which surprised local experts.
Pro14 banking on expansion leading to greater TV revenue
The expansion of the cross-border Pro12 rugby union competition, following the addition of two South African teams this week, has been driven by three factors: the desire to improve the competitiveness of the league, the aim of bringing its media-rights revenues closer into line with its rivals, and the availability of the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings.
ECB gets more money and better reach in new ‘future-proof’ deals
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) enjoyed the best of both worlds in agreeing its new domestic deals last week – it has grown media-rights revenue by almost 180 per cent and secured significant free-to-air coverage on UK public-service broadcaster the BBC.
