Premier League drops IMG to bring international media production in-house
November 25 – The Premier League is taking its media operations business in-house, ousting long-term broadcast partners IMG.
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Showtime for Rooney at Plymouth Argyle
November 19 – Wayne Rooney is no stranger to having cameras follow his every move, and that is set to continue as the former England and Manchester United star, will participate in a fly-on-the-wall documentary.
BBC boosts Premier League output with audio commentary rights win
November 8 – BBC Radio 5 Live continues to be the gold standard when it comes to match commentary and to the delight of thousands of listeners, the platform has retained the Premier League audio commentary rights until the 2028/29 season in a new four-year deal.
It started with a kiss. A Spanish revolution
November 7 – Netflix has long been known to tackle controversial subjects, while Spanish football has had an uncomfortable relationship with it’s all-conquering women’s team. Now these two meet in an explosive documentary, It’s All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football will have certain sections of football squirming.
FIFA tenders US broadcast rights for 2027 Women’s World Cup
November 5 – FIFA has announced a standalone tender in the United States for the broadcast rights to the 2027 Women’s World Cup that Brazil will stage.
Women’s Super League agrees game-changing TV deal with Sky and BBC
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October 31 – The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) has agreed what it says is “the most significant broadcast partnership ever for women’s football”, following a new rights agreement with Sky and BBC Sport in the UK and Ireland.
Lionesses stay free on ITV
October 29 – The current women’s European champions, England will remain on free-to-air television after ITV renewed its agreement with the English Football Association. The FA described the contract as a “record deal” without announcing any financials.
All Messi all the time; MLS and Apple remake a Zidane classic
October 23 – In 2006 a French documentary film, Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait trained 17 synchronized cameras on the French legend during a match between Real Madrid and Villarreal. On October 25 MLS, in collaboration with Apple TV, and TikTok will revisit the groundbreaking piece by putting their entire focus on Argentine, and Inter Miami captain, Lionel Messi.
DFL sets November date for retender of all broadcast rights
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October 21 – Germany’s DFL will relaunch its domestic media rights tender on November 25 after a nine-month delay, aiming to finalise deals for the 2025-2029 cycle.
The Don says his Apple deal is perhaps the world’s sweetest
October 18 – Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner, Don Garber in London speaking at The Summit, Leaders Week this week, hyped up the 10-year, $2.5 billion-plus agreement with Apple that is about to conclude its second season.
Is BeIN pulling the plug? Dispute over Ligue1 non-payment intensifies
October 2 – BeIN Sports and Ligue 1 are in dispute over the broadcast rights and payments for the current season in France’s top-flight football.
Bundesliga forced to re-auction domestic TV rights package after DAZN wins legal challenge to Sky deal
September 25 – Germany’s DFL has been told to re-auction its key domestic media rights package after a court ruled in favour of global sports streaming service DAZN in its legal dispute with the league.
A-Leagues boosts Sky NZ broadcast deal as Auckland set for debut
September 29 – Australian Professional Leagues (APL) and Sky New Zealand have confirmed that the upcoming three seasons of the A-Leagues will be available to watch exclusively on Sky.
NOS keeps hold of World Cup broadcast rights for 2026 and 2030
September 16 – Dutch public broadcaster NOS has secured the broadcast rights for the 2026 and 2030 World Cups.
LaLiga and brand Spain look to build Chinese presence with CMG broadcast deal
September 11 – LaLiga has returned to China Media Group (CMG) as its official broadcast partner in China.