China cuts NBA broadcasts after Boston Celtic Enes Kanter called for Tibetan independence
China has removed broadcasts of NBA games after Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter called for China to give Tibet independence.
Kanter posted a video in which he said “Brutal dictator of China, Xi Jinping, I have a message for you and your henchmen. Under the Chinese government's brutal rule, Tibetan people's basic rights and freedoms are non-existent.” Following the video being posted Chinese platform Tencent cut the broadcast of the Celtics game against the New York Knicks.
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Seven
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and Seven Network are proud to announce it is the official Australian broadcast partner for the XXII Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 28 July to 8 August next year.
Olympic broadcasters look ahead to Beijing 2022 after success of Tokyo 2020
Following the ground-breaking coverage of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Olympic Broadcasting Services and rights-holding broadcasters around the world are now turning their attention to the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
AFC announces media rights deal with ELEVEN
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced ELEVEN as their new media partner in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Philippines.
The National Football League, The NFL Players Association and Dapper Labs Announce New NFT Deal to Create Exclusive Digital Video Highlights
Innovative digital experience spanning the NFL, all 32 clubs and players will empower fans to purchase, trade, and own NFTs featuring some of the most exciting and favorite in-game plays
UEFA, Premier League and Canal+ International welcome final binding anti-piracy decision in Rwanda
Rwandan broadcaster Victory TV ordered to cease the unlawful broadcast of UEFA Champions League and Premier League matches following decision taken by the Court of Appeal of Kigali
Is Australia’s “Anti-Siphon List” Still The Best Way To Protect Live Sports Broadcasts?
Published Friday, 17 September 2021.
World Rugby announces broadcast deal for Rugby World Cup 2021 and 2023
Under the deal, which is announced just ahead of two years to go to Rugby World Cup 2023, TF1 will provide free-to-air coverage of Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand (8 October-12 November, 2022) and Rugby World Cup 2023 in France (8 September-28 October).
Sports Technology And Media Rights - The Year In Review 2020/2021
Published Friday, 06 August 2021.
Serie-A strike deal with Google: how big-tech platforms are helping tackle online sports piracy
Published Wednesday, 07 July 2021.
FIFA awards FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ media rights in Poland
FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights in Poland to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ to Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group). NENT Group will show every match from the 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand, the biggest event in the international women’s game, on its Viaplay platform in Poland.
'BeNeLiga’: Analyzing The Proposed Merger of The Netherlands And Belgian Football Leagues
Published Friday, 21 May 2021.
Serie A’s Broadcasting Deals: New Opportunities And Old Challenges In Italian Football
Published Tuesday, 27 April 2021.
Driving free-to-air cricket in England: the latest broadcasting deals and the "listed events" regime
Published Friday, 05 March 2021.
An Introduction To The ELF - Europe's New Professional American Football League
Published Friday, 19 February 2021.
Sports law in 2021 – key issues to watch in South America
Published Wednesday, 06 January 2021.
Key trends in sports broadcasting: does the model really need to change?
Published Monday, 02 November 2020.
Broadcasting 'Listed' sports events in the UK: what changes on the horizon?
Published Monday, 03 February 2020.
A review of China Sports Law Week 2019 – “Inclusivity, Integrity and Insights”
Sport and media rights – the year in review 2018/19
Published Friday, 31 May 2019.
In-venue streaming & broadcasting of live sports events – key legal issues for U.S. clubs and leagues
Published Wednesday, 20 March 2019.
How technology is improving the fan experience – and creating legal challenges for clubs and leagues
Published Friday, 22 February 2019.
FIFA awards key media rights to FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ in the Netherlands
FIFA has awarded free-to-air media rights to key matches of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ to public service broadcaster NOS in the Netherlands. NOS will show twenty-five matches of the tournament, including the opening match, any Dutch national team matches and the key matches of the knock-out stage on its leading NPO channels. NOS has previously achieved extremely high audiences for women’s football, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™, the final of which was followed by around 5.5 million viewers (with 88% audience market share).
Premier Hockey Federation announce exclusive rights agreement with ESPN+
The Premier Hockey Federation announced today it has reached an agreement that makes ESPN+ the exclusive home of the PHF in the United States during the upcoming 2021-22 season. 60 PHF regular-season games, plus special events, Isobel Cup Playoffs and Championship, will be available to stream live, exclusively on ESPN+ for fans in the U.S.
ESPN to broadcast Super Wild Card Weekend's Monday night game for next five years
The inaugural Monday wild-card playoff game will be broadcast by the home network of Monday Night Football.
ESPN announced Wednesday it has won the rights to host the finale of Super Wild Card Weekend for the next five years. This season's offering, the league's first scheduled weekday prime-time playoff game, will be played on Jan. 17, 2022.
The Future Of Sports Broadcasting In UAE: Reimagining Rights Agreements & Collaborating With The Competition
Published Friday, 08 October 2021.
What is the "black-out" rule in football and is it lawful?
Published Wednesday, 06 October 2021.
AFC agrees media rights deal with ESPN exclusively in Latin America, Central America and non-exclusively in the Caribbean
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced ESPN as their new media partner in Latin America, Central America and non-exclusively in the Caribbean to broadcast AFC competitions for the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle.
ICC.tv partners with Cricket Australia to live stream Australia's international summer of cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has partnered with Cricket Australia to broadcast the upcoming Australian summer of cricket into emerging cricket markets including Europe and Southeast Asia, starting with the highly anticipated rematch between India and Australia, finalists in last year’s ICC T20 Women’s World Cup.
IOC awards 2026-2032 broadcast rights in China
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that the China Media Group (CMG) has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Chinese mainland and Macau (SAR) for the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina in 2026, the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad in Los Angeles in 2028, the XXVI Olympic Winter Games in 2030, and the Games of the XXXV Olympiad in Brisbane in 2032.
The RFEF considers the CVC-LNFP agreement illegal
The Royal Spanish Football Federation has had the opportunity to examine before tomorrow's Assembly and with a margin of only 48 hours the documentation provided - we do not know if in a complete way - by the LNFP that structures the operation intended by it and CVC. This operation, carried out with the absence of the slightest publicity and concurrence in the selection of the successful bidder, has two parts: that related to the commercialization of audiovisual rights, on the one hand; and the rest of the LNFP businesses, which make up a heterogeneous group, on the other.
The Premier League TV Rights Deal Rollover – A Break From The Norm
Published Thursday, 29 July 2021.
UEFA committed to tackling audiovisual piracy during UEFA EURO 2020
UEFA continues to team up with leading social media providers in order to combat audiovisual piracy more effectively during UEFA EURO 2020
Combatting the threat of drones to sports media and data rights
Published Tuesday, 08 June 2021.
Broadcasting Tokyo 2020: How Modern Media Techniques Will Be Protected By IP Law
Published Monday, 24 May 2021.
Stocks, Bonds, Gold...Sport? Is Sport Now An Alternate Asset Class For Investors?
Published Friday, 30 April 2021.
How The French Professional Football League Is Evolving Its Broadcasting Rights Structure
Published Tuesday, 16 March 2021.
How Brexit Affects Sports Broadcasting In The UK And Europe
Published Friday, 26 February 2021.
How the EU’s newly proposed Digital Services Act could benefit the sports industry
Published Tuesday, 12 January 2021.
Play by play – an introduction to esports, monetisation and IP rights
Published Monday, 08 June 2020.
The commercialisation of TV rights in Spain: a key decision from the Spanish Supreme Court (LaLiga v Mediaset)
Published Friday, 07 February 2020.
Brazil’s telecom regulator investigates the status of internet (OTT) transmissions (Claro S.A. v Fox)
Published Monday, 11 November 2019.
Why sports broadcasters in China cannot currently rely on copyright law to protect against unauthorised livestreams (and possible solutions)
Published Friday, 14 June 2019.
How Sweden’s new gaming and betting market works and its potential impact on the sports industry
Published Wednesday, 10 April 2019.
An Overview of the Indian Sports Broadcasting Landscape
Published Wednesday, 13 March 2019.
The potential impact of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 on sports sponsorship in Ireland
Published Wednesday, 09 January 2019.