Sport broadcasting
DAZN scores Serie A rights
ITV & Guinness add live audio descriptive commentary for Women’s Euros
Footballco launches Beast Mode On podcast with Bayo Akinfenwa
Channel 4 snaps up World Downhill Skateboarding Championship
Extreme H races onto Eurosport, HBO Max, Discovery+ and TNT Sports
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WBD reveals Tour de France plans
TNT Sports and Discovery+ will show every minute of the event live in the UK and Ireland, including a new quad screen experience
Broadcast Sport Summit 2025 - Super Early Bird tickets now on sale
The full day event takes place on 12 November 2025 at The Emirates Stadium, London. A limited number of Super Early Bird tickets are now available
Int: FIBA & EBU extend deal; WTA sticks with Tennis Channel; Volleyball World appoints IRIS
Basketball, tennis and volleyball federations have made rights moves
TNT Sports to air SailGP docuseries
3x30 series produced by sailing competitoin and Ten100
Women’s sport broadcast audiences drop for first time since 2021
However, social channels have grown in viewership and engagement
World Rugby launches D2C FAST channel
Federation has partnered with Samsung TV Plus to create the RugbyPass TV channel
5 picks up snooker rights
The Players Championship and Tour Championship will both be televised live by 5 for the first time
YouTube has no plans to bid for sports rights in the UK
YouTube doesn’t have the desire or capability to buy and broadcast sports feeds, says Rob Pilgrim, head of sport at YouTube
Decline in pay-TV to impact value of UK sports rights
Huw Evans at Oliver and Ohlbaum Associates says rights values could fall due to a lack of major challengers to pay-TV
WBD serves up Legends Team Cup tennis tournaments
The inaugural Legends Team Cup will kick off from 14–16 August 2025 in Europe
TikTok creators to cover Lions tour
Pair partner for opening fixture of 2025 tour and beyond
S4C unveils Women’s Euro and Lions Men’s Tour plans
It will broadcast all Wales matches in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 as well as live coverage of the opening match of the 2025 Lions Tour
Goalhanger adds football clips to The Rest Is Football podcast
The video podcast on YouTube includes highlights, tournament previews and other bespoke content
Sky reveals Hill doc trailer and launch date
The film will air on Sky and NOW from 2 July
Broadcasters & organisers need to improve women’s sport scheduling
Andy Corridan, account director at the PHA Group, looks at why better times for women’s sport could be a win-win