# International Sports Rights **URL:** \ **Category:** Sports Broadcasting Rights\ **Created:** [January 17, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525 "2023-01-17T07:25:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/228 "2025-11-22T23:54:18Z")
Seems to be the way they want to operate at corporate. If WBD and Paramount do end up as one could that see the end of TNT/Discovery+, merging those rights into Paramount+ (or the other way around?)? ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/229 "2025-11-23T00:47:15Z")
10 and Paramount will no doubt challenge Stan for the next rights and create a “home of football” tagline with AFC and UEFA rights in Australia. beIN Sports have CAF club competitions rights ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/230 "2025-11-25T10:43:19Z")
> **[Worldwide spend on media sports rights to hit $78bn by 2030, claims Ampere...](https://www.c21media.net/news/worldwide-spend-on-media-sports-rights-to-hit-78bn-by-2030-claims-ampere-analysis/)** > > Global investment in TV sports rights will surpass $78bn by 2030, an increase of 20% from this year, predicts Ampere Analysis. ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/231 "2025-11-26T06:10:34Z")
> **[DAZN pulls out of Pro League TV deal](https://www.belganewsagency.eu/dazn-pulls-out-of-pro-league-tv-deal)** > > Streaming platform DAZN has cancelled its multi-year contract to broadcast Belgium’s Pro League. It says the agreement has “ended in accordance... Wonder if news like this has some Australian sports administrators that work with sports that have deals with Foxtel slightly nervous they might try similar here ---
**Author:** ![cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/cmo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/232 "2025-11-26T06:24:17Z")
I’d be keen for that to actually happen here. Stuff things up and shake everything up in sports rights. Much needed here. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/233 "2025-11-28T12:07:17Z")
> **[ParalympicsGB | Channel 4 to broadcast milano cortina 2026 paralympic winter...](https://paralympics.org.uk/articles/channel-4-to-broadcast-milano-cortina-2026-paralympic-winter)** > > Official home of ParalympicsGB - the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team that competes at the Paralympic summer and winter Games, run by the British Paralympic Association. Meet the athletes, find out about paralympic sports and get the latest... ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/234 "2025-12-01T12:33:58Z")
A few days after pulling out of Belgian Pro League broadcast deal, DAZN secured Spanish domestic TV rights to La Liga alongside Telefónica. > **[Telefónica, DAZN score La Liga rights](https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/28/telefonica-dazn-score-la-liga-rights/)** > > Spain’s top-flight football league La Liga has confirmed the allocation of its domestic broadcasting rights to Telefónica and DAZN for a combined €5.25 bil ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/235 "2025-12-08T12:20:45Z")
Channel 4 will broadcast Africa Cup of Nations live from Morocco, from December 21 to January 18 next year. It’s the first time the tournament is shown live on FTA in Britain. > **[Africa Cup of Nations 2025 to air exclusively on Channel 4 | Channel 4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/africa-cup-nations-2025-air-exclusively-channel-4)** > > Broadcaster wins exclusive rights to all AFCON matches marking the first time the tournament is on free-to-air television in full in the UK, with Mo Salah’s Egypt taking on South Africa at 3pm on Boxing Day on Channel 4. ---
**Author:** ![News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/News727)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/236 "2025-12-10T04:36:21Z")
NBC is safe for now. > **[Netflix not interested in Premier League rights, contrary to prior report](https://awfulannouncing.com/netflix/not-interested-premier-league-rights.html)** > > Netflix is not interested in rights to the English Premier League in the United States, contrary to a prior report suggesting otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![greenpea](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@greenpea](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/greenpea)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/237 "2025-12-10T06:02:33Z")
If only there were a media company for sale with a networks division that already broadcasts the EPL… oh wait, there is — but the potential buyer only wants the entertainment IP. Anyway, TNT Sports would be the perfect pickup for anyone looking to bolster their streaming lineup and take their sports offering to the HB— oh sorry, I mean to the max. ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/238 "2025-12-10T06:05:21Z")
> [@greenpea](#): > > If only there were a media company for sale with a networks division that already broadcasts the EPL… oh wait, there is — but the potential buyer only wants the entertainment IP. Not in the USA it doesn’t, so not really a direct comparison. ---
**Author:** ![greenpea](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@greenpea](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/greenpea)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/239 "2025-12-10T06:21:19Z")
I was suggesting that if Netflix had acquired TNT Sports, it would’ve significantly strengthened their position to bid for the EPL rights in the US—especially since TNT already hold part of the rights in the UK through their existing partnership. It would’ve created a unified, cross-market foothold that made their case much more compelling. ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/240 "2025-12-10T06:32:24Z")
> [@greenpea](#): > > It would’ve created a unified, cross-market foothold that made their case much more compelling. I doubt that it would make the slightest bit of difference in all honesty. ---
**Author:** ![News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/News727)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/241 "2025-12-11T12:46:43Z")
Read this as what people should expect so that they don’t resort to piracy. > **[Survey finds sports fans abandon platforms due to streaming failures](https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasting/survey-finds-sports-fans-abandon-platforms-due-to-streaming-failures/5211949.article)** > > Survey of 1,000 US sports fans reveals streaming crashes and lags are top reasons for platform abandonment, while 70% would pay for personalised experiences ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/242 "2025-12-13T00:39:50Z")
> **[Premier Sports scores Copa del Rey rights](https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/12/premier-sports-scores-copa-del-rey-rights/)** > > Sports broadcaster and streaming service Premier Sports has agreed a deal to screen live coverage of Copa del Rey for the next three seasons. The new agreement ---
**Author:** ![News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/News727)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/243 "2025-12-18T12:46:09Z")
> **[📺 Battle for TV rights: DAZN announces key extension](https://onefootball.com/de/news/battle-for-tv-rights-dazn-announces-key-extension-42113149)** > > Diese News auf OneFootball lesen. But DAZN isn’t stopping there. They want to take this too. > **[FanDuel Sports Network RSNs Are Reportedly Up For Sale | Cord Cutters News](https://cordcuttersnews.com/fanduel-sports-network-rsns-are-reportedly-up-for-sale/)** > > British sports streaming powerhouse DAZN is engaged in advanced negotiations to secure a majority stake in Main Street Sports Group, the largest operator of regional sports networks (RSNs) in the United States. They are known for running FanDuel... ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/244 "2025-12-19T13:38:27Z")
> **[BBC replaced by TNT Sports as Commonwealth Games live broadcaster](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj9pnl5n4o)** > > The subscription channel takes over from the BBC which had been the principal partner since 1954 and provided free-to-air coverage. > TNT Sports has been confirmed as live UK broadcast partner for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. > > The subscription channel takes over from the BBC which had been the main partner since 1954 and provided free-to-air coverage for 18 games in a row. > > TNT Sports is part of Warner Bros Discovery and is best known for screening Uefa Champions League matches as well as selected English Premier League fixtures. > > The Glasgow Commonwealth Games will take place from 23 July to 2 August and feature 10 sports and six para sports. > > TNT Sports said it would provide more than 600 hours of live coverage in a “re-imagining” of the games. > > The broadcaster said every sport and event would be streamed on HBO Max, which is due to launch in the UK and Ireland in March. > The BBC will be disappointed that it will not be showing full live TV coverage of the Commonwealth Games. > > But the bigger issue is not about the fact BBC Television won’t have live coverage. > > It is about the fact the games will not be shown live in full on any major free-to-air TV channel > There will still be highlights on a major free TV channel and some live coverage on a major channel may still be possible. > > But without the full live coverage on a channel which everyone can watch for free, will there be the same sense of wider public engagement or feeling that the Games are a special time for Glasgow and Scotland? > **[TNT Sports confirmed as live UK broadcast partner for Glasgow 2026](https://www.commonwealthsport.com/news/4422473/tnt-sports-confirmed-as-live-uk-broadcast-partner-for-glasgow-2026)** > > Commonwealth Sport today confirmed that Warner Bros. Discovery has secured the exclusive UK live broadcast and digital media rights in a landmark deal for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. > **[BBC outbid by TNT Sports for 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/19/bbc-outbid-by-tnt-sports-for-2026-glasgow-commonwealth-games-athletics)** > > TNT will broadcast the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after outbidding long-time rights holder BBC > TNT also has the UK rights for next year’s Winter Olympics in Milan following last year’s merger with Warner Bros-owned Eurosport, as well as the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, part of which will also be shown by the BBC. Having recently lost the rights to the Champions League and international rugby TNT regard securing the Games as a coup. > > The decision of Commonwealth Sport, who run the Games, to prioritise revenue over reach reflects their financial problems ahead of an event that has been beset by difficulties and could have been cancelled altogether. ---
**Author:** ![telecom](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/telecom/32/437738_2.png) [@telecom](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/telecom)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/245 "2025-12-19T13:58:45Z")
Closed circuit to BBC: Next time, pay more money instead of whinging that you lost. As for the FTA rights, they’ll most likely end up on Quest. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/246 "2025-12-19T13:59:13Z")
If the BBC won’t be able to show Glasgow 2026 live on FTA in Britain, I wonder if it will still bother to bid for the radio rights. ---
**Author:** ![Brekkie](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/brekkie/32/39965_2.png) [@Brekkie](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brekkie)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525/247 "2025-12-19T14:11:49Z")
Just as the games appeared to be rising from the dead they’ve gone and hammered the final nail in their own coffin. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525.md?page=11) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-rights/21525.md?page=13)