News coming out that Netflix is going for the US TV rights for Formula One, starting from the 2026 season.
Current holders are ESPN in the states.
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Ahead of the Womenâs Rugby World Cup audiences can watch more Premiership Womenâs Rugby as BBC Sport secures a deal to broadcast four matches, including the PWR final on 16 March, live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. BBC Sport is bringing fans even closer to the action as the season reaches its thrilling finale.
SportsPro reports ESPN is not willing to retain Formula One at any cost and is keen to avoid overpaying for the rights. The broadcaster is prepared to cut ties with the series in favour of what it believes would be a responsible financial decision.
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TNT Sports has renewed its deal for Australian Football League, and added the Supercars Championship to its rights portfolio.
The two Australian competitions will be shown to UK and Ireland viewers, with every game of the AFL and every race of the Supercars Championship available.
Every (Supercars) race will be shown on discovery+, with highlights on TNT Sportsâ linear channels.
Every game of the (AFL) season will be available on discovery+, with selected matches on TNT Sportsâ linear channels. TNT Sports and discovery+ will also show all AAMI Community matches starting on 25 February as well as every match from the NAB AFL Womenâs league from August 2025.
TNT Sports has shown AFL since its launch, with BT Sport originally acquiring the rights before it was rebranded.
Theyâd better be using ACDCâs TNT for their Australian sports coverage.
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Sky and Cricket Australia have today announced that Sky will continue to be the exclusive broadcast partner in New Zealand for international and selected domestic cricket played in Australia.
The partnership extension commences at the start of the â25-â26 season and is for a minimum of four years, ensuring that Sky customers will continue to enjoy an extensive line-up of cricket played in Australia.
In year one of the partnership (â25-â26), cricket fans can look forward to menâs ODIs and T20s with South Africa and India, the biannual Ashes, and the womenâs series with India.
The following year (â26-â27) will see the Black Caps take on Australia in a four Test series, and the White Ferns in ODIs and T20s, alongside tours from both menâs and womenâs teams from Bangladesh and the England menâs team, including the 150th anniversary Test match.
Domestic cricket on offer as part of the partnership will include the Big Bash League, the Womenâs Big Bash League, selected Menâs Domestic One-Day matches, Prime Ministerâs XI matches, Governor-Generalâs XI matches and Sheffield Shield Finals.
Comcast (which owns NBCUniversal) will become a strategic partner of the International Olympic Committee, after extending the US broadcast deal of the Olympics to the end of 2036, including 2034 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, and 2036 Summer Games.
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No surprises here
ABC/Disney last aired a Summer Olympics in 1984. NBC has the Summer Olympics every year since 1988 and the Winter Olympics since 2002
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NASCAR signed a deal with The CW to carry Xfinity Series - its not been a good start with streaming via a CW App that was promised seemingly delayed and affiliates opting out for other programming
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ITV will broadcast ten live matches each season including every England fixture for the duration of the deal and deliver free-to-air live coverage across ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player, plus highlights and exclusive content on ITV Sport social accounts and YouTube.
BBC Sport will bring audiences live TV coverage, TV highlights and digital clips of the Menâs Six Nations including five live matches involving Scotland and Wales each year, and comprehensive live coverage of the Womenâs Six Nations and U20 Six Nations across BBC TV Channels and iPlayer. As well as live audio commentary across multiple platforms including radio, BBC Sounds and BBC Sport website and app.
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