Women’s Sport Symposium: Panel Session – Commercialisation of Rights

Our dedicated Women’s Sport Group hosted its inaugural Women’s Sport Symposium on 29 February 2024 to discuss key issues across the women’s sporting landscape. Amongst other topics, a panel of key figures and experts, which was chaired by Sarah Butler (Founder of Sports Business Connected), discussed the pertinent issue of the commercialisation of women’s sports … Continue Reading

Inside the English Premier League’s latest media rights deal: What does it tell us about the current state of play of the market?

By Mike Llewellyn on February 20, 2024 Posted in Broadcasting, European Sport, FIFA, Football, Media Rights, UEFA

In the wake of the announcement by the English Premier League (EPL) of the “largest sports media rights deal ever concluded in the UK”[1] at the end of last year, this article considers key takeaways, as well as how this latest EPL deal compares to previous deals and those of other major international sports leagues.… Continue Reading

European Parliament proposes new regime to combat piracy of live sports content

By Mike Llewellyn on June 17, 2021 Posted in Broadcasting, European Commission, European Union, Intellectual Property, Law, Media Rights, Piracy, Technology

Scale of the piracy problem The threats posed to the funding of sport by media rights piracy is nothing new. However, as recognised by the European Parliament in its resolution published 19 May 2021, developments in digital technology and the proliferation of access to digital content (in particular through IPTV) have, in turn, increased the … Continue Reading