January 2 – UEFA’s Euro 2024 championships were the most streamed sports event in 2024, with a cumulative global audience of more than 5 billion globally, comfortably beating the 2024 Paris Olympics that was streamed by more than 3 billion.
December 23 – FIFA and Netflix have inked a deal for the exclusive rights in the US to the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups, marking another significant streaming deal for a major tournament.
December 20 – In a significant drop from the previous rights agreement, the Belgian Pro League and DAZB have signed a new five-year deal, worth €84,2 million. The reduction in broadcast fees has prompted clubs to talk about a review of the currrent league format.
December 16 – The identity of the presenter to replace the beloved Gary Lineker on the BBC’s flagship show, Match of the Day is Kelly Cates who will be leaving her current role at Sky Sports.
December 6 – The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has beaten its budget with its latest media rights tender, surpassing the €1 billion mark per season for German-language broadcasting.
December 2 – Illegal streams of professional football have long been a thorn in the side of broadcasters. In France that has been taken to a new level according to stark new findings presented by LFP Media, the commercial entity of the Professional Football League (LFP).
November 28 – CBS Sports and Cosm have announced that six English Football League (EFL) matches will be presented in ‘shared reality’ at Cosm’s immersive entertainment venues in Los Angeles and Dallas.
November 25 – The Premier League is taking its media operations business in-house, ousting long-term broadcast partners IMG.
November 19 – Wayne Rooney is no stranger to having cameras follow his every move, and that is set to continue as the former England and Manchester United star, will participate in a fly-on-the-wall documentary.
November 8 – BBC Radio 5 Live continues to be the gold standard when it comes to match commentary and to the delight of thousands of listeners, the platform has retained the Premier League audio commentary rights until the 2028/29 season in a new four-year deal.
November 7 – Netflix has long been known to tackle controversial subjects, while Spanish football has had an uncomfortable relationship with it’s all-conquering women’s team. Now these two meet in an explosive documentary, It’s All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football will have certain sections of football squirming.
November 5 – FIFA has announced a standalone tender in the United States for the broadcast rights to the 2027 Women’s World Cup that Brazil will stage.
October 31 – The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) has agreed what it says is “the most significant broadcast partnership ever for women’s football”, following a new rights agreement with Sky and BBC Sport in the UK and Ireland.
October 29 – The current women’s European champions, England will remain on free-to-air television after ITV renewed its agreement with the English Football Association. The FA described the contract as a “record deal” without announcing any financials.
October 23 – In 2006 a French documentary film, Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait trained 17 synchronized cameras on the French legend during a match between Real Madrid and Villarreal. On October 25 MLS, in collaboration with Apple TV, and TikTok will revisit the groundbreaking piece by putting their entire focus on Argentine, and Inter Miami captain, Lionel Messi.