Birmingham Phoenix tee up Castore as Hundred teams ditch New Balance August 6, 2025 Birmingham Phoenix have agreed a kit deal with Castore for next season, with The Hundred’s long-term apparel supplier, New Balance, increasingly being phased out by the franchises that are under new ownership. Morning Wire revealed last week that London Spirit are also dropping New Balance after the current campaign, with their new co-owners, Cricket Investor [...]
TNT Sports to show England’s 2025-26 Ashes series in Australia August 5, 2025 TNT Sports will show the men’s Ashes series this winter after striking a one-year deal with Cricket Australia. England head Down Under looking to end Australia’s grip on the urn, which they have held since 2018. It follows a thrilling contest with India, which culminated in a six-run fifth-Test win and 2-2 series draw at [...]
BBC facing fight to retain £60m Wimbledon broadcast rights July 2, 2025 The BBC faces the prospect of having to significantly increase its rights fee to the All England Club to extend their exclusive coverage of Wimbledon beyond 2027 amid increased competition for tennis amongst broadcasters. While Wimbledon’s status as a Category A “crown jewel” event means live coverage has to remain available on free-to-air channels, the [...]
Premiership Rugby final scores record UK TV figures June 17, 2025 The Premiership Rugby final between Bath and Leicester Tigers was the most watched edition in history, it was revealed on Tuesday. Bath’s 23-21 victory at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham last Saturday, a win that ended a 28-year wait to win the English top flight, was watched by a record 973,000 people across TNT Sports and [...]
Rio Ferdinand to quit TNT Sports after Champions League final May 28, 2025 Footballer-turned-pundit Rio Ferdinand will quit TNT Sports after the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan on Saturday. The former Manchester United centre-back joined then-BT Sports a decade ago and has been a key face for the broadcaster, which is now TNT Sports, during its time hosting the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup [...]
Women’s Champions League to be shown on Disney+ May 23, 2025 The Uefa Women’s Champions League will be broadcast on Disney+ from next season, with 75 matches shown on the streaming platform. The announcement comes ahead of the Women’s Champions League final on Saturday between Arsenal and Barcelona in Lisbon. This weekend’s final will be shared between Dazn and TNT Sports. The Walt Disney Company has [...]
Channel 4 and TNT Sports sign Adobe FA Cup broadcast deal May 16, 2025 More Adobe Women’s FA Cup matches than ever will be broadcast on television after the English FA agreed a first-ever stand-alone broadcast deal beginning next season. The three-year agreement will see Channel 4 and TNT Sports broadcast matches – between them – from every round of the tournament for the very first time. Involved parties [...]
Sky Sports, TNT and Premier Sports snub England Rugby vs USA Test May 7, 2025 Ahead of the Game: England Rugby rights snub, Nottingham Forest ownership, TNT Sports backs Premiership, Relevent Sports in London and WTA commercial agreement England are facing a TV blackout for their summer rugby union Test match against the USA, with no domestic broadcasters bidding for the rights. Sky Sports will show the first two Tests [...]
TNT Sports loses almost £190m since BT Sport rebrand April 25, 2025 TNT Sports, the broadcasting giant co-owned by BT and Warner Bros Discovery, lost almost £190m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The business, which rebranded from BT Sport in 2023, has posted a pre-tax loss of £187.5m for the 12 months to 31 July, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. [...]
Premiership Rugby pundit Brian O’Driscoll under fire by Irish competition watchdog March 25, 2025 Premiership Rugby pundit Brian O'Driscoll is under notice by the Irish competition watchdog over a “misleading” social media post