[Brekkie]

Crucially the option for a free to air partner remains. I assume though Sky will retain the Grand Final exclusively.

[Rdd]

Talking Super League Grand Finals I see Sky have been using some floating 3D score graphics, which I don’t think I’ve seen them use before.

[jlmiller]

Clearly somebody at World Rugby found the WordArt function for these two designs, totally cheapens the look.

up.metropol247.co.uk 

Awful, awful, awful! The colour schemes are completely ugly - who thought that yellow and purple were suitable for rugby? And why does the “WordArt” text remind me of Blind Date during its latter years (i.e. the so-called Date or Ditch era)?!

[News Engineer]

Crucially the option for a free to air partner remains.  I assume though Sky will retain the Grand Final exclusively.

The word ‘exclusive’ is notable by its absence anywhere in their announcement.

[RhysJR]

NBA moves from Sky Sports to TNT Sports.

I'm not sure if I'm reading this correctly, but does the wording of the article imply that not every game will be shown, especially from the NBA In-Tournament Game?

www.tntsports.co.uk 

NBA and TNT Sports announce multi-year agreement to deliver live games and progr…
The NBA and TNT Sports have announced a multi-year agreement to deliver live gam…
  Source: www.eurosport.com

[PJamo]

Clearly somebody at World Rugby found the WordArt function for these two designs, totally cheapens the look.

It's like something you'd expect to see on CBBC 15 years ago.

[japitts]

Opening weekend of the Premiership season on TNT, Buzz16 definitely putting their mark - not all for the good IMO.

Most notably, there didn't seem to be any highlights reel of the non-televised games until the ITV slot late on Sunday. Not sure whether this is TNT's choice or Prem Rugby wanting to push PRTV.

[Brekkie]

Netflix dipping their toe into live sport with the Netflix Cup - a celebrity golf tournament.

tbivision.com 

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[RhysJR]

Sportscene last night accidentally played out the closing montage at the start of the programme. Luckily it was only a friendly and the result was the expected one.

twitter.com 

[Rdd]

Premier League UK media rights RFT has issued:

www.premierleague.com 

Premier League issues Invitations to Tender for UK audio-visual rights
Separate ITTs for UK live (including near live) and free-to-air highlights right…
  Source: www.premierleague.com

Main changes: number of packages reduced to 5, no single bidder allowed acquire more than 4. Each package linked with one particular time slot. All fixtures moved to Sunday 2pm because of UEFA commitments can be broadcast. Five midweek rounds and the final day will have all fixtures broadcast.