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Netflix has released the trailer for season 2 of Sunderland ‘Til I Die which will be released on Wednesday 1^st April.

The much anticipated returning series focuses on new owner Stewart Donald and Executive Director Charlie Methven as they attempt to save the club from financial ruin and haul the football club out of the third tier of the English leagues. 

The six-part documentary provides unprecedented access into the inner workings of Sunderland A.F.C.; from the board to the admin staff and the first team to the fans, in an enduring image of passion and aspiration.

Sunderland 'Til I Die season 2 arrives on April 1st. Looking forward to finding out how this one ends… 🙃 pic.twitter.com/SEBYjgic6c

— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) March 18, 2020

Eleven Sports Belgium has secured live and exclusive rights to Belgian domestic football for the next five years.

The firm’s channels are distributed by Belgian TV operators to over 750,000 homes across the country, with many more fans engaging with the latest action through its OTT platform and social channels.

Eleven will bring fans in Belgium all the action from the Belgian First Division A, the First Division B, the women’s Super League, the Belgian Cup and the Belgian Super Cup from 2020/21 until 2024/25.

Eleven’s Executive Chairman, Marc Watson, said: “In these uncertain times, we are pleased to have some positive news to share with Belgian football fans. 

“This is the first time Eleven has secured the domestic rights to one of European football’s major leagues. It is a milestone moment for the progress of our group and testament to the quality of our team and the fan-centric platform that we have built up in Belgium since 2015.

“It is also thanks to the fantastic support we have received from our local partners. We are dedicated to continuing to work through these current challenges to bring the best content possible to our fans around the world.” 

Eurosport has struck new four-year deal to show The Championships, Wimbledon, in 11 European markets from 2020.

The channel has secured exclusive live rights to the event in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the first time, and renewed its agreement in a further nine territories – Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia and Sweden – from 2020 until 2023.

This year, Eurosport screened over 600 matches and 250 hours of live coverage from Wimbledon in 33 markets with all courts available on Eurosport’s over-the-top streaming service, Eurosport Player. 

The new deals will ensure the same comprehensive coverage in these markets for the next four editions of the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world.  

Andrew Georgiou, President Eurosport and Global Sports Rights and Sports Marketing Solutions, said: “Our commitment to tennis, and its fans, is further strengthened by the addition of exclusive Wimbledon coverage in Czech Republic and Slovakia and the long-term renewal in nine more markets. 

“Eurosport has a proud heritage screening the greatest events on the tennis calendar, with fans recognising our experience in delivering the best storytelling told through the best experts and innovative use of technology. 

“Recent results show that our multi-screen content strategy is driving video and streaming growth for our tennis coverage, engaging and growing audiences on all platforms and all screens.” 

Mick Desmond, Commercial & Media Director at The All England Lawn Tennis Club, welcomed the enhanced partnership with Eurosport: “Europe is a key market for The Championships and we are delighted that Eurosport’s exceptional coverage of Wimbledon will continue to be broadcast from 2020 onwards.”

WWE and BT Sport have announced that NXT will air live in the UK and Ireland for the first time on BT Sport starting this Thursday, January 2 at 1am. NXT’s two-hour weekly show joins Raw and SmackDown on BT Sport, the exclusive live broadcaster of WWE’s flagship programming in the UK and Ireland beginning tomorrow, January 1, 2020.           

NXT UK will also air on BT Sport for the first time on British television.

Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming WWE to its new home, BT Sport. WWE is something that many of us have grown up with and we look forward to bringing the best of BT Sport to WWE, offering UK fans more access and more content than ever before.”

 Exclusive live coverage of SmackDown will begin at 1am on Saturday, January 4 and Raw at 1am on Tuesday, January 7 on BT Sport 1. BT Sport will show primetime, same day repeats of SmackDown, Raw and NXT. 

Amazon’s Prime Video is promising to broadcast a minimum of 87 tennis tournaments in 2020 across the WTA, ATP Tour and the US Open championships. 

Prime Video will broadcast a minimum of 37 ATP Tour events in 2020, including all ATP Masters 1000s, all ATP 500s, 12 ATP 250s, the ATP Cup and both Next Gen and Nitto ATP Finals. Prime Members can watch and enjoy the first ATP cup tournament from Friday 3rd January – Sunday 12th January, which will show every televised court made available to the service, including the World Feed and two daily highlight shows.

Prime Video has exclusive rights to show the top WTA tournaments in a four-year deal from 2020. Including the four cornerstone Premier Mandatory events of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, the Miami Open presented by Itaú, the Mutua Madrid Open and the China Open in Beijing, along with the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China.

Prime members will be able to watch up to 2,000 live and on demand matches per year from WTA, including 15-year-old Coco Gauff kick off her 2020 campaign as she joins Serena Williams at the ASB Classic in Auckland on 6th January on Prime Video.