Suspended BTRC loses EBU sports rights access
The European Broadcasting Union membership of BTRC, the state broadcaster in Belarus, has been suspended amid ongoing political instability in the country
RugbyPass adds New Zealand’s Steinlager Series rights in over 60 countries
RugbyPass, the rugby union-focused global streaming service, is to broadcast live coverage of this year’s Steinlager Series, the series of rugby union internationals that will take place this month in N…
Blue Sport retains Serie A rights in Switzerland
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Blue Sport, a subsidiary of telecoms operator Swisscom, has retained rights to Italian football’s Serie A.
Mediaset digs deep to land Coppa Italia domestic rights
Commercial broadcaster Mediaset has today (Thursday) been awarded domestic broadcast rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24
DAZN adds Europa League and Europa Conference League to Italian rights
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has added more high-profile football content in Italy with the acquisition of rights to the Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Europa…
RMC Sport ‘secures’ majority of Europa League rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport is to acquire rights in France to the Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League, it has been reported
O2 exercises Czech league clause, ending coverage on public-service broadcaster
Pay-television broadcaster O2 has retained domestic broadcast rights to the Czech First League for another two seasons in an agreement that will end free-to-air coverage on public broadcaster Česká Televize.
Eleven secures non-exclusive Extreme E streaming rights, plus Belgian rights
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has added Eleven Sports, the subscription broadcaster and streaming platform, as its latest broadcaster in a deal covering multiple markets
ARD audience tops 27m for Germany’s Euro 2020 defeat to England
Germany’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of England at the Uefa European Championship attracted an average audience of 27.4 million viewers on ARD, the German public broadcaster.
Eleven Belgium plans 4K channel for Pro League, sees BeNeleague as ‘opportunity’
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports Belgium is planning to roll out a 4K channel in time for its second season as the rights-holder to the country’s Jupiler Pro League and is also considering the d…