Canal Plus retains Sanzaar rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed its rights to top-tier rugby union competitions in the Southern Hemisphere in a new agreement with governing body Sanzaar
IMG Arena lands Croatian league betting streaming, data rights from Endorphin
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has secured betting streaming and data rights to the Croatian First Football League from 2022-23 onwards in a ‘multi-year’ agreement with Endorphin Mag…
NBA-Viasat deal allows passengers to watch League Pass on personal devices
The National Basketball Association has reached an agreement with Viasat, the US-based communications company, to make the NBA League Pass premium subscription service available to airline passengers
Ireland’s Eir to close sports channels following Covid impact
Irish telecoms operator Eir is to wind up its sports channels later this year after the disruption caused to various events by the Covid-19 pandemic
Sportfive to sell BCL’s unified broadcast, sponsorship rights
The Sportfive agency is to sell the Basketball Champions League’s international broadcast and sponsorship rights after being appointed to the role by FIBA ClubCo, the joint entity that manages the rights t…
Champions League TV rights on the market in trio of European countries
Sales processes for Uefa club competition broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been issued in Belarus, Moldova and Romania
IMG producing on-site coaching show from PGA Championship
The IMG agency is producing a daily live digital show from this week’s PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, South Carolina that showcases golf coaching by PGA professionals.
QTV to increase remote production of Scottish Premiership matches
QTV, the Scotland-based broadcast facilities and production company, is to increase its remote production of matches from the Scottish Premiership to three per matchweek from the start of next season as…
Eurovision Sport chooses ARD’s Fikentscher for director of acquisitions role
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Adrian Fikentscher of German public-service broadcaster ARD to the newly-created position of director of acquisitions
M6 and TF1 agree merger deal in French market consolidation
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have unveiled plans to merge their activities in a bid to “master the challenges arising from the accelerating competition with global platforms”.