Lega Serie A, Sky at loggerheads ahead of ‘decisive’ TV rights meeting
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has found itself at odds with rights-holder Sky Italia as the pay-television broadcaster seeks to retain its status for the…
Eleven, Canal 11 to cover Women’s Champions League in Portugal
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports and Canal 11, the in-house television channel of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), have acquired media rights in Portugal to the final stages of the 2020-21…
DAZN to showcase new WePlay Ultimate Fighting League
Streaming platform DAZN has acquired global rights to the inaugural edition of the WePlay Ultimate Fighting League (WUFL) esports competition
Eir ‘exploring options’ as telco plans to step away from sport
Irish telecoms operator Eir has said it will not be taking part in the latest rounds of sports rights auctions as it reconsiders its business model amid ongoing difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic
Content Arena facilitates Lega Basket deals in Balkans, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria
Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body for the top division of Italian basketball, has further extended its broadcast reach through various rights deals in European markets
New kick-off times for Swiss league with SRG SSR to show Saturday evening match
The Swiss Football League has announced new kick-off times for its top two divisions as it prepares to enter its next broadcast rights cycle
ServusTV bolsters German tennis portfolio with two domestic events
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany for the upcoming Stuttgart Open and German Open tennis events
Tricolor adds Russian second tier to football coverage in local content push
Russian pay-television operator Tricolor has strengthened its football rights portfolio after agreeing a deal with web portal Yandex to show the Football National League (FNL), the second tier of the domestic…
Serie A fails to award domestic rights again, more private talks for international rights
Italian Serie A football clubs have once again failed to reach a consensus on the allocation of domestic broadcast rights for the 2021-24 cycle
Extreme E gains Spanish coverage with RTVE deal
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a rights deal with Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series