UK’s Diamond League events in jeopardy if no rights deal agreed
UK Athletics has warned that it may not be able to stage any Diamond League meetings next year unless it agrees a new domestic media-rights deal
Canal Plus locks in European Tour rights for eight years in France renewal
Canal Plus and the European Tour renewed their deal in France for a mammoth eight years in what is seen as an attempt by the broadcaster to fend off the potential threat of Discovery’s GolfTV channel.
‘Sport in France’ extends French women’s handball coverage into 2020-21
The ‘Sport in France’ free-to-air channel will continue to broadcast the country’s top-tier women’s handball league into the 2020-21 season.
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UK government pushes Premier League to televise all behind-closed-doors matches
The UK government is urging the English Premier League to ensure all matches are televised during the 2020-21 season so long as fans remain unable to attend
Mediapro’s Téléfoot hit by internet service provider outage
Spanish production group and agency Mediapro’s Téléfoot service in France was hit by severe technical problems over the weekend, which meant OTT subscribers were unable to view matches.
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Belgian Pro League sees hike in international betting streaming rights value
Belgium’s Pro League saw a sizeable uplift in the value of its international betting streaming rights in its deal with sports data and technology company Stats Perform for the 2020-25 cycle.
LaLigaTV offers free access to UK viewers until October
LaLigaTV is now available free of charge in the UK until October 1 to those Sky platform customers who currently do not subscribe, while non-Sky customers can get free access to the OTT version of the…
Mediapro ‘agrees’ Téléfoot carriage deal with Free
Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has reportedly agreed a carriage deal with telco Free for its Téléfoot subscription service in France.
Canal Plus, W9 to co-broadcast Women’s Champions League final
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and free-to-air digital terrestrial channel W9 have acquired live rights in France to the Women’s Champions League final.