David Szlezak, managing director of EHF Marketing
David Szlezak, managing director of EHF Marketing, discusses how it has been working with Infront and DAZN on the distribution media rights from 2020-21, and the latest key deals that the former has signed.
DAZN extends and expands Eurosport carriage deal for three years
Global sports subscription service and media company DAZN Group has extended a distribution agreement with media group Discovery for the Eurosport 1 and 2 channels for three years, while also adding Switzerland…
Telco Veon ‘discussing’ possibility of acquiring Megogo
Internet services provider Veon Holding is looking at acquiring the international OTT streaming platform Megogo, according to reports in Russia.
Sport1 extends 2. Bundesliga highlights deal with Sky
Sport1 has extended a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland that will allow the German commercial broadcaster to offer free highlights of the 2
Discovery seals European handball deals in France and Poland
International media group Discovery has finalised a deal for a host of European Handball Federation rights in France and Poland with the Infront agency
Sportdigital extends Primeira Liga rights in Sportfive deal
German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball has extended its rights to the Primeira Liga, the top division of Portuguese football, for a further three seasons
DAZN seals six-year EHF deal in German-speaking countries and Spain
International sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain to European Handball Federation club competitions for the next six seasons in a deal with…
TV2 Denmark dislodges Discovery by acquiring all Uefa national team rights
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 has picked up a clean sweep of all rights available in the country from the latest Uefa European Qualifiers, Nations League and European Championship invitation…
Discovery continues cut-price Bundesliga sublicense to DAZN on same terms
International media group Discovery has continued its sublicensing agreement with DAZN into 2020-21 at the same fee after the former’s attempt to terminate its Bundesliga rights deal was thwarted by the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS).
TV2, NRK secure Uefa national team rights in long-term deal
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to the country’s Uefa European Qualifiers and Nations League matches, from 2022-23 to 2027-28, as well as the 2024 and 2028 E…