Polsat regains CEV club rights in Infront’s first major deal
Polish pay-television broadcaster Polsat has regained rights to the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Champions League from 2020-21, signing a new deal with the governing body and its distribution…
PDC and Nent’s inaugural Nordic Darts Masters cancelled
The Professional Darts Corporation’s 2020 Nordic Darts Masters event, which is being run in conjunction with Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has been cancelled.
Euroleague Basketball carves out Lithuanian FTA rights while growing Baltic value
Euroleague Basketball has boosted the value of its rights in the Baltics by carving out free-to-air rights in the valuable Lithuanian market, in deals with media group TV3 and Lithuanian public-service broadcaster LRT.
Arbitrators side with DFL in Discovery-Bundesliga dispute
International media group Discovery has failed in its attempt to terminate its contract with the German Football League (DFL) for domestic German Bundesliga rights, according to a ruling handed down today…
NFL and Sky to launch UK and Ireland channel in five-year rights deal
The NFL and pay-television broadcaster Sky will jointly launch a new dedicated channel in the UK and Ireland as part of a new five-year rights agreement
Swiss Football League sets September date for global rights ITT
The Swiss Football League will launch an invitation to tender for domestic and international media rights, from the 2021-22 season, on September 14
AMC loses exclusivity in renewed F1 deal, as F1 TV Pro to launch
Media group AMC Networks has agreed a new Formula 1 rights deal in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but will lose exclusivity as the premium F1 TV Pro version of the series’ OTT platform will launch i…
Ekstraklasa set to renew domestic rights deals after clubs’ approval
The Polish Ekstraklasa is poised to finalise negotiations with its domestic broadcasters to renew the current deals for a further two seasons, covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
Spring Media seals AC Milan channel distribution deal
The Spring Media agency has agreed a deal with Italian club AC Milan to act as its exclusive international sales agent for in-house channel Milan TV
Swiss Women’s Super League boosts domestic coverage in SRG SSR deal
The Swiss Football Association (SFV) has agreed a deal with Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR for selected rights to the Swiss Women’s Super League 2020-21 season, increasing the exposure of the p…