Baltics, Netherlands and Russia part of LaLiga’s 11-country media-rights tender
LaLiga, the governing body of Spanish football’s top two divisions, has launched an invitation to tender for its media rights in 11 European territories.
WTO rules Saudi Arabia ‘promoted’ pirate network beoutQ
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that Saudi Arabia actively promoted and supported pirate broadcaster beoutQ in contravention of the country's obligations under international law to protect…
Commercial Sports Media advises on global distribution of bett1Aces tennis
Sports marketing and events company Emotion Group has appointed the Stockholm-based Commercial Sports Media agency as its adviser on the global distribution of the bett1Aces tennis tournaments
Russian Premier League to receive free-to-air Match TV coverage on return
Russian sports broadcaster Match TV will make its coverage of the Russian Premier League free-to-air for the remainder of the season
DFL’s short-term Amazon, DAZN deals seen as ‘strategic’ ahead of domestic tender
The German Football League’s (DFL) short-term Bundesliga deals with Amazon and DAZN are strategic moves ahead of this month’s domestic rights tender, industry experts have told SportBusiness Media.
Ekstraklasa seals Match TV rights deal in Russia
Poland's Ekstraklasa has furthered its international reach with a new deal in Russia with pay-television broadcaster Match TV that will run until the end of the 2020-21 season
Croatian FA proposes 10-year TV rights deal but Hajduk could cause split
The Croatian Football Association (HNS) has proposed a new 10-season deal for domestic broadcast rights to club and national team competitions to Croatian First Football League clubs, receiving backing f…
Blanket UK coverage allows DAZN to offer all Premier League matches in Spain
International subscription streaming service DAZN will broadcast all remaining matches from the English Premier League this season in Spain
ORF puts longer-term Austrian Bundesliga ambitions on hold to secure short-term deal
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF put longer-term ambitions for the domestic Bundesliga on hold to agree a short-term sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky.
Nent adds sports channels to Bahnhof in Swedish distribution deal
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended its distribution deal with Swedish internet service provider Bahnhof, adding its premium sports channels for the first time