BBC Scotland and Premier Sports to share Scottish Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports will replace rival Sky to broadcast the Scottish Cup alongside BBC Scotland for the next six seasons, from 2018-19 to 2023-24
Cyta convinces Premier League to skip tender in Cyprus
English Premier League rights in Cyprus will increase in value following a direct renewal with telco Cyta.
The new three-season deal with Cyta, from 2019-20 to 2021-22, will be worth just under €1.5
Nova acquires Premier League rights directly in Bulgaria
Bulgarian commercial broadcaster Nova has acquired English Premier League rights in a new three-season deal, from 2019-20 to 2021-22, directly from the rights-holder
EBU signs 38-territory Fifa agreement
The European Broadcasting Union has finalised a deal for rights to “other Fifa events” until 2022 in 38 territories.
Premier League to remain on Cosmote in Greece – report
Greek media reports claim that pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has renewed its English Premier League rights for three seasons, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
Coppa Italia on free-to-air in Poland
Public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired Coppa Italia rights in Poland for the next three seasons, from 2018-19 to 2020-21, further bolstering its sports portfolio
LFP issues tender for Ligue 2 and Coupe de la Ligue rights in France
The French football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, has today (November 6) issued a tender for media rights in the country to the second-tier Ligue 2 and the Coupe de la Ligue competition
Uefa suffers dramatic decrease in club competition value from Ukraine
The value of Uefa club competition rights in Ukraine has decreased drastically after Media Group Ukraine and telco Volia jointly acquired rights to both the Champions League and the Europa League
Fifa issues tenders in France, Italy and Scandinavia
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has today issued invitations to tender for various media rights in France, Italy and Scandinavia.
TF1 agrees free-to-air IHF World Championships deal in France
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has reached an agreement to show finals of the men’s and women’s International Handball Federation World Championships with French participation.