TV2 pays big increase to maintain grip on domestic ice hockey
TV2 Norway has agreed to almost treble the value of media rights to the country’s top-tier ice hockey league, the Get-ligaen.
Sony bolsters its football portfolio with Nations League
Sony Pictures Networks India has continued its recent burst of European football acquisitions in the Indian subcontinent, picking up rights to the Uefa Nations League in 2018-19 and 2020-21
DirecTV claims to have secured Ecuadorian football team rights
Pay-television operator DirecTV claims it has secured domestic rights to matches of Ecuador’s national football team.
Pink picks up Uefa national team rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commercial broadcaster Pink BH has completed a sublicensing deal with the United Group in Bosnia and Herzegovina for rights to first- and second-party Uefa European Qualifiers and Nations League matches,…
Saada guarantees Canal Plus will show Ligue 1 beyond 2020
Maxime Saada, chairman of the board of Canal Plus (pictured, right), has said the French pay-television broadcaster will continue to show Ligue 1 matches after 2020
Pro14 completes new international rights deals covering 30 markets
The Pro14 and its international media rights distributor, the RDA agency, have secured deals with multiple broadcasters covering 30 territories.
Ten confirms new Melbourne Cup deal
After last week's reports, Network Ten has today confirmed the five-year deal for the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival, paying A$20m per year.
Lagardère Sports concludes three AFF Championship deals
The Lagardère Sports agency has finalised three free-to-air deals for rights to the 2018 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Football Federation (AFF) Championship.
DAZN closing in on third-party Uefa rights in DACH region
DAZN to pay about €3m per season for third-party Uefa national-team rights, 2018-19 to 2021-22
Deal will cover Germany, Austria and Switzerland; coverage also agreed with ORF and AZ Medien
Asia market report, 2018
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Asia.