EBU renews European swimming rights
The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of public-service broadcasters, renewed it rights deal with the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing body for swimming in Europe, for four …
Infront tables new offer for Russian Premier League rights
The Infront Sports & Media agency has tabled an amended bid to acquire the domestic and international rights for Russian football’s top league, the Premier League.
Eurosport signs 3D Olympics deal with Sky
London 2012 Olympic Games pan-European rights-holder Eurosport will open up its 3D coverage of the event to UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB’s dedicated 3D channel.
Champions League rights awarded in Belgium
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Belgium for the Champions League for three years with Flemish commercial broadcaster VMMA and pay-television operator Belgacom.
Portugal’s Sport TV boosts presence in Africa with new channel
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has launched a new sports channel in the Portuguese-language African markets of Angola and Mozambique
Sport1 picks up rights to VLN Endurance Championship
German sports broadcaster Sport1 acquired highlights rights for motor racing’s VLN Endurance Championship, held at the Nürburgring race track in Germany.
Golf stars criticise reduced BBC coverage of European Tour
Top ranked British golfers Lee Westwood and Luke Donald have criticised UK public-service broadcaster the BBC for its reduced coverage of the sport
TV Sports Markets Easter publishing break
There will be no TV Sports Markets newsletter published tomorrow due to the Easter holiday period. The next issue of the newsletter will be published on April 20
KF 15 out of Bundesliga race as league channel plan founders
KF 15, the media company established by late German media mogul Leo Kirch, has pulled out of the tender for the domestic rights for the football Bundesliga because of a lack of interest in the league channel…
Fifa lands World Cup deals in Norway
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK and basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 have acquired domestic rights for all major events staged by football’s world governing body Fifa between 2015 a…