Balkans
MTel unveils new sports channels
EBU makes latest appeal over future of BHRT
Uefa gets rights increase from Digitalb in Albania and Kosovo
New broadcast partners on board for Tour de France
Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation has said the 2016 edition of the cycling race will have new broadcast partners as it prepares to commence tomorrow (Saturday).
BHRT to broadcast Euro 2016 after EBU agreement
Crisis-hit Bosnia and Herzegovinian Radio and Television has reached a last-minute agreement with the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters that will allow it to show the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.
EBU states concern over demise of BHRT
The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has said it is “deeply concerned” after its member in Bosnia and Herzegovina, BHRT, announced it would cease operations at the end of the month due to financial difficulties.
Serbian basketball league to launch streaming platform
The Basketball League of Serbia has sealed a deal to launch a video subscription platform in partnership with online services provider StreamAMG.
Fight Channel Group builds Telekom Austria ties through Blizoo deal
The Fight Channel Group has agreed a carriage deal for its Fight Channel and Fight Channel World HD pay-television channels with Macedonian cable television operator Blizoo.
EBU calls for action over BHRT’s financial crisis
The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has written to key decision makers at the European Union to call for joint action to save its member in Bosnia and Herzegovina, BHRT.
Fight Channel broadens reach with Croatian deal
Croatian IPTV platform Iskon has agreed a deal to carry Fight Channel, the European pay-television channel dedicated to martial arts and combat sports.
Liga ACB expands European footprint to Bulgaria
Nova Broadcasting Group, part of multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, has agreed a three-season deal for rights in Bulgaria to Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain.
Formula E extends rights deals in Balkan markets
The Formula E electric car-racing championship has agreed two-season extensions to its rights deals with telecommunications firm Telekom Romania and pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport TV.
Formula E signs rights deals in European markets
The Formula E electric car-racing championship has agreed a new broadcast rights deal in Iceland, along with extending existing agreements in Albania and Cyprus.
Motorvision TV enhances global reach with new deals
German-based pay-television broadcaster Motorvision TV has moved to expand its global reach by securing new carriage deals in Serbia and Taiwan, as well as extending existing agreements in France, Slovenia and Romania.
Bulgaria set for new sports channel
Nova Broadcasting Group, part of multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, will launch a new HD sports channel in Bulgaria next month.
Baku 2015 secures Serbian rights partner
Serbian public-service broadcaster RTS has acquired rights to the 2015 European Games.
Baku 2015 strikes Croatian rights deal
SPTV, a free-to-air specialist sports channel owned by the Croatian Olympic Committee, has secured rights in the country for the 2015 edition of the European Games multi-sports event in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Telco aggression fuels Uefa’s Balkan rights boost
The aggressiveness of telco Telekom Srbija was a driving factor in increases in the value of the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in the Balkans.