Belarus
Setanta agrees Bundesliga uplift in Eurasia, though Baltics included to 2025
Setanta Sports will pay an increase for its renewal of exclusive rights to the Bundesliga across Eurasia, though as part of the deal it has acquired short-term rights in the Baltics.
No Wimbledon coverage in Russia, Belarus despite players’ return
The Wimbledon Championships will once again be absent from television screens in Russia this year, as a result of the country's illegal invasion of Ukraine
Setanta Sports channels banned in Belarus
The distribution of Setanta Sports channels has been banned in Belarus by the country’s Ministry of Information.
Belarus’ Beltelecom adds Setanta Sports channels
Belarusian telecoms operator Beltelecom has added two Setanta Sports Eurasia pay-television channels to its terrestrial television and IPTV services after striking a carriage deal with the pan-regional…
Sports ministers repeat calls to ban Russian, Belarussian athletes and suspend broadcasts
Western countries have reiterated calls for international sports federations to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in their events amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Saran renews Premier League rights in 11 CIS countries
The Saran Media Group has extended a deal for rights to football’s English Premier League in 11 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries for a further three years.
Saran Media Group nets Serie A rights in 17 territories
The Saran Media Group has secured media rights to Italian football's Serie A across 17 countries spanning the Commonwealth of Independent States region, Eastern Europe and Turkey for the three seasons…
Suspended BTRC loses EBU sports rights access
The European Broadcasting Union membership of BTRC, the state broadcaster in Belarus, has been suspended amid ongoing political instability in the country
Uefa national team rights bids due next month in 18 European, Asian markets
Broadcasters in a total of 18 different European and Central Asian countries must submit their bids in the second week of June for a suite of Uefa men’s national team rights during the 2022-28 cycle.
Champions League TV rights on the market in trio of European countries
Sales processes for Uefa club competition broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been issued in Belarus, Moldova and Romania
Setanta Sports secures four-year NHL rights extension in Ukraine, Eurasia
Setanta Sports has secured a four-year extension of National Hockey League rights in Ukraine and the Eurasia region, from the 2022-23 season through 2025-26
Beltelecom adds Russia’s Basketball World and Match! Planet to line-up
Belarusian telecoms operator Beltelecom has added Basketball World and Match! Planet, two Russian sports channels, to its channel line-up on Zala, its terrestrial television and IPTV service
Setanta renews for five years in Belgian Pro League’s latest international deal
Subscription broadcaster Setanta Sports has secured exclusive rights to Belgium’s Pro League in Ukraine and the Eurasia region in a five-year agreement.
SIA Media Group deal grants AFC competitions Eastern European exposure
The Asian Football Confederation has continued inroads into increasing its exposure in European markets by agreeing a broadcast rights deal with SIA Media Group covering Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Lithuania,…
Beltelecom retains Belarusian ice hockey broadcast rights
Belarusian telecoms operator Beltelecom has retained broadcast rights to the country’s top-tier ice hockey league in a new agreement with the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association (BIHA).
Belarusian Premier League agrees exclusive Beltelecom TV rights deal
The Belarusian Football Federation (ABFF) has sold broadcast rights to the domestic Premier League on an exclusive basis for the first time after agreeing a deal with telco Beltelecom
Formula E introduces visor cam, Extreme E secures Belarus TV deal
The Formula E electric motor car series has unveiled the introduction of a helmet camera to its broadcast coverage of races
Saran extends Wimbledon rights through to 2021
Saran Media, the Turkish media-rights agency, has extended its contract for the rights to tennis Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon for a further two years in a deal covering 13 territories