Czech Republic

Pay-television broadcaster O2 TV has acquired rights in the Czech Republic to the country’s top-tier ice hockey league, the Extraliga.

After almost an entire season without Bundesliga coverage in the Czech Republic – and limited coverage in Slovakia – the Pragosport agency has this month struck a deal covering both territories.

Direct-to-home and IPTV platform Digi has acquired rights for German football’s Bundesliga in Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Czech broadcast group TV Barrandov has said it is interested in acquiring rights to the First League, the top division of club football in the country.

Uefa has more than doubled the value of its club competitions in Czech Republic and Slovakia by striking an exclusive deal for the Champions League with pay-television broadcaster O2.

The MP & Silva agency has extended its partnership with LaLiga through a deal to distribute media rights to the top division of Spanish club football in five European markets.

Pay-television broadcaster O2 TV has acquired exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League club football competition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Czech public-service broadcaster Česká Televize has secured a package of rights to competitions organised by Uefa, football’s European governing body.

Czech commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova has extended its rights deal for the Uefa Europa League club football competition.

Uefa has earned a significant increase in the value of its national team rights across Eastern Europe, justifying its decision to sell market-by-market in the region.

European football’s governing body Uefa is set to launch a tender process for broadcast rights to its Champions League and Europa League club competitions in the Czech Republic.

Ceske Televize, the Czech Republic public-service broadcaster, has extended a rights deal for the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships.

Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications is faced with another carriage dispute after pan-European pay-television operator M7 Group said it will stop providing Discovery channels through its platforms by the end of the month if talks over a new deal do not come to a satisfactory conclusion.

The Modern Times Group media company has completed the sale of a 50-per-cent stake in Czech commercial broadcaster FTV Prima Holding to Denemo Media.

The AMC Networks International Central Europe division of US entertainment company AMC Networks has extended a rights deal for the Formula One motor-racing world championship.

The CAA Eleven agency has launched tenders in six markets for rights to Uefa national team football properties.