Czech Republic

Czech pay-television operator Digi Czech Republic (Digi CZ) is considering launching a new sports channel after acquiring rights for English football’s second-tier Championship.

Czech public-service broadcaster Česká Televize acquired rights to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games from Discovery Communications this week, paying substantially more than the value of the 2014 and 2016 Games in the country.

US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has sealed its latest sublicensing deal for Olympic Games rights in Europe through an agreement with Czech public-service broadcaster Ceska Televize.

O2 Sport, a subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has sealed broadcast rights agreements with two Extraliga clubs and is in talks with further teams from the top division of domestic ice hockey.

O2 Sport, a subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has acquired rights for the Women’s Tennis Association Tour.

Pay-television operator Digi Czech Republic has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for football’s English Premier League.

Pay-television operator Digi Czech Republic has acquired rights for the Spanish Liga top football division.

Czech commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova has been granted a licence to launch a second sports channel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The Saran Media agency has acquired rights to LaLiga, the top division of Spanish football, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Telco O2 has been granted permission by the Czech Republic Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (RRTV) to launch five new sports channels in the country, according to the Parabola.cz website.

O2 Sport, a yet-to-be-launched subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has acquired rights for the Czech Liga, the top tier of football in the country.

O2 Sport, the yet-to-be-launched subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has struck a rights deal with combat sports agency Fighting Spirit.

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.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series has entered into a broadcast partnership with Czech commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova.

The International Tennis Federation has signed new multi-year broadcast rights deals in Australia, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic ahead of the start of the Davis Cup national team tournament’s World Group first round this weekend.

Telecommunications company O2 has acquired the broadcast rights for the next three seasons of the Uefa Champions League club football competition in the Czech Republic.