Eastern Europe
Protocol to distribute media rights to World Boxing Championships
The Protocol Sports Marketing agency has been appointed as the exclusive media rights distributor for the International Boxing Association’s (Aiba) Men’s Boxing World Championships, which take place in …
Instat TV set for Polish launch on back of basketball rights deals
OTT streaming platform InStat TV is to break into the Polish market this week after securing rights to two domestic basketball competitions
Infront secures huge Serie A increase with Telekom Srbija
Infront has secured a monstrous increase for Italian Serie A rights in the Balkans, leveraging fierce competition and its European Handball Federation joint-venture deal with DAZN.
Uefa more than doubles club competition fees in Ukraine
The value of Uefa club competition rights has bounced back in Ukraine thanks to a lucrative deal with streaming platform Megogo, which has further expanded its European football portfolio.
TVR nears Olympic Games rights renewal in Romania
Romanian public-service broadcaster TVR is set to renew its deal for rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympic Games in the country after agreeing to pay a slightly increased fee.
Nent strengthens Viaplay offering in Poland with NHL rights to 2026
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has signed a five-year exclusive media rights agreement in Poland with the National Hockey League to broadcast up to 1,400 live games every season on subscription OTT…
ACB maintains momentum with TV3 Group deal in Baltics, renewed Facebook streaming
Spanish basketball league Liga ACB has secured a multi-year contract in the Baltics with TV3 Group, following up on its latest deal with the Baltics-based media group earlier this year
TVP negotiates eleventh-hour Champions League sublicensing deal
Matches from the Uefa Champions League will remain on Polish public-service television during the next two seasons after TVP finally negotiated a sublicensing agreement
Polish senators rally against ‘Lex TVN’ broadcast bill
Polish senators have decided to reject a proposed bill which could force US media group Discovery to give up its holdings in the country
Vodafone adds Nova Sport’s new Czech channels
Telecoms operator Vodafone has bolstered its sports offering in the Czech Republic by agreeing a carriage deal with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport
Screach to screen NFL in Polish commercial premises
Screach, the live sports streaming and advertising platform built specifically for commercial venues, has secured an agreement with the National Football League to deliver content in Poland
Nent augments distribution in Poland with Play
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a multi-year distribution deal with Polish mobile operator Play, its third such deal in the country in recent months, further growing its footprint in the region
NFL rights deal agreed in Bulgaria with A1’s Max Sport
Bulgarian pay-television broadcaster A1 has acquired rights to show NFL games for the first time in the country, further strengthening its US sports portfolio
Nent adds to armoury in Baltics with Uefa national team rights
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired a wide-ranging suite of Uefa national team competition rights in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania across the 2022-28 cycle
Nent acquires rights in 10 territories to women’s Serie A
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive media rights to Italy’s top-tier women’s football league, the Serie A Femminile, as it furthers bolsters its women’s sport portfolio.
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ACB lands two-year agreement in Poland with Sportklub
The Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition, has renewed its broadcast rights deal in Poland with Sportklub for two more seasons, from 2021-22 to 2022-23.
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.
Serie B broadcast deals secured in Romania, Israel
Helbiz Media, Lega Serie B’s global media rights distributor, has announced deals for the second tier of Italian club football with the Athletic Sports Group agency in Romania and pay-television broadcaster T…