Eastern Europe
Telly withdraws all but one Digi Sport channel in Czech Republic
Czech pay-television platform Telly has withdrawn all but one Digi Sport channel from its offering, with the football content available in its sports package to instead focus on the Premier Sport and Nova…
Discovery ‘remains resolute’ in face of challenge to Polish operations
Discovery has said it “remains resolute” in its defence of its Polish business interests after the lower house of the country’s parliament (Sejm) passed a bill which could force the US media group to gi…
Romania’s Digi Sport ensures three more seasons of Ligue 1
Romanian pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport has retained its rights to French football’s Ligue 1 until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Nova lands top football rights for new channels in Saran Media Group deal
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has launched two new sports channels after adding a raft of premium football content to its offering in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Hungary’s TV2 retains Premier League rights, adds Bundesliga
Hungarian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has renewed a rights agreement for football’s English Premier League and signed a new deal to cover the German Bundesliga, while also preparing t…
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…
Polsat to stream all Polish second tier matches
Pay-television broadcaster Polsat has expanded its agreement with the Polish Football Association (PZPN) and 1 Liga to offer all matches from the second tier of domestic football via its OTT streaming…
Nent adds Viaplay distribution deal in Poland with UPC
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a multi-year distribution deal with Polish cable television operator UPC, whose customers will be able to access Nent's Viaplay streaming service
A1 Bulgaria retains Champions League, adds Europa League, Conference League
Pay-television broadcaster A1 Bulgaria has extended its rights to the Uefa Champions League and also secured rights to the Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the next three seasons
Digi Sport retains Bundesliga rights in Romania
Romanian pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport has agreed a four-season extension to its rights deal for the Bundesliga, the top division of German club football
Telekom Srbija continues aggressive rights pursuit with six-year Premier League deal
Arena Sport, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Serbian telecoms operator Telekom Srbija, has landed rights in the Balkan region to the English Premier League in a six-season deal
Eleven Sports renews FA Cup rights in Poland
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has renewed an agreement in Poland for exclusive rights to the English FA Cup club football competition until the end of the 2023-24 season
Canal Plus Poland renews NBA deal till 2023
Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has extended its agreement with National Basketball Association for two seasons, covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
Pro TV retains Uefa European Championship rights in Romania
Commercial broadcaster Pro TV will remain the home of the Uefa European Championship in Romania after it secured rights to the next two editions of the national teams football tournament
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Canal Plus retains Premier League rights in France, adds in Czech Republic, Slovakia
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has extended its rights in France to the Premier League, while it will also broadcast the English club football competition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Nent lands Premier League in Netherlands, Poland and Baltics in six-season deals
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights to the English Premier League across the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for the six seasons from 2022-23…
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