Eastern Europe

Football

Česká Televize, the public-service broadcaster in the Czech Republic, has retained rights to European club football’s second-tier Uefa Europa League from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Football

Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk will broadcast its match with Dynamo Kyiv this weekend to an international audience on its own pay-per-view service
Football

The rivalry between United Media and Telekom Srbija is having dramatic effects on the sports broadcasting landscape in the Balkans and beyond.
Football

The Team Marketing agency has started the sales process for Uefa club competitions broadcast rights in another European country, after inviting interested parties in Hungary to bid across the 2021-24 cycle
Esports

Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has reached eight new international media rights deals for the 2021 season
Football

Lega Serie A has accepted offers for broadcast rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in the Balkan region and also the Americas, excluding the US, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Football

Red Bee Media, the Ericsson-owned media services company, has been chosen by Polish football’s Ekstraklasa to develop its OTT streaming platform.
Football

Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has renewed its agreement for rights to football’s Uefa Champions League from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Football

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has opened invitations to tender in Poland for the media rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup and the 2026 edition of the men’s tournament. T
Ice Hockey

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
Multi-sport

Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has filed a prospectus with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) with a view to reviving its initial public offering
Motorsport

Slovenian public sports broadcaster Šport TV has acquired rights for Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series.
Football

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has strengthened its hold on the matches of the Polish national team in a wide-ranging agreement for Uefa national team rights across the 2022-28 cycle
Basketball

Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body for the top division of Italian basketball, has further extended its broadcast reach through various rights deals in European markets
Ice Hockey

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a new deal with the National Hockey League for rights across the Baltic region for five seasons, from 2021-22 to 2025-26
Motorsport

Sport TV Croatia (SPTV), the free-to-air sports channel launched by the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) a decade ago, has become the latest broadcast to acquire rights to Extreme E, the electric off-road…
Football

Slovakian public broadcaster RTVS has retained rights to European football’s second-tier Uefa Europa League while also adding rights to the new third-tier Uefa Europa Conference League.
Football

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired a host women’s football content across the Nordic and Baltic countries, along with Poland, as it continues its push in women’s sport.