Eastern Europe
Megogo seals exclusive Uefa club competition rights in Ukraine
International OTT streaming platform Megogo has acquired exclusive rights to all Uefa club competitions in Ukraine, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Handball Worlds throw off with widespread broadcast distribution but no Polish deal
Broadcast rights to the 2021 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship, which begins today (Wednesday) in Egypt, have been distributed widely by the Sportfive agency in handball markets worldwide, with the e…
Arena Sport channels remain on Bosnian telco HT Eronet
Bosnian telecoms operator HT Eronet has extended its carriage agreement with Arena Sport, the pay-television broadcaster in the Balkan region
Beltelecom adds Russia’s Basketball World and Match! Planet to line-up
Belarusian telecoms operator Beltelecom has added Basketball World and Match! Planet, two Russian sports channels, to its channel line-up on Zala, its terrestrial television and IPTV service
Discovery marks OTT launch with Vodafone deal in 12 European markets
US-based media group Discovery has signed a long-term carriage agreement across multiple European markets with telecoms operator Vodafone as its new global OTT streaming service, discovery+, launches today…
Telly extends Czech carriage deal with Discovery
Czech pay-television platform Telly has extended its carriage deal with international media group Discovery for the latter’s portfolio of channels, including Eurosport.
United Media agrees sprawling four-season Bundesliga deal in multiple markets
Pan-regional broadcasting group United Media has sealed a wide-ranging broadcast rights agreement with Bundesliga International, the worldwide commercial rights sales arm of the German league
Nent agrees Caf qualifiers deal in nine-market first, scraps second US listing plans
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed its first media-rights deal covering nine markets, as it picks up exclusive rights to the Confederation of African Football’s qualifying competition matches f…
Świątek interest inspires six-year Canal Plus, WTA deal in Poland
The Women’s Tennis Association has agreed a new six-year deal with pay-television broadcaster Platforma Canal Plus in Poland, from 2021, amid interest in Polish player Iga Świątek.
Euroleague Basketball seals Central Asia coverage in Setanta deal
Euroleague Basketball has agreed a media-rights deal in Ukraine and Central Asia until the 2022-23 season with pan-regional broadcaster Setanta, having previously been without coverage in the region
Ekstraklasa seeks service provider for OTT platform
The Polish Ekstraklasa has initiated a request for proposal process for the service provider for its OTT subscription streaming platform, Ekstraklasa.TV, from 2021-22 onwards
United Media acquires AFC rights in Southeast Europe
The Asian Football Confederation has agreed a deal with United Media, owner of the Sportklub channels, to broadcast AFC competitions in Southeast Europe
Nent adds Uefa club competitions in Baltics ahead of Viaplay launch
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has added exclusive rights in the Baltic countries to Uefa’s club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 ahead of its launch in the region next year.
Ekstraklasa renews IMG Arena betting rights deal, adds international broadcasters
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has renewed its international betting streaming rights to Poland’s Ekstraklasa for four more seasons.
PlusTelka is ‘latest Slovakian operator’ to end Eurosport carriage
Slovakian pay-television broadcaster PlusTelka is the latest operator in the country that will end is distribution of Discovery’s Eurosport channels from 2021, it has been reported.
Baltics market report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in the Baltics region, consisting of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Genius Sports signs exclusive 10-year deal with Polish basketball
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has entered into a new 10-year agreement with the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and Polish Basketball Association (PZK) to serve as their exclusive…
PFL extends trio of international rights deals
Mixed martial arts promotion, the Professional Fighters League, has announced broadcast rights renewals for the 2021 season in Spain, Latin America, New Zealand and the Czech Republic