Eastern Europe
AMC lands AFCON 2019 rights in Czech Republic
US entertainment company AMC Networks' central Europe division has acquired rights in the Czech Republic to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations national team football tournament
IMG takes big step in recouping Premier League investment after new deal in the Balkans
IMG continues to recoup its investment in English Premier League rights in Eastern Europe with a new deal with pay-television broadcaster Sportklub in the Balkans.
Romania Liga I confirms new domestic rights agreement
The Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal, which operates top-tier Romanian football league Liga I, has confirmed a new domestic media-rights agreement with Romanian digital agency EAD, from 2019-20.
Eurosport picks up Copa América football rights in Romania
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has added to its portfolio of football content in Romania by acquiring rights to the 2019 Copa América.
TVP Sport seals new ESL rights deal in Poland
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP Sport has signed a fresh rights agreement with esports organisation ESL
GolfTV picks up Masters rights in Norway, Poland and Russia
GolfTV, the Discovery-owned online streaming service, has acquired rights in Norway, Poland and Russia to the Masters, the first men’s major of the year.
TVP to cover remainder of 2018-19 Polish Ekstraklasa
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster NC Plus that ensures the Ekstraklasa, the country's top-tier football league, will receive free-to-air…
Eleven Sports will sublicense F1 in Poland to Polsat and TVP in 2019
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports announced Thursday it will sublicense the Formula One motor racing championship in Poland to pay-television broadcaster Polsat and public-service broadcaster TVP for the…
Eleven Sports set to renew F1 rights in Poland until 2022
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports is set to agree a three-year renewal for rights to the Formula One motor racing championship in Poland, SportBusiness Media understands
Ukrainian Premier League issues rights tender
The Ukrainian Premier League has launched a tender process for media rights to the top tier of domestic club football.
The tender covers the three seasons of the UPL spanning 2019-20 to 2021-22
Poland’s Ekstraklasa launches tender for domestic betting rights
Ekstraklasa, the Polish premier football league, has launched a tender for domestic betting rights for the next two seasons
O2 Czech Republic to show Major League Baseball
Telecommunications company O2 Czech Republic has struck a deal to show North America’s Major League Baseball.
Polish FA nets TVP deal for II liga
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has agreed a rights deal for the II liga, the third tier of domestic club football
Premier League deal gives Eurosport stronger hand in Romanian carriage negotiations
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has held on to English Premier League rights in Romania, giving it leverage in upcoming carriage negotiations with local pay-television operators
Polsat partner with Ekstraklasa and EA Sports to broadcast Ekstraklasa Games
Pay-television broadcaster Polsat will air coverage of the Ekstraklasa Games, a new esports tournament organised by production company ESL in partnership with Poland’s top-tier football league and game d…
MTG confirms sale of Bulgaria’s Nova
Swedish media company Modern Times Group has confirmed that it has sold its 95-per-cent share in Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group to Advance Media Group.
TVP acquire a host of Fifa competitions
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired rights to the upcoming 2019 Fifa U-20 World Cup that will be hosted in Poland.
Eurosport seals English Premier League renewal in Romania
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a new three-season deal, from 2019-20, with the IMG agency for English Premier League rights in Romania