Eastern Europe
NBA continues to recover value in Poland
The NBA will again earn an increase in Poland after pay-television broadcaster NC Plus secured rights to the 2018-19 season last month.
Digi retains LaLiga rights
Direct-to-home and IPTV platform Digi has extended its rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for LaLiga, the top division of Spanish club football
Saran Media lands FA Cup rights
The Saran Media agency has acquired exclusive rights in a host of Caucasus and Central Asian countries to the English FA Cup club football competition
Megogo picks up French and Spanish football rights in Ukraine
Ukrainian video-on-demand service Megogo last week sealed deals for Spanish LaLiga and France’s Ligue 1, confirming its intent to compete in the country’s sports-rights market.
Saran Media picks up Serie A rights in Eastern Europe
The Saran Media agency has acquired exclusive rights for Serie A, the top division of Italian football, in 14 Eastern European territories
Megogo adds LaLiga to football rights portfolio
Ukrainian video-on-demand service Megogo has added the Spanish LaLiga to its portfolio of top-tier European club football league rights
LaLiga takes back rights from MP & Silva in Eastern Europe
LaLiga has taken back its rights in a series of Eastern European countries from the MP & Silva agency and will re-tender them, TV Sports Markets understands.
NC Plus agrees Polsat tie-up for Uefa club competition rights
Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has reached an agreement with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat that will allow it to continue offering coverage of the Uefa Champions League and Europa…
Uefa secures club competition deals in Romania
European football’s governing body Uefa has sealed rights deals with three broadcasters in Romania for club competitions the Champions League and Europa League.
Hrvatski Telekom steps up backing of Croatian football
Croatian telco Hrvatski Telekom has furthered its backing of domestic football by agreeing multi-year deals with four First League clubs to cover their qualifying games for the Uefa Champions League and…
WWE signs new Romanian rights partner, sets first with PPV event
US wrestling organisation WWE has signed a new rights deal in Romania and has unveiled plans for its first all-women’s pay-per-view event.
Pragosport pays steady increase to renew Czech top-tier rights
The Pragosport agency last month extended its deal for global rights to the Czech First League – the Czech Republic’s top-tier football league – and immediately secured a domestic deal with pay-television broadcaster O2 for rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Unfavourable market conditions mean Liga I value will remain flat
Growing co-operation in the Romanian broadcast market is likely to keep the value of the country’s top-tier football league flat in a forthcoming deal, TV Sports Markets understands.
Digi meets growing ambitions with new sports channel
Digi, a direct-to-home and IPTV platform which operates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has said it will launch a fourth sports channel as it seeks to accommodate its growing rights portfolio
Digi adds FA Cup to football portfolio
Direct-to-home and IPTV platform Digi has further bolstered its football content in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by acquiring rights to England’s FA Cup and Community Shield competitions.
NC Plus extends NBA rights deal
Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has struck a one-season extension to its rights deal for North American basketball league the NBA
Telekom Austria and bTV to share Champions League in Bulgaria
Telekom Austria’s push for Champions League rights helped drive the value of Uefa club competitions in Bulgaria up by about 30 per cent from 2018-19.
SuperSport and Digi net Serie A rights deals
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, and direct-to-home and IPTV platform Digi have acquired rights to Serie A, the top division of Italian football.