Eastern Europe
Eleven seals INEA carriage deal in Poland
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has sealed a carriage deal for its channels in Poland with cable-television operator INEA.
Cyfrowy Polsat and RASP enter into Polish sports partnership
Polish media and telecommunications group Cyfrowy Polsat, its television channel Polsat Sport and media company Grupa Onet – Ringier Axel Springer Polska have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for sports content.
Fight Channel broadens reach with Croatian deal
Croatian IPTV platform Iskon has agreed a deal to carry Fight Channel, the European pay-television channel dedicated to martial arts and combat sports.
Polsat secures licences for new sports channels
Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has secured licences for the launch of two new sports channels in the country.
Liga ACB expands European footprint to Bulgaria
Nova Broadcasting Group, part of multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, has agreed a three-season deal for rights in Bulgaria to Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain.
NC Plus saddles up with Polish equestrian series
Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has agreed a three-season deal for rights to Tour Cavaliada, an annual equestrian series held in the country.
Eleven broadens reach in Belgium, opens up to combat sports
International pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has secured nationwide distribution in Belgium and has opened up to combat sports for the first time.
NC Plus, Ziggo secure Premier League coverage
Polish pay-television operator NC Plus and Dutch cable-television operator Ziggo have struck rights deals for football’s English Premier League.
German ice hockey league secures Latvian platform
Latvian pay-television broadcaster Best4Sport has acquired rights for the German Ice Hockey League (DEL).
NBA secures increases in latest international deals
The National Basketball Association has finalised a string of deals outside its domestic US market in recent weeks, securing large increases in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and India, and a modest uplift in Poland.
Dinamo Riga claims KHL first with Lattelecom partnership
Latvian Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey club Dinamo Riga has claimed a first with the launch of a new television channel.
Euroleague global income grows by 10%
Increasing the value of its media rights is an essential bargaining chip for the Euroleague as it faces a threat to its long-term survival from Fiba, the sport’s global governing body.
NC Plus retains hold on NBA rights
Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has agreed a two-season extension to its exclusive rights deal with North American basketball league the NBA.
Liga ACB renews rights deals in European markets
Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has renewed media rights deals in Cyprus, Latvia and Lithuania for the 2015-16 season.
Viasat nets Euroleague extension in Baltic and Nordic markets
The Euroleague Basketball organisation has agreed a five-season extension to its partnership with Viasat, the pay-television broadcaster owned by media conglomerate the Modern Times Group, across multiple Baltic and Nordic markets.
Formula E extends rights deals in Balkan markets
The Formula E electric car-racing championship has agreed two-season extensions to its rights deals with telecommunications firm Telekom Romania and pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport TV.
Formula E signs rights deals in European markets
The Formula E electric car-racing championship has agreed a new broadcast rights deal in Iceland, along with extending existing agreements in Albania and Cyprus.
Motorvision TV enhances global reach with new deals
German-based pay-television broadcaster Motorvision TV has moved to expand its global reach by securing new carriage deals in Serbia and Taiwan, as well as extending existing agreements in France, Slovenia and Romania.