Eastern Europe
Eleven Sports Network set for Polish launch
Eleven Sports Network, the new media platform backed by co-founder of the MP & Silva agency Andrea Radrizzani, has confirmed it will launch in Poland in August.
NC Plus scores Ekstraklasa rights extension – reports
Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has agreed a deal to extend its rights partnership with the Ekstraklasa, the top division of football in the country, according to multiple reports.
WTCC lands latest FTA partner ahead of Slovak race
World Touring Car Championship promoter Eurosport Events has agreed a broadcast partnership for the motor racing series in Slovakia with media group Central European Media Enterprises (CME).
TVP scores Polish rights to Copa America
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired rights for the 2015 Copa America national team football tournament.
Ekstraklasa awaiting final bids for domestic rights
The Ekstraklasa, the top division of football in Poland, has set a deadline of tomorrow (Wednesday) for final bids from the four parties in contention for its pay-television rights.
Baku 2015 secures Serbian rights partner
Serbian public-service broadcaster RTS has acquired rights to the 2015 European Games.
Furious NC Plus to get a second bite at the cherry
The award of the domestic live rights to Poland’s top football league, the Ekstraklasa, is likely to come down to a straight shootout between the incumbent rights-holder, pay-television platform NC Plus, and Eleven, the new channel operated by Andrea Radrizzani.
Baku 2015 strikes Croatian rights deal
SPTV, a free-to-air specialist sports channel owned by the Croatian Olympic Committee, has secured rights in the country for the 2015 edition of the European Games multi-sports event in Baku, Azerbaijan.
O2 Sport snaps up Czech top-tier rights
O2 Sport, a yet-to-be-launched subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has acquired rights for the Czech Liga, the top tier of football in the country.
Baku 2015 adds quartet of European markets to broadcast portfolio
Baku 2015 has secured broadcasting agreements in Ukraine, Georgia, Norway and Israel for the inaugural European Games.
Ekstraklasa agrees first domestic deal under new rights window
Polish internet company Onet and the Polish division of media company Ringier Axel Springer have agreed four-year extensions to their digital rights packages for the Ekstraklasa, the country’s top football division.
Glory strikes new rights deals
Rights for the Glory Sports International kickboxing league have been awarded to pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport, South Korean commercial broadcaster KBS, pan-African pay-television operator StarTimes and pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport in Hungary and Romania.
O2 Sport pounces for Fighting Spirit content ahead of launch
O2 Sport, the yet-to-be-launched subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has struck a rights deal with combat sports agency Fighting Spirit.
Polish Ekstraklasa set to fall back on channel launch plan
The Polish football league, the Ekstraklasa, is to launch a league channel in a joint venture with its media-rights adviser MP & Silva after offers from broadcasters fell below expectations, TV Sports Markets understands.
Telco aggression fuels Uefa’s Balkan rights boost
The aggressiveness of telco Telekom Srbija was a driving factor in increases in the value of the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in the Balkans.
TVP lands Polish rights to Mayweather v Pacquiao
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired rights to next month’s boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, according to Super Express.
Extreme Sports Channel picks up UFC rights in Poland
Pay-television broadcaster Extreme Sports Channel (ESC) has acquired rights in Poland for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
Euroleague game coverage to offer players’ perspective
European club basketball tournament the Euroleague will test out the use of micro-cameras on playing kits tonight (Friday) when Real Madrid takes on Zalgiris Kaunas in a play-off game in Madrid, Spain.