Eastern Europe
Polish FA moves to amend Sportfive deal
The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has amended its agency partnership with Sportfive, with the new agreement set to run until 2018.
SlovakSport.TV snaps up Champions Hockey League rights
Digital sports media service SlovakSport.TV has acquired exclusive rights in Slovakia and the Czech Republic for the inaugural season of the Champions Hockey League European club ice hockey tournament.
Polsat continues to follow Janowicz’s rise on ATP World Tour
Polish pay-television operator Polsat has extended its rights deal for the ATP World Tour, the leading global men’s professional tennis circuit, through 2016.
Latin America deal confirms trend of big increases with Asia set to follow
Formula One enjoys big rights fee increase in Latin America deal with Mediapro
Mediapro explains why F1 deal reflects the company’s DNA
Romanian league sells domestic rights to start-up company
Mystery media player helps Romanian football league to hold its value
NC Plus to keep hold of Ekstraklasa rights
Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has ruled out the possibility of sublicensing rights for the 2014-15 season of the Ekstraklasa, the top division of football in Poland, according to the Wirtualnemedia.pl news website.
Polsat picks up F1 rights
Polish pay-television operator Polsat has acquired media rights for the Formula One motor-racing world championship.
IAAF reports broadcast upsurge for World Indoor Championships
The International Association of Athletics Federations has announced a significant increase in global television coverage for its 2014 World Indoor Championships, which took place from March 7-9 in Sopot, Poland.
IRB to live stream key Rugby World Cup qualifier
The International Rugby Board, rugby union’s global governing body, has announced it will provide free live streaming of the key 2015 World Cup qualifier between Georgia and Romania, which takes place in Tblisi on Saturday.
New batch of tenders issued for Uefa rights
The CAA Eleven agency has launched an invitation to tender for the media rights in a host of European and central Asian countries to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments, along with Euro 2016 itself.
Champions, Europa League rights sales launched in France, Poland
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has announced the launch of rights sales processes in France and Poland, for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club competitions.
Czech league boosts fee in Pragosport deal
Pragosport deal is boost for Czech football league
Pragosport picks up Gambrinus Liga rights
The Pragosport agency has acquired domestic rights for the Gambrinus Liga, the Czech Republic’s top division of football.
Slovak Sport.TV2 secures Czech Republic platform
The Liberty Global media company's European satellite-television arm, UPC DTH, has agreed a deal for the Slovak Sport.TV2 pay-television channel deal to be carried on its freeSAT Plus service in Czech Republic.
Abu Dhabi strikes back after losses
Middle East market could be set to heat up again as Abu Dhabi Media lands European Qualifiers
Eurosport secures Premier League rights in Romania
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive media rights in Romania for English football’s top-tier Premier League.
Polsat paid more for Euro 2016 and qualifiers due to Fox spectre
Polsat paid more for Euro 2016 and qualifiers due to spectre of Fox Sports
MP & Silva snaps up Formula One rights
The MP & Silva agency has acquired exclusive rights for the Formula One motor-racing championship in the Middle East and North Africa, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania.