Eastern Europe

Ukrainian satellite-television broadcaster Xtra TV has launched a new sports package
Football

Uefa loses out in Romania

The Sportfive agency has struck rights deals on behalf of the International Olympic Committee in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Olympics
Football

Sportfive, left reeling by Uefa snub, says 'not at any price'

Poland’s competition regulator, UOKIK, has approved a merger between pay-television operators Cyfra Plus and N.
Football

Dip in second-party World Cup qualifier values in key markets
Football

Romanian commercial broadcaster Pro TV has acquired rights for the Uefa Europa League for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, in a deal brokered by the Team Marketing agency
Football

A game involving the Poland national football team is set to be unavailable on free-to-air television in the country for the first time in 11 years after public-service broadcaster TVP was unable to agree…
Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in Albania with commercial broadcaster Vizion Plus and pay-television broadcaster Tring TV for the Europa League from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Football

Italian volleyball goes global

Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed three-year deals in Kyrgyzstan for the Champions League and in Slovenia for the Europa League, covering the period 2012-13 to 2014-15.

Polish internet company Onet has linked up with pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport to launch a new sports website. The Eurosport.onet.pl website will go live on August 27, replacing the Sport.onet
Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the Champions League and Europa League competitions for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Ice Hockey

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, extended its rights agreement in the Baltics for Russian ice hockey league the Kontinental Hockey League for three seasons,…
Football

Pay-television operator Sportklub has acquired rights in Slovenia for the Uefa Europa League football tournament, covering all live matches except the first pick match each week
Football

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports Eurasia has acquired rights for the top domestic football divisions in Italy and France from the MP & Silva agency
Football

Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Cyfrowy has acquired rights for Ligue 1, the top division of French football, in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in Albania for the Champions League and in Georgia for the Champions League and Europa League, for the three seasons from 2012-13 to 2014-15.