Eastern Europe
Viasat Sport in Belarusian carriage deal
Belarusian cable-television operator MTIS has agreed a carriage deal with Viasat Sport, the pay-television channel that is owned by Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television…
Orange Sport and TVN to share Polish Cup rights
Orange Sport, the pay-television broadcaster operated by Polish telecommunications company Telekomunkacja Polska, will share rights to Polish Cup football with the TVN Group media company for the next…
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
Late payment holds up Uefa talks in Romania
TVR late payments delay Champions League renewal
Uefa concludes Champions League and Europa League sales in Bulgaria
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed rights deals in Bulgaria for the Champions League and Europa League with commercial and pay-television broadcaster BTV, and state broadcaster BNT f…
Uefa signs Champions and Europa League rights deals in Ukraine and Albania
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed rights deals in the Ukraine for the Champions League and Europa League, and in Albania for the Champions League, for the 2012-13 to 2014-15 period.
Sportfive agrees Olympics deal in Slovenia
Slovenian public-service broadcaster RTV Slovenija has acquired the exclusive free-to-air rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in a deal with the Sportfive agency
MTG acquires Olympics rights in the Baltics
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired free-to-air and pay-television rights in the Baltics for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in a deal with the…
Uefa agrees Champions League deal in Hungary
Liberty Global-owned broadcaster Chello Central Europe has acquired rights in Hungary to the Uefa Champions League in a three-year deal from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Uefa ponders third-round bids but gives no clues to agencies
Final agency bids are in but Uefa still has talking to do to close deal for qualifiers
Uefa in-house rights strategy at the crossroads
Yet another commercial overhaul for Uefa?
French Open deal extended
Silva set to add a year to Open deal
Slow going for Uefa in Romania
Clouds over Uefa negotiations in Romania
TVR and Romtelecom settle Euro 2012 sublicensing dispute
Romanian public-service broadcaster TVR has settled a dispute with pay-television broadcaster Romtelecom by renegotiating a deal for coverage of the Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament
Uefa Champions League deals agreed in Slovenia
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in Slovenia with basic-tier sports broadcaster Sportklub and telco Telekom Slovenia, for live rights to the Champions League, for three seasons, f…
Viasat Motor makes Baltic bow
Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group this week launched a premium motorsports channel, Viasat Motor, in the Baltic region
Hungarian club football gets boost in domestic rights income
The Hungarian Football Association has agreed a four-year joint deal with public-service broadcaster Magyar Televizió and Liberty Global-owned pay-television broadcaster Chello Central Europe for rights …
Polish pay-TV operator bags Olympics rights
Polish pay-television platform ‘n’ will broadcast more than 100 hours of live and delayed action from this summer’s Olympic Games in London, after agreeing a sublicensing agreement with public-service broad…