Eastern Europe
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…
Hrvatski Telekom acquires Europa League rights in Croatia
Croatian telecommunications company Hrvatski Telekom has acquired rights for the Uefa Europa League club football tournament for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
HRT snaps up Europa League rights in Croatia
Croatian public-service broadcaster Hrvatska Radiotelevizija has acquired media rights to the Uefa Europa League for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Uefa ties up Champions League deals in Belgium and the Czech Republic
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has concluded deals for Champions League media rights in Belgium and the Czech Republic for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Champions League pay-television deals agreed in Romania
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Romania for the Champions League for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with pay-television broadcasters RCS RDS and RomTelecom.
Chello Central Europe retains Spanish Liga rights
Liberty Global-owned broadcaster Chello Central Europe has renewed its rights deal for Spanish football’s top-tier domestic league, the Spanish Liga, for the next three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
More deals in the Balkans for Uefa Champions League and Europa League
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a number of deals in the Balkans, to add to the three-year deals it announced last month, for the Champions League and Europa League from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Arena Sport buys Serbian domestic football rights
The Football Association of Serbia agreed a three-year rights deal with Telekom Srbija that will allow the Serbian telecommunications company’s pay-television broadcaster, Arena Sport, to show live coverage o…
AIBA’s World Series of Boxing lands Polish rights deal
Polish pay-television broadcaster N Sports acquired rights to the World Series of Boxing, an annual boxing competition organised by the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA)
IMG looks east in FIVB expansion plans
IMG sees room for growth in China and South East Asia
FIVB hails ‘dream’ rights deal with IMG, ABC and Dentsu
FIVB targeting global growth with new long-term rights deal
Champions League and Europa League rights awarded in Balkans
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia for the Champions League and Europa League for the three seasons from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Formula One renewal agreed in the Baltics
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, renewed its exclusive rights deal for Formula One motor racing in the Baltic countries until 2014
Sportfive invites offers for Olympics rights in Belarus
The Sportfive agency invited offers for the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in Belarus.
The deadline for the offers is 5pm central European time on May 14
Sportfive invites bids for Olympics in Albania
The Sportfive agency invited offers for the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in Albania. Bids must be submitted by 5pm central European time on April 30
NBA bounces back from lockout with a series of deals
Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning