Eastern Europe
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…
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.