Europe

Golf
Industry Moves

The Ladies European Tour (LET) has a new commercial director after former NBC Sports executive Theresa McCann was hired to replace Fiona Harold, who has joined World Netball.
Rugby Union
Media

France’s narrow win over New Zealand delivered commercial broadcaster TF1 a record audience for an autumn test match and also eclipsed its ratings for the Italy-France Uefa Nations League clash by 2.2 million viewers.
Tennis
Media

New research carried out in the UK market has found that improvements have been made in lowering the latency for live sports streaming of major events this year
Football
Media

Uefa and Team have earned an uplift in Russia, with streaming platform Okko taking over club competition rights in the country in a deal struck via the QuestMedia agency.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Roger Lodewick is leaving his role heading up Viaplay’s Dutch operation after less than 12 months and has been replaced by William Linders of OD Media, the digital content distribution firm.
Motorsport

Eleven Sports will spend a record sum in its new four-year deal for F1 rights in Poland when it takes over from Viaplay next season, seeking to attract subscribers and fend off rivals.
Multiple Sports
Media

Rights in German-speaking countries to Major League Baseball (MLB), Nascar, Conmebol and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions are switching to channels operated by Sportdigital in a deal with…
Football

L’Équipe struck a two-season deal for Serie A rights in France at a sharp drop on the previous fee, though Italy’s top-tier league is still in the market in search of a broader deal.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Mixed martial arts promotion Oktagon MMA has appointed Antesi Media, the Munich-based consultancy, to assist in the sale of its media rights in Germany following a successful event in the country last…
Football
Media

BeIN Sports has made its second payment to the French football league, but the dispute over the sponsorship element remains unresolved. The pay-television broadcaster has paid €15.7m ($16.7
Football
Media

Three broadcasters, including the incumbent rights-holder DAZN, are vying for domestic rights to the top flight of Belgian football in direct negotiations with the country’s Pro League.
Cycling
Finance & Law

Infront has rejected competition claims raised by French-language Belgian public broadcaster RTBF over the agency’s sale of Flanders Classics rights to commercial network RTL.
Handball
Media

The Sportfive agency has renewed one of its longest-standing commercial deals, reupping its agreement with the German Handball Federation (DHB) until 2030
Rugby Union
Media

Premiership Rugby, the top tier of rugby union in England, is to have its matches shown in France again after an absence of over two seasons via a deal with beIN Sports
Football

Sky and the BBC renewed their rights to the Women’s Super League in five-year deals that ensure stable and impactful – if not spectacular – growth for English football’s top-tier women’s league.
Football
Media

Channel 4 has been identified as the winning bidder for free-to-air rights to the Women’s FA Cup from 2025-26 to 2027-28, SportBusiness understands.
Multiple Sports
Media

Viaplay Group's new tougher stance on business-to-business negotiations has paid off, after a carriage deal with RiksTV, the Norwegian pay-television operator, was extended after an intense round of talks
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Alan Fagan, previously a leading European rights executive at ESPN, has been hired by the EBU as managing director of its new sports streaming platform, replacing Jean-Baptiste Casta.