Europe
Joymo teams up with Sport:80 to drive live streaming for sports bodies
Oslo-based live sports streaming platform Joymo has signed a strategic alliance with sport management technology provider Sport:80
Optus lands rights to Uefa Women’s World Cup qualifiers
Telco Optus has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to select European qualification matches for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Uefa more than doubles club competition fees in Ukraine
The value of Uefa club competition rights has bounced back in Ukraine thanks to a lucrative deal with streaming platform Megogo, which has further expanded its European football portfolio.
Infront secures huge Serie A increase with Telekom Srbija
Infront has secured a monstrous increase for Italian Serie A rights in the Balkans, leveraging fierce competition and its European Handball Federation joint-venture deal with DAZN.
TVR nears Olympic Games rights renewal in Romania
Romanian public-service broadcaster TVR is set to renew its deal for rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympic Games in the country after agreeing to pay a slightly increased fee.
Women’s football continues upward trend with ITV deal for England internationals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s four-season deal for exclusive media rights to the England women’s football team’s home matches is a further demonstration of the rising value of the women’s game.
Euroleague secures increase from Saran in tough Turkish market
Euroleague Basketball has secured an increase in value for its media rights in a tough Turkish market, agreeing a new three-season deal with Saran Media from 2022-23 onward.
Sky and SportA both pay more as DFB secures cup rights increase
The value of the DFB-Pokal’s domestic media rights will rise by about 23 per cent from next season thanks to improved deals with both free-to-air and pay-television broadcasters.
Russian Premier League to launch tender after rebuffing ‘pre-emptive’ Match TV bid
The Russian Premier League is moving closer to launching an invitation to tender for its domestic broadcast rights from 2022-23 to 2025-26 after rejecting an extension proposal from incumbent rights-holder…
Mediaset shows signs of recovery with first-half results
Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset has posted a net profit of €226.7m ($266.5m) for the first half of 2021, a significant increase on the same period in 2019.
DAZN’s Mayer flags possible route to EPL rights through BT Sport takeover
Kevin Mayer, the chairman of DAZN, has underlined that the OTT subscription broadcaster is keen on domestic rights to the English Premier League, whether that be through a future rights auction or a possible…
Liga ACB expands outside Europe with Bilibili deal in China
Spanish basketball's Liga ACB has landed an international broadcast deal which will see it break into the Chinese market
Spring Media merges with Future Sports Agency, secures funding
Spring Media has announced a merger with fellow Stockholm-based sports marketing company Future Sports Agency and has secured funding from investment company Helix Kapital as part of plans to further strengthen…
Discovery Sports follows Australian Open deal with decade-long Laver Cup contract
Media group Discovery has secured exclusive media rights to show the Laver Cup, the annual men's team tennis tournament between Team Europe and Team World, across Europe from 2021 to 2030
Czech billionaire ups stake in TF1, backs M6 merger plan
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has upped his interest in TF1 to 5.05 per cent and backed the proposed merger of the French commercial free-to-air broadcaster with erstwhile rival M6
Nent strengthens Viaplay offering in Poland with NHL rights to 2026
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has signed a five-year exclusive media rights agreement in Poland with the National Hockey League to broadcast up to 1,400 live games every season on subscription OTT…
Mediapro ‘terminates’ deal with Spanish women’s football’s Primera División
Mediapro, the Spanish agency and production company, has terminated its rights deal with the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, the top division of women’s football in Spain, it has been rep…