Europe
AC Milan further establishes China presence with launch on Kuaishou
Italian football club AC Milan has launched an official channel on Chinese social video platform Kuaishou as part of plans to reinforce its presence in the country
RTL renews F1 sublicensing deal with Sky Deutschland
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL has renewed a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland to show four Formula 1 races during the 2022 season
Nent hit by sudden passing of CFO Catrina
Gabriel Catrina, chief financial officer at Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has died suddenly after a short illness
Premier League makes strong gain in the Baltics amid fierce competition
The English Premier League has seen its value in the Baltics soar amid Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s dynamic entrance into the market and heated competition with local rival TV3 Group.
Serie A picks up pieces as global media rights revenue falls 14 per cent
Though Italy’s Serie A was hamstrung by the country’s invasive regulators and by a broader bear market around the world, its own decisions have contributed to a dramatic shortfall in media rights revenue.
Telekom Srbija pays massive increase for Ligue 1 rights in the Balkans
BeIN Media Group has secured a monstrous increase for Ligue 1 rights in the Balkans for the next three seasons in one of the most lucrative deals for the league in Europe.
MTV3, YLE see win-win in Fifa World Cup 2022 sublicensing deal
Public-service broadcaster YLE had recouped almost half its fee by sublicensing some rights to next year’s Fifa World Cup to commercial broadcaster MTV3.
World Athletics moves early to lock in long-term EBU deal
The European Broadcasting Union will pay a slight increase to retain its rights to World Athletics Series events, including the World Athletics Championships, from 2024 to 2029.
United’s Nova pays big increase to Kosmos for LaLiga rights in Greece
United Media has paid a strong increase to take LaLiga rights in Greece from rival pay-television broadcaster Cosmote, acquiring the rights from agency Kosmos.
Polsat pays modest increase to retain Champions League rights in Poland
The value of Uefa Champions League rights in Poland has remained at a high level as Polsat has paid a modest increase to secure Uefa Champions League rights in the country for the next three seasons.
Denmark’s Sport Live extends distribution
The Sport Live channel in Denmark is to be made available on two new TV packages through Norlys Play, the streaming platform of the telco and energy company Norlys
FreeSports picks up exclusive Lanka Premier League rights in UK
FreeSports, the UK free-to-air channel, has acquired exclusive rights to this month’s Lanka Premier League.
Montané joins Prud’homme at L’Équipe to ‘accelerate transformation’
L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has recruited Emilie Montané, director of media and production at the French Tennis Federation (FFT), as director of strategy and development.
French football wants bigger share of ‘Big 5’s’ capped solidarity payments
French football authorities have called for a greater share of the solidarity payments to French clubs who do not compete in Uefa club competitions during the 2021-24 cycle
Discovery lands Africa Cup of Nations rights in Italy
Discovery Italia, an arm of the international broadcaster, has secured exclusive Africa Cup of Nations media rights in an agreement announced this afternoon
Saran strikes multi-territory Fiba deal to 2025
Saran Media Group has acquired international basketball rights in Turkey, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from Fiba, continuing the latter’s series of deals announced in Europe.
Okko becomes new EuroLeague rights-holder in Russia
Subscription streaming platform Okko has acquired exclusive live and on-demand streaming rights in Russia to the EuroLeague and EuroCup club basketball competitions