Europe
Premier League considers ending Russian broadcast deals
The Premier League is “very closely” considering suspending or terminating its media rights deals with Russian broadcasters following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Wasserman Boxing signs multi-event deal with Channel 5
The Wasserman Boxing agency has entered into a multi-event rights agreement with UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5
Prima Group signs carriage deal with O2 Czech Republic
The Czech Republic’s Prima Group has signed a carriage deal with domestic telco O2 Czech Republic that will see its eight channels become available to O2 TV users.
Sky pays small uptick to extend European Tour deal in UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky’s two-year extension of its deal for rights to the European Tour and the Ryder Cup has seen the annual value slightly increase.
Digiturk given a week to sign off new Süper Lig deals but bid for main package rebuffed
The Turkish Football Federation has given Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television operator owned by beIN Media Group, until the start of next week to sign agreements for various packages of rights to the…
DAZN hikes subscription price in Spain, appoints Aranguren as Spanish GM
Subscription sports platform DAZN is raising its monthly rate in Spain by 30 per cent and has appointed Vodafone's Bosco Aranguren to run its operations in the country
ESPN paying big increase in latest NBA deal in the Netherlands
The NBA opted for a four-season deal with ESPN to bring the agreement in line with ESPN’s domestic rights deal in the US, which also expires at the end of 2024-25.
Lega Basket Serie A broadens global reach with three new rights deals
Lega Basket Serie A, the top division of Italian club basketball, has said it will receive record global coverage for its 2021-22 season through three new rights deals
RTVE nets free-to-air Fifa World Cup rights
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has secured free-to-air rights from the Mediapro agency to show matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Sportdigital Fussball, OneFootball team up for Turkish Cup rights deal
German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball and media platform OneFootball have teamed up to provide coverage of the remainder of this season’s Turkish Cup.
Modest increase for Six Nations rights in new ITV/BBC deal
Six Nations Rugby has continued to grow its overall media rights revenues while remaining on free-to-air television in its domestic territories, securing a slight increase in the UK and consolidating prior gains in Ireland.
Seifert, Axel Springer shed light on new sports streaming platform
Christian Seifert, the former chief executive of the German Football League (DFL), has said the new streaming platform planned with Axel Springer should be not looked upon by rights-holders as a short-term…
IOC to go to market with European broadcast rights next month
The International Olympic Committee is to launch its highly-anticipated European broadcast rights sales process on March 10 and has given prospective bidders a six-and-a-half week turnaround to submit…
UK Serious Fraud Office launches probe into collapse of Arena Television
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has opened a criminal investigation into the business practices of individuals associated with outside broadcast company Arena Television and its linked entities.
Croatian FA moves fast to secure new Hrvatski Telekom deal
The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has moved fast to resell rights to the Croatian First Football League, agreeing a lucrative deal with Hrvatski Telekom less than a week after the termination of its agreement with Endorphin Magine earlier this month.
Discovery: Beijing 2022 drove near 50-per-cent rise in new OTT subscribers
Media group Discovery has announced that its discovery+ streaming platform drove a near 50-per-cent increase in the number of new paid streaming subscribers on the back of the recent Beijing 2022 winter…
Whisper recruits Fremantle’s Thomas as COO, general counsel
UK-based sports production company Whisper has appointed Roisin Thomas as chief operating officer and general counsel
ITV lands EFL highlights in two-year deal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights to English Football League competitions in a two-year deal that begins with the 2022-23 season