Europe

Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has acquired exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League from 2024-25 to 2026-27, strengthening its hold on club football broadcasting in Poland.
Cricket

Sky Sports secured exclusive rights in the UK for four years to the IPL, which starts today, to ensure it held a cricket property - the world’s most valuable - which occupies a fixed point for over two months in the calendar.
Tennis
Media

DR, the public-service broadcaster in Denmark, has committed to showing the Wimbledon Championships for at least the next three editions, having struck a last-minute single tournament deal last year.
Rugby Union
Media

All matches from England’s Gallagher Premiership will be available domestically on a single broadcaster for the first time after Warner Bros. Discovery finalised a new rights agreement.
Cricket
Media

Sky has secured exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to the Indian Premier League and Women’s Premier League from 2024 to 2027, as it continues to prioritise international T20 leagues over most overseas bilateral series.
Rugby Union
Media

French rugby union’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) will continue its strategy of taking its domestic rights to market well before the expiry of its current agreement by soon launching an invitation t…
Football
Media

Broadcasters in the Ukraine must submit first-round offers for Uefa club competition rights by April 22 after the sales process was launched by the Team Marketing agency
Wrestling

WWE’s one-year extension in the UK with TNT Sports kept both sides happy as the promotion prepares for a near-global media rights deal with Netflix.
Darts

Luke Littler’s run to the 2024 PDC World Championship final has created a lasting boost for UK darts audiences, putting Matchroom in a strong position ahead of renewal talks.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Altice France has today (Friday) announced plans to sell Altice Media, parent of subscription broadcaster RMC Sport, to logistics company CMA CGM Group in a move that seemingly marks the final step in the telco’s move away from premium sports output in the country.
Football
Fan Engagement

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has claimed a global football first by developing and operating its own non-fungible token (NFT) fantasy game.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Matchroom Sport delivered a profit of £33.8m during the 2022-23 financial reporting period on the back of strong performances from its darts and boxing verticals, SportBusiness has learned.
Football
Finance & Law

No other football league or competition in Europe will be able to use the name, The Super League, after the European Union Trade Mark Office sided with Denmark's Superligaen A/S.
Football
Media

Fifa has issued tenders in six Central and Eastern European countries for media rights to the 2026 and 2030 men's World Cups as it seeks to maximise the commercial impact of improved qualification prospects for Europe's mid-tier nations.
Tennis
Media

Play Sports, the sports broadcaster operated by Belgian telco Telenet, has retained rights to men's tennis ATP tour and the women's WTA Tour for three more seasons.
Football
Media

DAZN has extended its contract with the Mediaset-owned Digitalia 08 for advertising sales around the subscription broadcaster’s live coverage of Italian football’s Serie A.
Cricket

Pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports secured rights in the UK and Ireland to all India home matches from January 2024 to March 2028 after facing minimal competition for the rights.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

ITV suffered a 61-per-cent drop in pre-tax profits in 2023 amid an advertising slump and significant investment costs in its ITVX streaming service