Europe

Rugby Union
Media

Premiership Rugby, the top tier of English club rugby union, is launching a new streaming service that will allow fans to watch live coverage of every match not already shown by domestic rights-holders
Football
Media

Russian mobile network operator MTS has agreed a landmark carriage deal with Gazprom Media, owner of Match TV, under which the Match Premier subscription will become available to MTS customers
Motorsport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has widened its coverage of the Extreme E electric off-road racing series to also include France
Motorsport
Media

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has further extended its coverage of the International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Motorcross World Championship (MXGP) after agreeing a new rights deal.
Football
Media

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE will show the final of this season's Uefa Champions League in May, as well as two Spanish national team friendlies in March
Padel
Media

The World Padel Tour has sealed a new rights deal with Telefónica-owned pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus, while detailing plans to expand the live offering available through its in-house OTT platform, …
Football
Finance & Law

Canal Plus and beIN Sports France, the pay-television broadcasters and Uefa Champions League rights-holders in France, have obtained injunctions to protect themselves against illegal streaming of European…
Rugby Union
Media

Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has built on its strong start to coverage of the 2022 Six Nations Championship, with Saturday’s game between France and Ireland drawing an average of 6.5 m
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Media group Central European Media Enterprises has grown its presence in southern Europe and broken into a new Balkan market with an agreement to acquire RTL Croatia
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fighters League has agreed a new broadcast rights deal for the DACH region with Fighting.de
Football

Increased fees across Central and Eastern Europe helped Infront make a tidy profit on its international rights deal with the Italian Serie A.
Olympic Games
Media

Media group Discovery has reported that streaming minutes consumed via its European subscription services during the opening week of the 2022 winter Olympic Games have been more than 18 times higher than…
Cricket
Industry Moves

Navin Singh, the new commercial director for the English Football Association, has been co-opted as a non-executive board member at Lancashire Cricket to assist the club in its digital media strategy and…
Golf
Media

German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has renewed its rights to men’s golf’s PGA Tour for another season, while also securing rights to the women’s Ladies European Tour and the Solheim Cup. S
Multi-sport
Media

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium, has acquired global rights to distribute and broadcast the Mediterranean Games in a deal with the International Committee…
Football
Finance & Law

The Premier League, the top division of English club football, is set to drive more revenue from international, rather than domestic, broadcast rights for the first time in its history, teams have been…
Football
Finance & Law

Canal Plus is set to discover next month whether its appeal is successful against a court ruling concerning its sublicensing contract with fellow French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for coverage…
Athletics
Media

UK public broadcaster BBC has struck a one-season deal with UK Athletics to become the broadcast partner for the latter’s major events in 2022.