Europe
United and Telekom Srbija dominate Uefa national teams tender in the Balkans
Uefa’s national-team tournament rights tender across the Balkans is coming to a close after a process dominated by strong competition between United Media, Telekom Srbija and public broadcasters.
Paralympics, women’s sport to the fore in French listed events consultation
The French Government has launched a consultation process with a view to updating the list of major sporting and cultural events protected for access by free-to-air television
Ex-DFL chief Seifert aligns with Axel Springer to create German streaming platform
Christian Seifert, the former chief executive of the German Football League (DFL), has formed a joint venture with Axel Springer, the media group and publishing house, to create a new German streaming…
L’Équipe adds selection of ATP 250 rights to portfolio
French sports broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired free-to-air rights to the four ATP 250 men’s tennis tournaments held in France.
Sky’s Q4 revenue dips but subscriber numbers up
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, saw its direct-to-consumer revenue fall by just under one per cent from $4.08bn (€3.66bn) to $4.0
Spanish court ‘upholds’ CNMC’s Telefónica sanctions in historic football rights case
Spain’s competition regulator, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia, is reported to have been backed by the Audiencia Nacional, the country’s high court, over sanctions it handed out …
DAZN and Sport1 retain PDC darts rights in DACH region
DAZN, the OTT subscription broadcaster, has agreed a five-year contract extension with the Professional Darts Corporation to provide coverage of its events in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Lega Serie A extends anti-piracy tie-up with Friend MTS
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has agreed a three-season extension to its anti-piracy agreement with content protection firm Friend MTS
DAZN opts for hefty subscription price increases in Germany, Japan
DAZN Group has introduced sizeable price increases in Germany and Japan, two of the OTT subscription broadcaster’s major markets, following high-profile football rights additions and sports rights renewals i…
Sport1 picks up Fifa Club World Cup rights in Germany
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for next month’s Fifa Club World Cup.
Discovery+ to launch in Germany and Austria later this year
The discovery+ subscription OTT streaming platform is set to launch in Germany and Austria this summer as part of an expanded agreement between pay-television broadcaster Sky and media company Discovery
Quartet of four-year DFB-Pokal deals to kick-off in-house international rights cycle
The German Football Federation (DFB) has signed a quartet of four-season media rights deals in Europe for its DFB-Pokal club cup competition, while also signing shorter-term deals in an array of other…
BeIN Sports hails historic piracy win following French legislation
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports France has claimed a major win in the fight against piracy after obtaining the first court decision requesting the blocking of fraudulent websites
Yandex secures NHL media rights extension in Russia
Russian internet group Yandex has extended its media rights agreement with the National Hockey League through the 2023-24 season
Rojadirecta operators to stand trial as LaLiga, Mediapro push for six-year sentence
The creators of the Rojadirecta platform will stand trial with regard to piracy allegations from LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, and the Mediapro agency
Champions League and F1 content features in Canal Plus-Snapchat tie-up
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a content deal with social media platform Snapchat
HBA Media attracts new OTT players for Pegasus World Cup
Rights distribution agency HBA Media has secured deals with multiple broadcasters for this year’s edition of the $3m (€2.7m)
Discovery outlines Beijing 2022 output, OTT customer retention plans and ‘robust’ audio
Discovery has today (Monday) laid out its production and editorial plans for next month’s Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as it seeks to convert more OTT users to long-term subscribers on the back of the t…