Europe

Motorsport
Media

Viaplay, the subscription streaming service of Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has agreed a multi-year endorsement and content deal with reigning Formula 1 world drivers’ champion, Max Verstappen.
Football
Media

Orange has struck a fresh carriage agreement with fellow telecoms operator Telefónica for this year’s edition of domestic club football competition the Supercopa de España.
Multiple Sports
Media

Arena Television, a UK-based outside broadcast company which ceased trading in November, borrowed almost £300m (€359m/$406m) from 55 lenders for fake assets, according to administrators for the group.
Multiple Sports
Media

Eleven Portugal, an arm of the Aser Ventures-owned international sports broadcaster, is confident of achieving break-even during the 2021-22 period as it closes in on 300,000 subscribers, and is also targeting…
Multiple Sports
Media

Ziggo has agreed a carriage deal with ESPN that will allow it to carry the main channel of its rival Dutch pay-television broadcaster
Football
Finance & Law

French senators have proposed that investors in the new commercial subsidiary being drawn up by the Professional Football League (LFP) should be limited to a 10-per-cent stake, with a representative of…
Ice Hockey
Media

Russian internet group Yandex has teamed up with Rostelecom-owned OTT platform Wink to launch a hockey-dedicated channel to broadcast NHL matches
Tennis
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport has acquired rights in the Netherlands to events organised by the Women’s Tennis Association.
Basketball
Media

The Infront agency has signed a four-year extension to its media and sponsorship rights sales agreement with the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF)
Basketball
Media

LNB TV, the OTT streaming platform of the Ligue Nationale de Basket, the governing body of men’s club basketball in France, has acquired broadcast rights in France to the Basketball Champions League.
Horse Racing
Media

The Racing League, the UK horse racing competition, has secured free-to-air television exposure for its second season after agreeing a rights deal with commercial broadcaster ITV
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Polish president Andrzej Duda has vetoed a media ownership law that was threatening Discovery’s presence in the country, weeks after the legislation was approved by the parliament.
Football
Media

Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has secured domestic media rights to the Taça de Portugal in a deal with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) covering the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
Football
Media

BT Sport, the UK pay-television broadcaster, is to show live and exclusive coverage of this month’s Spanish Super Cup from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
Tennis
Media

Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned outlet takes big step in global expansion
Esports
Media

Esports broadcast and content production company Maincast has extended its media rights agreement with esports company ESL Gaming in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States for another four years
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Media group Discovery has announced that the European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust clearance to the company’s proposed acquisition of telecoms giant AT&T’s WarnerMedia business.

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