Europe
Eleven serves up World Padel Championship coverage in Belgium
Live coverage of this month’s World Padel Championship will be shown in Belgium by pay-television broadcaster Eleven.
TV3 signs ESPN deal for NCAA basketball coverage in Baltics
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed a content deal with ESPN Sports Media for NCAA men’s college basketball.
Over 40 broadcasters on board for Munich’s European Championships
Organisers of the 2022 European Championships have revealed that 44 broadcasters on the continent have committed to covering next year’s edition of the multi-sport event in Munich, Germany.
MLB secures German free-to-air exposure in long-term Sport1 deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has secured free-to-air and pay-television rights to Major League Baseball until 2026
EuroLeague deal landed in France as L’Équipe secures rights
EuroLeague Basketball has struck a late agreement with L’Équipe Group, which will broadcast selected matches in France, a major market where Europe’s top-tier club competition had not managed to secur…
Watchdog rejects RFEF collusion claims in Copa del Rey rights bidding
Spain's competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has said there was no pact between the Mediapro agency, public broadcaster RTVE, media group Mediaset and telco …
FuboTV acquires French streaming company Molotov, revenues hit record $156.7m
US-based sports streaming platform fuboTV has entered into a binding agreement to acquire French live-TV streaming company Molotov SAS and posted record revenues of $156.7m (€135.4
WSC Sports expands Okko Sport deal to deliver highlights on Google Web Stories
Russian OTT subscription streaming platform Okko Sport has expanded its relationship with Israeli artificial intelligence firm WSC Sports to include highlights of English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga…
Unipublic posts €5.2m profit for pandemic-affected 2020
The Unipublic agency, organiser of cycling’s Vuelta a España, posted a profit of €5.2m ($6m) in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
French handball league and beIN renew domestic rights deal
The Ligue Nationale de Handball (LNH), which operates French men’s professional handball, has renewed its domestic media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for another three seasons.
DAZN acquires streaming technology company Texel, launches DAZN X
DAZN has acquired Israel-based video streaming company Texel, through which it has launched its new innovation hub, DAZN X
DAZN to offer Juventus TV
Juventus is to become the latest leading Italian Serie A football club to make its in-house television channel available to viewers via DAZN
Exclusive Ashes coverage secured as BT signs off on Cricket Australia deal
BT Sport has signed off on a new broadcast rights deal with Cricket Australia that ensures the forthcoming Ashes series in Australia will be shown by the UK pay-television broadcaster
Uefa national team broadcast rights on the market in Italy
Italian broadcasters must lodge their first-round bids for Uefa national team rights, including rights to both the 2024 and 2028 European Championships, by November 24 after invitations to tender were…
BT almost halves Cricket Australia fee in four-season UK rights renewal
BT Sport has slashed its spend on Cricket Australia rights in the UK, taking advantage of a vastly changed UK broadcast rights landscape to almost halve its rights fee.
SRG SSR lands new Swiss gymnastics deal
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, has renewed a broadcast rights agreement with the Swiss Gymnastics Federation (STV) until 2025
United Media aggression drives up Premier League fees in Greece, Bulgaria
United Media’s new deal for English Premier League rights will dramatically increase the league’s value in Greece over the next six seasons, while a new deal in Bulgaria has produced a more modest uplift.
FA and Pitch agree four-year FA Cup international rights renewal
The Football Association has agreed to extend Pitch International's FA Cup media rights deal in Western Europe, the Middle East and North Africa on the same financial terms, SportBusiness Media understands.