Europe
Australian Open secures strong increase from 10-year Discovery renewal
Discovery paid a significant fee increase to renew its Australian Open rights in Europe, with both sides seeing benefits in a 10-year term.
France’s National Assembly gives green light to anti-piracy law
France’s National Assembly has approved a new law which is designed to tackle piracy of “cultural works in the digital age”.
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Eleven ends Sport TV’s hold on Premier League rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured exclusive rights in Portugal to the English Premier League in a three-year deal that will kick in next season
Poland’s TVP extends Visma Ski Classics rights deal
Poland’s public-service broadcaster TVP has extended its agreement to show Visma Ski Classics for another three years.
Sky lands exclusive NHL rights in Germany
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a four-season rights deal to become the new home in Germany and other European countries for North American ice hockey league the NHL
Sportway receives $6.3m injection in biggest funding round to date
Swedish automated production and live streaming firm Sportway has announced that all existing investors in the firm have provided more financial backing to close its latest round of funding with a total…
Digital media outlet The Game Day partners with Betfred Sports
Betting-focused platform also makes a series of executive appointments
Sportall to power European Cycling Union’s new streaming service
The European Cycling Union (UEC) has chosen French digital media company Sportall to host its new UECTV video application.
The multi-screen service provides live and on-demand access to UEC competitions
FreeSports secures non-exclusive EuroLeague rights in UK
FreeSports, the UK free-to-air channel, has acquired a package of rights to basketball’s EuroLeague during the 2021-22 season.
LaLiga Tech signs up World Padel Tour and Millicom as clients
LaLiga Tech, the new technology services arm created by the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has signed up World Padel Tour and Millicom, the Latin American telecoms operator,…
Content Arena to digitise United Media’s sports rights operations
Content Arena, the rights management platform for sports broadcasters and rights sellers, has agreed a deal with pan-regional broadcasting group United Media
London Marathon to ‘consider other options’ following expiry of latest BBC deal
London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher has said the organisation is in talks with other terrestrial broadcasters as it considers moving away from the BBC, its home for its entire 40-year history
Plans for live Women’s Tour broadcast scrapped due to ‘commercial realities’
The Women's Tour, the women's staged six-day cycle race which takes place in the UK and part of the UCI Women's World Tour since 2016, will not be broadcast live this year due to "commercial realities
Pixellot ‘democratises’ Hungarian sport with ice hockey production deal
Automated sports video and analytics company Pixellot has agreed a broadcast production deal with the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (MJSZ)
Polsat serves up long-term Polish volleyball extension
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has secured rights to Poland’s top-tier men’s and women’s volleyball leagues until 2028.
Tebas eyes LaLiga domestic TV deals of up to five years
LaLiga is set to offer seven packages in its next tender for domestic media rights and contracts of up to five years in length
DAZN appoints ex-Entain executive Turnbull to new betting, gaming role
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has appointed Ian Turnbull to the newly-created position of executive vice-president of betting and gaming
Nent lands three-year IndyCar extension, adds Poland and Baltics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended its rights to the IndyCar US motor racing series for another three years