Europe
Ex-Discovery, Sky executive Mistry joins Deltatre in product role
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has hired Bhavisha Mistry as its new senior vice-president of product for video experiences
Discovery inks decade-long agreement for Tennis Australia rights
Discovery has landed a long-term agreement with Tennis Australia which will keep the Australian Open under the Eurosport umbrella and on Discovery broadcast platforms for another decade
Sky recommits to LPGA, LET and Solheim Cup
UK pay television broadcaster Sky Sports has secured a three-year extension to its media rights deals for the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Ladies European Tour
Sportdigital Fussball secures deal for Caf’s World Cup qualifiers
German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball has continued expanding its portfolio with the addition of African qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Vodafone adds Nova Sport’s new Czech channels
Telecoms operator Vodafone has bolstered its sports offering in the Czech Republic by agreeing a carriage deal with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport
ITV finalises deal for England women’s internationals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights to broadcast the England women's football team's tournament qualifying matches and friendlies for four years, from the current 2021-22 season until the…
Screach to screen NFL in Polish commercial premises
Screach, the live sports streaming and advertising platform built specifically for commercial venues, has secured an agreement with the National Football League to deliver content in Poland
Nent augments distribution in Poland with Play
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a multi-year distribution deal with Polish mobile operator Play, its third such deal in the country in recent months, further growing its footprint in the region
Sportway agrees rights deal with Swedish Tennis Association
Sportway, the automated production and live streaming firm, has signed up the Swedish Tennis Association as its latest client in a two-year agreement
Serie A ‘resumes’ private equity talks with CVC ‘out of contention’
Talks over the possible entry of private equity funding into Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, are said to have resumed, with CVC Capital Partners now out of contention, according to…
Premier League benefits from white-hot Russian competition
Match TV has doubled down on its aggressive sports rights acquisition strategy, paying a stratospheric increase to reclaim English Premier League rights in Russia.
Uefa club rights value falls as Exxen enters Turkish sports market
The continued depreciation of the Turkish lira, the upcoming sale of Süper Lig rights and a dearth of competition allowed Acun Medya’s Exxen streaming platform to acquire Uefa club competition rights at a reduced rate.
EHF buoyed by 2020-21 audience figures driven by Infront-DAZN pact
The European Handball Federation has reported back on the first season of its exclusive media and sponsorship rights deal with the Infront agency and multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN by stating…
DAZN agrees to sell Turkish and French portals to Istanbul Portfoy
Global subscription broadcaster and media company DAZN Group has agreed to sell three sports news portals to Turkish investment company Istanbul Portfoy, as it continues divesting parts of its business…
TF1 secures rights to home Rugby World Cup
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has extended its Rugby World Cup rights deal to take in next year’s postponed edition of the women’s tournament in New Zealand, plus France’s staging of the men’s event i…
Mola TV signs multi-territory Croatian football deal with Endorphin Magine
Indonesian OTT and pay-television platform Mola TV has acquired rights in four Asian and European markets to club competitions organised by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) under a deal agreed with…
Sport TV bags rights to Caf’s World Cup qualifiers
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired exclusive media rights for at least 60 African qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, with a focus on the PALOP (Portuguese-speaking…
Canal Plus makes long-term commitment to World Padel Tour
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired the rights to broadcast the World Padel Tour