Europe
BT Sport to showcase Super League Triathlon Championship Series
Next month’s Super League Triathlon Championship Series will be shown live in the UK by pay-television broadcaster BT Sport after a rights deal was announced this morning.
Sport1 picks up live rights to SLT events, delayed rights to Munich race
Super League Triathlon has secured a rights deal in Germany with sports broadcaster Sport1
DAZN responds to Serie A streaming criticism, says glitch was resolved quickly
DAZN, the multi-platform subscription broadcaster, has apologised for difficulties encountered by some customers during its broadcast output from the opening round of 2021-22 Serie A games, but has maintained…
Sport1 retains women’s Volleyball Bundesliga rights to 2026 as PPV introduced
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has retained rights to Germany’s women’s Volleyball Bundesliga in a wide-ranging five-year agreement.
EBU members outline record Paralympics output on linear television
Members of the European Broadcasting Union plan to offer a combined total of at least 1,200 hours of live linear broadcast coverage from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, which will begin tomorrow (Tuesday)
Late beIN-Serie A deal in Australia, Infront has 20 new international takers in place
Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, kicked off its 2021-22 season with 20 new international rights-holders in place as late contract extensions were agreed by the Infront agency in the…
Blue Sport retains Ligue 1 in international football offering
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Blue Sport has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for Ligue 1, the top division of French club football
Saran renews Premier League rights in 11 CIS countries
The Saran Media Group has extended a deal for rights to football’s English Premier League in 11 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries for a further three years.
Cosmote extends World Rally Championship rights deal
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has signed a one-year extension to its World Rally Championship rights deal as the motorsport series prepares to stage its first event in the country in eight years
Eleven retains Serie A rights in Belgium
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has renewed an agreement for exclusive rights in Belgium to Serie A, the top tier of club football in Italy
Tennis Channel arrives in UK as international roll-out continues
Pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel has today (Thursday) launched its international streaming service in the UK
Amazon recommits to rugby with Autumn Nations Series agreement
Online retail giant Amazon has doubled down on its commitment to broadcasting rugby union in the UK in a deal to show the ‘Autumn Nations Series’.
Real Madrid ‘seeks government funding’ to turn TV channel into OTT platform
LaLiga club Real Madrid is said to be seeking €8m ($9.4m) from the 'Spain, Audiovisual Hub for Europe' plan to help finance efforts to turn its television channel into an OTT platform.
Sky, DAZN sign off on Serie A commercial premises deal ahead of new season
Sky Italia has finalised an agreement with OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN that enables the pay-television broadcaster to show all Serie A matches via satellite television in bars, hotels and other public…
Serie B broadcast deals secured in Romania, Israel
Helbiz Media, Lega Serie B’s global media rights distributor, has announced deals for the second tier of Italian club football with the Athletic Sports Group agency in Romania and pay-television broadcaster T…
BeIN secures Serie A renewal in France and APAC, adding three territories
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports and Italy’s Lega Serie A have announced a three-season rights renewal in France and Southeast Asia, along with the addition of the rights in Malaysia, Singapore and N…
Movistar Plus retains Serie A rights in Spain
Spanish pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus has renewed an agreement for rights to football’s Italian Serie A until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Telefónica ‘set for court appeal’ over CNMC’s DAZN pact ruling
Telecoms operator Telefónica is set to appeal against a ruling from Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), after being ordered to alter the terms of …