Europe

In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media rights landscape of the Netherlands
Football

Spanish pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the German Bundesliga, the top division of German club football
Olympic Games

UK public broadcaster the BBC has reported record online demand for its live and on-demand coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but Japan’s postponed event was the worst performing for linear television a…
Football

TVI has sublicensed free-to-air rights to the Uefa Champions League from Eleven Sports, the subscription broadcaster, which will keep the top-tier European competition on the Portuguese free-to-air commercial…
Football
Host Broadcast & Production

The IMG agency has appointed Gus Williamson, former head of rugby union at Sky Sports, and Mike Norrish, previously of rival UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, to leading positions at Premier League…
Multiple Sports

UK media regulator Ofcom has recommended a review into the listed events legislation
Football

Helbiz Media, Lega Serie B’s global media rights distributor, has agreed a deal with Kosmos, the company co-founded by Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, to ensure broadcast deals for the second tier of…
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has signed a three-year agreement with Amazon that will grant its bar, hotel and commercial premises subscribers access to the online retail giant’s coverage of t…
Football

Romanian pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport has retained its rights to French football’s Ligue 1 until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Rugby Union
Media

The United Rugby Championship will increase its annual media rights income by about 30 per cent in its new four-season media rights cycle, despite a dramatic shift toward free-to-air broadcasters in key markets.
Football

BT Sport has secured exclusive Serie A broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in a deal with the Infront agency
Football

Germany-based digital platform OneFootball has continued its live coverage in the UK and Ireland of German club football competition the DFB-Pokal
Football

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has received only one bid - and at a value well below its initial expectation of €15m ($17.6
Football

Online retail giant Amazon has agreed a deal for French telecoms operator Free to carry its Ligue 1 football coverage during the 2021-22 season, which gets underway tonight
Basketball

The Saran Media Group will become the new broadcast rights-holder in Turkey to the top-tier EuroLeague basketball competition from the 2022-23 season onwards
Football

Canal Plus has been ordered to perform its obligations under a sublicensing contract with beIN Sports and air two Ligue 1 fixtures per matchweek, along with settling its rights payments, the Nanterre Commercial…
Football

Sky Deutschland, the German pay-television broadcaster, will offer live Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League coverage in its Sky Sportsbars across Germany after reaching an agreement with Amazon, the…
Football

Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne has agreed a content deal with telecoms operator Free, holder of near-live rights to the top tier of French football.