Europe
Liberty Global ‘to sell’ Virgin Media Ireland
US media giant Liberty Global is said to have begun the process of selling its Irish telco and television subsidiary Virgin Media
Recast adds QPR to client roster
UK-based direct-to-consumer video platform Recast has added English Championship football club Queens Park Rangers to its portfolio of clients
DAZN adds Europa League and Europa Conference League to Italian rights
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has added more high-profile football content in Italy with the acquisition of rights to the Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Europa…
TikTok signs Wrexham sponsorship, live streaming deal with Burnley Women
Video-sharing platform TikTok has announced two new partnerships within UK football, agreeing deals to become the title sponsor of Wrexham AFC and a live-streaming and content-creation partner of Burnley…
RMC Sport ‘secures’ majority of Europa League rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport is to acquire rights in France to the Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League, it has been reported
O2 exercises Czech league clause, ending coverage on public-service broadcaster
Pay-television broadcaster O2 has retained domestic broadcast rights to the Czech First League for another two seasons in an agreement that will end free-to-air coverage on public broadcaster Česká Televize.
England-Germany audience peaks at 20.6m on BBC
The BBC’s live coverage of England’s 2-0 victory over Germany at the Uefa European Championship yesterday (Tuesday) attracted a peak television audience of 20.6 million.
ARD audience tops 27m for Germany’s Euro 2020 defeat to England
Germany’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of England at the Uefa European Championship attracted an average audience of 27.4 million viewers on ARD, the German public broadcaster.
Eleven Belgium plans 4K channel for Pro League, sees BeNeleague as ‘opportunity’
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports Belgium is planning to roll out a 4K channel in time for its second season as the rights-holder to the country’s Jupiler Pro League and is also considering the d…
Karate Combat lands exposure on Eurosport
Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured rights to programming from the third season of the Karate Combat series
ServusTV extends rights deal for Kitzbühel ATP 250 event
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has renewed its rights agreement with the organisers of the Generali Open Kitzbühel, an ATP 250 event in Austria.
Eleven Sports retains Serie A rights in Poland
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained exclusive rights in Poland to Italy’s Serie A in a deal with the Infront agency.
TF1 nets highest audience of the year for France’s shock Euro 2020 exit
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster TF1 pulled in an average audience of 16
TVI audience soars as Portugal exit Euro 2020
Portugal’s round-of-16 defeat to Belgium at the Uefa European Championship on Sunday evening posted record viewing figures on TVI, the Portuguese commercial network.
Rai’s Euro 2020 coverage blocked in Malta to protect PBS exclusivity
Public Broadcasting Services, the Maltese public broadcaster, has enforced its exclusivity to the ongoing Uefa European Championship after Italian television coverage of Italy’s latest match was made u…
RTL Belgium sold for €250m to DPG Media, Groupe Rossel
European media group RTL has signed a definitive agreement to sell commercial broadcaster RTL Belgium to Belgian media companies DPG Media and Groupe Rossel for €250m ($298m).
RMG and SIS renew broadcast, data deal for betting shops
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has agreed a three-year extension to its distribution and transmission deal with Sports Information Services,…
Rai nets 61-per-cent share for narrow Italy win, ORF pulls in 2m viewers
Italy’s extra-time victory over Austria at the Uefa European Championship registered a 61.1-per-cent market share on Rai, the Italian public broadcaster.
An average of 13.3