Europe
Infront, SCC Events agree deal to keep Berlin Marathon free-to-air in Germany
The Infront agency and the organiser of the Berlin Marathon, SCC Events, have extended an exclusive domestic media rights deal with German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF for the next two years
Fifa launches Dutch ITT for Women’s World Cup rights
World football’s governing body Fifa has opened an invitation to tender for media rights in the Netherlands to the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Lega Serie A ‘set to invite pay-television bids’ for Coppa Italia rights auction
Lega Serie A has approved a tender process for the next set of broadcast rights to the Coppa Italia, with the organising body of the top division of Italian club football said to be opening up to offers…
Orange ordered to pay Mediapro €3.6m in Téléfoot case
The Commercial Court of Paris has ordered telco Orange to pay €3.6m ($4.3
BT renews Ligue 1 rights in UK, Ireland till 2024
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has secured exclusive rights to continue showing the French top-tier Ligue 1 in the UK and Ireland for three more seasons till 2024
EOC, EBU sign MoU for European Games
The European Olympic Committees has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public service broadcasters, to work towards…
Canal Plus to pay LFP damages in ‘Gilets Jaunes’ case
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has won the latest round of an ongoing legal battle with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus.
No agreement on Ligue 1 rights as Canal/beIN proposal presented
The general assembly of the French Professional Football League (LFP) ended a meeting on Thursday without agreement on its broadcast strategy from next season
AC Milan hires IMG Media’s Baldanza to newly-created role
Italian Serie A side AC Milan has appointed IMG Media’s Luca Baldanza to the newly-created position of head of media sales.
Eurovision Sport works with Streann Media on new content offerings
Eurovision Sport, the Geneva-based sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public service broadcasters, is working with Miami-based OTT streaming platform Streann Media on new content…
Matchroom Boxing and DAZN agree five-year deal in the UK & Ireland
DAZN and Matchroom Boxing have confirmed a global media rights deal that from July 31 will include rights in the UK and Ireland, ending a decades-long partnership between Matchroom and pay-television broadcaster…
ESPN Nederlands to close two channels from August 1
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Nederlands will reduce the number of its channels to four from six from August 1
Eleven Sports adds Swedish speedway to Polish rights portfolio
Subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Poland to Swedish speedway competition the Bauhaus-Ligan
European Cricket League extends deal with unified Spring Productions
The European Cricket League has signed a two-year extension to its deal with the production arm of the Spring Media agency
Nent picks up W Series and other motorsport rights across nine countries
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in nine countries for the W Series and three other motorsport series
DAZN triples subscription price in Italy on back of Serie A deal
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to triple its subscription price in Italy on the back of its acquisition of the bulk of the exclusive live rights to Italian football’s S…
LiveScore secures free-to-air Champions League rights in Ireland until 2024
LiveScore, the sports update and live streaming provider, has agreed a three-season deal to make all Uefa Champions League matches available for free in Ireland via its app
BeIN Sports, LFP close in on French football channel deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is close to agreeing a deal with the French Professional Football League (LFP) to launch a channel dedicated to the top two tiers, starting from next season.