Europe
Sports Media Venture to distribute rights to inaugural European Para Championships
Boutique media-rights agency Sports Media Venture has been appointed global media-rights distributor for the inaugural European Para Championships in 2023, and also for the following edition in 2027
Channel 4 renews W Series rights deal
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has renewed its rights agreement for the W Series, the women’s motor-racing championship.
Bulgaria’s A1 lands rights exclusively in LaLiga’s latest deal
Pay-television broadcaster A1 Bulgaria will continue to broadcast Spanish football’s LaLiga for at least another five seasons after securing a new rights deal.
Ziggo ‘loses rights’ to NBA
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport has reportedly lost its National Basketball Association broadcast rights from next season
Nent takes darts rights from RTL in the Netherlands
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights to Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands, securing a five-year deal to solidify its new sports offering in the country
Polo deal indicative of beIN’s reshaped US rights model
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast a monthly polo series in a deal with the United States Polo Association
Sky Sports managing director Webster ‘to step down’
Rob Webster, the managing director of Sky Sports, is expected to step down from his role at the UK pay-television broadcaster
Aser Ventures buys strategic stake in Swedish digital agency Creed Media
Sports investment company Aser Ventures has acquired a strategic stake in Stockholm-based digital marketing agency Creed Media
World Cup rights in Greece awarded to commercial TV for first time
Broadcast rights in Greece to the Fifa World Cup have been awarded to a commercial broadcaster for the first time after Antenna TV secured the contract
UPC retains Swiss ice hockey rights for further five years
Telecoms operator UPC has renewed domestic broadcast rights to Switzerland’s top-tier ice hockey league for a further five years.
DAZN expands commercial premises business in Germany
Subscription sports streaming broadcaster DAZN has announced the expansion of its commercial premises business in Germany
RTL ties up long-term Endurance World Championship deal in Luxembourg
Commercial broadcaster RTL has secured rights to motorcycling’s FIM Endurance World Championship.
Polsat takes naming rights to Gdańsk stadium in six-year deal
Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has agreed a six-year naming rights deal with the operators of the Stadion Gdańsk venue.
Digi Sport retains LaLiga rights in Romania
Pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport has secured the rights to broadcast LaLiga in Romania for the three seasons from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Sky Deutschland moves sports news channel back behind paywall
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland is to remove free access to its sports news channel in Germany and Austria, having lifted the paywall at the end of 2016
Canal Plus retains Sanzaar rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed its rights to top-tier rugby union competitions in the Southern Hemisphere in a new agreement with governing body Sanzaar
Lack of competition allows beIN to reduce LaLiga fee in France
The value of Spanish LaLiga rights in France has dropped about 30 per cent in beIN Sports’ latest renewal, driven by a dearth of competition for the property in a rapidly consolidating French marketplace.
BBC, ITV strike provisional four-year Six Nations renewal agreement
UK free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV have reached an agreement in principle with Six Nations Rugby on a four-year renewal of their domestic media rights to the competition