Europe
Eurosport secures Wind distribution in Greece, discovery+ launches in Baltics
Greek telco Wind has expanded its deal with Discovery to carry the Eurosport channels on its Wind Vision IPTV service
IMG Arena lands Croatian league betting streaming, data rights from Endorphin
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has secured betting streaming and data rights to the Croatian First Football League from 2022-23 onwards in a ‘multi-year’ agreement with Endorphin Mag…
NBA-Viasat deal allows passengers to watch League Pass on personal devices
The National Basketball Association has reached an agreement with Viasat, the US-based communications company, to make the NBA League Pass premium subscription service available to airline passengers
Ireland’s Eir to close sports channels following Covid impact
Irish telecoms operator Eir is to wind up its sports channels later this year after the disruption caused to various events by the Covid-19 pandemic
RTP, SIC and TVI secure Portuguese free-to-air rights to Euro 2020
Public broadcaster RTP and commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI have secured an agreement with Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV to share free-to-air rights to this summer’s postponed 2020 U…
EHF adds Twitch channel to digital portfolio
The European Handball Federation has further enhanced its digital output by launching an official channel on live streaming service Twitch
Cosmote remains NBA’s exclusive home in Greece
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has extended and significantly expanded its exclusive rights deal with North American basketball league the NBA
Nent unveils Dutch launch strategy armed with Bundesliga and F1 rights
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has this morning unveiled its launch plans for the Netherlands through the acquisition of rights to German football’s Bundesliga and the Formula 1…
LFP ‘targets €10 to €11-per-month price point’ for proposed in-house channel
The French Professional Football League (LFP) is said to be targeting a price point of between €10 ($12.1
Sportfive to sell BCL’s unified broadcast, sponsorship rights
The Sportfive agency is to sell the Basketball Champions League’s international broadcast and sponsorship rights after being appointed to the role by FIBA ClubCo, the joint entity that manages the rights t…
Champions League TV rights on the market in trio of European countries
Sales processes for Uefa club competition broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been issued in Belarus, Moldova and Romania
Nent to push into the Netherlands as Ziggo confirms loss of F1 rights
The expectation that Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will enter the Dutch market continues to gather pace as pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport confirmed its loss of Formula One rights in the Netherlands…
LFP ‘considers’ in-house channel launch, Mediapro makes Orange legal claim
The French Professional Football League (LFP) is said to be considering launching its own channel to exploit 80 per cent of Ligue 1 matches from next season, with the remaining matches shown by incumbent…
UTS renews Eurosport deal, appoints Deltatre to graphics role
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown series has renewed a rights agreement with international sports broadcaster Eurosport and appointed sports technology services provider Deltatre to deliver data and graphics…
Reynolds, McElhenney secure FX docuseries on Wrexham AFC takeover
Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have secured a two-season docuseries on Disney-owned pay television channel FX charting their takeover of Welsh lower-league soccer club Wrexham AFC
EU Parliament moves to crack down on sports piracy, protect live rights value
The European Union Parliament has voted in favour of creating new legislation that will remove all pirated sports content within 30 minutes, in a move aimed at protecting the value of live rights
QTV to increase remote production of Scottish Premiership matches
QTV, the Scotland-based broadcast facilities and production company, is to increase its remote production of matches from the Scottish Premiership to three per matchweek from the start of next season as…
Six Nations ‘to remain on free-to-air TV’ in the UK
Rugby union’s Six Nations Championship is poised to stay on free-to-air terrestrial television in the UK as part of a long-term deal, it has been reported.