Europe

Multi-sport

Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has filed a prospectus with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) with a view to reviving its initial public offering
Multi-sport

European media group RTL is reportedly considering carving out its Belgian subsidiary from a package sale with its French subsidiary, M6, as well as selling its Dutch subsidiary
Motorsport

Slovenian public sports broadcaster Šport TV has acquired rights for Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series.
Football

Italian Serie A football clubs will convene again on Friday after once again failing to find the necessary majority to back a domestic rights deal from 2021-22 to 2023-24 with DAZN, the multi-platform…
Football

World football’s governing body Fifa has launched an invitation to tender in Greece for broadcast rights to the 2022 World Cup.
Football

The German Football Federation (DFB), Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur have become the latest shareholders in football media platform OneFootball
Football

CBS Sports has acquired the United States broadcast rights to Serie A for the 2021-24 cycle in a deal worth around $200m (€170m) over its duration.
Football

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has strengthened its hold on the matches of the Polish national team in a wide-ranging agreement for Uefa national team rights across the 2022-28 cycle
Football

Russian pay-television operator Tricolor has re-introduced the Match TV football channels to its offering in a carriage deal
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Mixed martial arts promotion Xtreme Fighting Championships has struck its first-ever media-rights deal in France with pay-television broadcaster Fight Nation, beginning this weekend with XFC: Young Guns…
Greyhound Racing

Sports betting and gaming operator Entain and UK racecourse operator Arena Racing Company have sealed a long-term horse racing media rights deal and also established a joint venture for greyhound racing
Football

Lega Serie A chief executive Luigi De Siervo is expecting a significant reduction in the value of international broadcast rights to the top division of Italian club football
Rugby Union

French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions benefitted from late drama during the France versus Wales Six Nations match on Saturday evening, attracting a peak audience of just over 7 million v…
Motorsport

UK free-to-air network ITV has become the latest broadcaster to agree a rights deal for Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series
Tennis

ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany for the French Open in 2021, the first time the free-to-air commercial broadcaster has held grand slam tennis rights in the country
Football

The wish of France’s Professional Football League (LFP) to establish a commercial subsidiary has moved a step closer after the National Assembly voted in favour of sports bodies creating such entities.
Football

Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has found itself at odds with rights-holder Sky Italia as the pay-television broadcaster seeks to retain its status for the…
Football

England’s Football Association has announced that its top-tier Women’s Super League will “bring in more revenue than any women’s domestic league in the world” after it secured lucrative domestic media rig…