Europe

Rugby Union

Premiership Rugby’s plan to halt relegation and grow its league to 13 clubs next season has been put on hold due to opposition from pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, its domestic broadcast rights-holder.
Football

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has expanded its coverage of Uefa club competitions by retaining rights to the Uefa Europa League and also adding the new third-tier Europa Conference League…
Multi-sport

Telecoms group Altice has named Karim Nedjari, an experienced sports journalist and former managing editor for sport at pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, as the new managing director of its RMC Sport…
Multi-sport

Subscription sports streaming service DAZN and Deutsche Telekom have expanded and extended their distribution agreement which makes the former's OTT platform available on the telco’s MagentaTV platform.
Cricket

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has signed a five-year deal for exclusive rights to all of the West Indies cricket team’s home matches, along with an agreement to show all men’s and women’s domes…
Football

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights in the Baltic region to English football’s FA Cup and second-tier Championship, as well as South American qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa W…
Golf

The organisers of women’s golf’s 2023 Solheim Cup in Spain have issued a request for proposals for the world feed broadcast production services for the tournament.
Football

The spectre of competition pushed telco Proximus to raise its spend on Uefa Champions League pay-television rights in Belgium by about a quarter for the 2021-24 cycle.
Cricket

Commercial broadcaster Channel 4’s deal for UK rights to England’s four-Test series against India went down to the wire, as Star remained open to a late bids from pay-television broadcasters Sky and BT Sport.
Football

French football fans finally have clarity over the availability of domestic Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 broadcast coverage for the remainder of the 2020-21 season after a deal was struck with pay-television broadcaster…
Multi-sport

The ‘carriage’ agreement between OTT subscription platform DAZN and telco Telefónica has deepened broadcaster power in Spain, creating an effective duopoly with the widest subscriber base and deepest pockets in Spain.
Ice Hockey

SAP, the Germany-based multinational enterprise software company, has extended its partnership with the National Hockey League to become the presenting sponsor of the NHL's European Game of the Week initiative
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is continuing to refuse to engage in direct negotiations with the French Professional Football League (LFP) over Ligue 1 media rights and remains firmly in favour…
Football

German commercial broadcaster ProSieben has acquired rights to the 2021 Uefa U21 national team football tournament
Football

Lega Serie B, the governing body for Italy’s second tier of domestic football, has agreed an international rights deal with LIVENow, the streaming platform launched by Aser Ventures.
Football

The value of Bundesliga rights in Poland has more than doubled for the 2021-25 cycle in the league’s deal with new entrant Nordic Entertainment Group, adding to a generally strong start to sales in Europe.
Football

LaLiga and Mediapro, the Spanish production group and rights agency, have incorporated a new state-of-the-art pitchside camera into the host broadcast of matches from the Spanish top flight
Football

French telecoms operator Free will continue to make its dedicated Ligue 1 app free until the end of the season, giving viewers access to near-live rights against the backdrop of a hugely uncertain broadcast…