Europe
Serie A’s Mena bid deadline pushed back, Mediapro among domestic bidders
The bid deadline for broadcast rights to Serie A in the Middle East and North Africa has been pushed back by two weeks and will now fall at 10am (CET) on February 15
Serie B kicks off domestic rights auction with market consultation
Lega Serie B, the governing body for Italy’s second tier of domestic football, has launched its domestic rights sales process with a market consultation.
Eurosport, Nent and Ziggo pick up Daytona 24 rights
Broadcast rights to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the first race of the 2021 WeatherTech IMSA Sportscar Championship, have been secured by leading broadcasters in Europe, including Eurosport, the N…
Tippett steps up as Sunset+Vine managing director
UK-based production company Sunset+Vine has appointed David Tippett as its new managing director
France Télévisions, Eurosport seek fee cut for Coupe de France rights
The two domestic rights-holders to the Coupe de France knock-out competition, France Télévisions and Eurosport, are thought to be seeking a 30-per-cent fee reduction this season due to the Covid-19 related r…
Comcast: Sky subscriber numbers, revenue back to pre-Covid levels
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 3
Serie A to enter private negotiations over domestic rights
Italian football’s Lega Serie A is to engage in private negotiations with companies interested in domestic broadcast rights after the first-round bid deadline in its invitation to tender passed on Thursday m…
Eleven, Canal Plus divide up LaLiga rights in Poland
Subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired all rights in Poland to Spain’s LaLiga from the 2021-22 season onwards and has immediately agreed to sublicense half to pay-television broadcaster P…
BBC keeps fee steady in Challenge Cup renewal
UK public service broadcaster the BBC has kept its outlay on rugby league’s Challenge Cup steady in its latest renewal, for the 2022-24 cycle.
BBC picks up exclusive World Athletics Indoor Tour rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired exclusive rights to the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour
Telenet opens up free window for sports content, including Premier League
Belgian telecoms operator Telenet has announced it will launch a free-to-air channel targeting occasional viewers of sports events
Ex-Sportima CEO replaces Gershkovich as Okko Sport head
Russian OTT streaming platform Okko has named Oleg Manzha as head of its subscription sports arm Okko Sport
Discovery Nordics CEO Norrby exits, new Discovery-TIM deal in Italy
Nicklas Norrby, Discovery’s chief executive in the Nordic region, is leaving his position, it has been announced.
Bild to stream Club World Cup in Germany, Italian free-to-air coverage on Mediaset
Bild, the German newspaper and publisher owned by the Axel Springer group, is to stream live coverage of Bayern Munich’s matches at the forthcoming Fifa Club World Cup.
Portuguese football bodies reach deal over centralised TV rights sales from 2027-28
The domestic media rights to the top tier of Portuguese football are set to be centralised from the 2027-28 season onwards in a breakthrough move agreed between the league and the country’s football g…
Premier League waits for sun to shine on chilly UK media market
UK sports rights experts say the English Premier League will delay its domestic media rights auction until April or May with a view to having deals in place prior to Euro 2020, which begins on June 11.
Extra bidding round for co-exclusive Europa League internet rights in Italy
An additional sales process for internet rights in Italy to the second-tier Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the 2021-24 cycle is to be issued
Matchroom creates division to handle broadcast production
Events promotion company Matchroom Sport has created a media production arm that will adopt the Matchroom brand