Europe
Amazon Prime Video made available via Sky Q and Now TV in UK and Europe
Sky and Amazon have struck a carriage deal in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and Austria, making Amazon’s premium football content available to certain Sky subscribers for the first time.
Spanish competition body opens broadcast rights probe against RFEF
The Comisión de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC), Spain’s competition watchdog, has launched disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in relation to potential anti-competitive pr…
Quillot to repay tender bonus after LFP-Mediapro deal to sever ties
Didier Quillot, the former chief executive of France’s Professional Football League (LFP), has said he will forego his bonus payment for overseeing the league’s ill-fated domestic rights deal with the…
Uefa keeps club competition income steady in Portugal after tricky tender
Uefa has maintained the value of its club competitions in Portugal through renewals with pay-television broadcasters Eleven Sports and Sport TV.
TV2 Denmark retains Blast Premier rights for 2021 season
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, has retained exclusive rights to the 2021 season of esports’ Blast Premier series.
Euroleague Basketball seals Central Asia coverage in Setanta deal
Euroleague Basketball has agreed a media-rights deal in Ukraine and Central Asia until the 2022-23 season with pan-regional broadcaster Setanta, having previously been without coverage in the region
Irish government to review listed events legislation
The Irish government has launched a review of the list of sporting events currently reserved for free-to-air television coverage in the country.
LFP paves way for creation of commercial subsidiary
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has moved closer to establishing a commercial subsidiary after clubs voted in favour of the possibility.
Téléfoot ‘to close’ as LFP and Mediapro ‘reach agreement’
The Mediapro-owned Téléfoot service will close as part of a deal reportedly reached between the Spanish agency and production group and France’s Professional Football League (LFP) over the non-payment of …
Serie A nears launch of domestic broadcast rights tender
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has called a meeting for December 18 to discuss the launch of the domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
RTL retains grip on free-to-air Champions League rights in Belgium
Commercial broadcaster RTL has retained free-to-air rights in Belgium to the Uefa Champions League for the forthcoming 2021-24 cycle
Seifert: Discovery money being paid after ‘comprehensive’ legal victory
Christian Seifert, the chief executive of the German Football League, has said that broadcast rights fee money from Discovery is being paid after a “comprehensive” victory against the international med…
FreeSports lands Brasileirão rights in the UK
Free-to-air digital terrestrial channel FreeSports has acquired rights in the UK to the Brasileirão, the top-tier league in Brazil.
Mediapro ‘warns of possible Téléfoot closure’ as Ligue 1 row rumbles on
Staff at the Mediapro-owned Téléfoot channel have reportedly been warned of the possible closure of the channel amid continued wrangling between the agency and the French Professional League (LFP) over t…
Eurovision Sport retains World Rowing rights as 20 EBU members sign up
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has retained broadcast rights in Europe to the major events organised by World Rowing in a four-year agreement with the Lausanne-based…
Eleven signs off on LaLiga rights extension in Belgium
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has finalised its extension of rights in Belgium to Spanish football’s LaLiga until the end of the 2025-26 season.
YLE retains Women’s World Cup rights in Finland
Finnish public-service broadcaster has acquired rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, the only rights-holder in the Nordic region to do so following Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s capture of …
Sky Italia lands rights to World Athletics’ Continental Tour
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a rights deal for the 2021 edition of World Athletics’ Continental Tour series.
Sky Italia will show all 11 Gold stages of the tour next year.