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Football

Broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the 2021-24 cycle are set to be sold at the start of next year in Central Asia, Azerbaijan,…
Football

A super league comprised of top Dutch and Belgian clubs is a "realistic" prospect for the 2023-24 season, according to Club Brugge chief executive Vincent Mannaert
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has bought a package of non-exclusive rights to Italian football’s third-tier Serie C for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.
Football

The Polish Ekstraklasa has initiated a request for proposal process for the service provider for its OTT subscription streaming platform, Ekstraklasa.TV, from 2021-22 onwards
Football

The German city of Leipzig has been chosen to host the International Broadcast Centre at the 2024 Uefa European Championship. The IBC will be built within the city’s Leipziger Messe convention centre.
Football

The Asian Football Confederation has agreed a deal with United Media, owner of the Sportklub channels, to broadcast AFC competitions in Southeast Europe
Football

Catalan public-service broadcaster TV3 has acquired rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League club football competition.
Rugby Union

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a two-year broadcast deal for rights to European Professional Club Rugby competitions
Football

The executive committee of the German Football League (DFL) has decided to introduce a new revenue distribution model for its domestic broadcast rights that it feels will offer stability in view of challenges…
Multi-sport

UK and Ireland pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired a 10-per-cent stake in the parent company of social media publisher JOE Media Group, with the two parties set to share sports content
Ice Hockey

The value of the National Hockey League’s rights in the Nordics will triple from 2021-22 in Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s five-season renewal of the property.
Multi-sport

Radio France, the public-service radio broadcaster in France, has acquired non-exclusive radio rights to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in a deal with broadcast group and rights-holder Discovery
Multi-sport

Long-serving sports director Manfred Loppe is to leave RTL, the German free-to-air commercial broadcaster, after 28 years
Football

The mediator named in the dispute between France’s Professional Football League (LFP) and the Mediapro agency and production group is scheduled to present in front of the league this Thursday after an e…
Football

Serie A’s carve out of important rights in its international rights invitation to tender for the 2021-24 cycle has surprised potential agency bidders. Agency sources say there is a premium attached to being the sole global distributor of a property, which is reflected in rights fees. This will be lost in the current process.
Ice Hockey

Swiss League, the second-tier ice hockey league in Switzerland, has created its own limited company and hired Jean Brogle, an experienced rights executive, ahead of a proposed sale of broadcast rights
Football

LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has debuted new FanCam technology as part of plans to enhance the viewing experience for supporters
Handball

Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has signed a 10-year betting streaming rights deal for the European Handball Federation's club and national team competitions