Europe

Mixed Martial Arts

Russian OTT streaming platform Okko Sport has launched a dedicated mixed martial arts subscription package on the back of its rights deal with US-based promotion Bellator
Esports

Belgian pay-television broadcaster and telecoms operator Proximus has further enhanced its esports commitment through a carriage deal for the new eSportsONE channel, plus a series of other agreements
Football

The latest round of negotiations between pay-television broadcaster beIN and the Turkish Football Federation appears close to ending after the body’s president issued a statement saying that it was willing t…
Ice Hockey

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has renegotiated and extended its deal for domestic top-tier ice hockey, increasing its rights fee from next season, while also strengthening its ties to the sport by adding all rights controlled by the national federation.
Football

BeIN Media Group has sealed a long-term media rights deal for France’s Ligue 1 in Poland with subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports following two seasons without coverage in the country.
Rugby Union

Six Nations Rugby, the organising body of the annual national team tournament, will restart its sales process in late January for broadcast rights in the UK to the Six Nations and Autumn Internationals,…
Football

Belgian telecoms operators Proximus and Telenet have re-engaged in negotiations with Pro League, the country’s professional football league, over the repayment of a slice of their final broadcast rights f…
Multi-sport

Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has cancelled its initial public offering just seven days after its launch
Multi-sport

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended its distribution deal with satellite operator SES Astra
Football

The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) is lining up an appeal against last month’s Federal Criminal Court (TPF) ruling concerning beIN Media Group chairman and Paris Saint-Germain president N…
Football

Chelsea FC has become the first English Premier League club to sign a strategic partnership with popular Chinese social media platform Weibo
Football

LaLiga, the governing body of the top two professional footballing divisions in Spain, has agreed to rebates worth around €100m ($118.4
Multi-sport

UK sports media company River Media Partners (RMP) has hired Alex Carr, formerly strategic partnerships manager in the motorsport division of the IMG agency, as its head of global partnerships
Football

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will launch its OTT streaming service Viaplay into 10 international markets by the end of 2023, including Poland in 2021 where it has secured rights to the German Bundesliga…
Football

TV4 Media, the Telia-owned broadcasting company that owns Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4, has acquired rights to the Uefa European Championships in 2024 and 2028 together with Swedish public-service…
Curling

Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has extended its deal with the Infront agency for rights to key International Ski Federation (FIS), International Ice Hockey Federation and World Curling Federation events.
Rugby Union

Commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired rights in Italy to the new Autumn Nations Cup rugby union competition
Ice Hockey

Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More has retained exclusive rights to its flagship sports property in a new six-year deal with the Swedish Hockey League, the top division of ice hockey in the country