Europe
DFL and ESL to collaborate on development of Virtual Bundesliga
The German Football League (DFL) has entered into a strategic partnership with Sweden-based ESL, the world’s largest esports company, to further develop the Virtual Bundesliga.
TVE ‘eyes streamlined deal’ for Tokyo 2020 rights
Spanish public broadcaster TVE is not looking to acquire all broadcast rights in the country to next year’s rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a deal with rights-holder Discovery in a bid to save costs, a…
CAA’s merchant bank EMC recruits James Elliott in sports media role
James Elliott, formerly an executive at mixed martial arts’ Ultimate Fighting Championship and rights agencies including Pitch International and Kentaro, has been recruited by Evolution Media Capital, t…
Orange moves for OTE’s controlling stake in Telekom Romania’s fixed services division
The Romanian division of France-based telecoms giant Orange has agreed a €268m ($318.4
Norwegian football league launches highly-anticipated domestic tender
Domestic rights to a host of Norwegian football, including the men’s top-tier Eliteserien, have been put out to tender.
Dutch market next up for Champions League broadcast rights sales
Broadcasters in the Netherlands will need to submit their first-round offers for rights to the Uefa club competitions by 10am (CET) on December 9 after the sales processes were launched in the middle of…
MySports picks up Extreme E rights, UPC Q3 revenues hit by lack of sport
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has boosted its exposure in mainland Europe with a new deal in Switzerland with pay-television broadcaster MySports
Details emerge of Mediapro’s Ligue 1, Ligue 2 rights demands
The Mediapro agency and production group is thought to have proposed a reduction of close to 25 per cent in its broadcast rights fee for the 2020-21 French league season as its stand-off with France’s P…
Premier League lining up ‘solution’ to contentious PPV model
The Premier League has said a “broadcast solution” will be announced in due course amid multiple reports its controversial pay-per-view model introduced last month will be scrapped.
Russia’s Match TV makes four-year Bundesliga rights commitment
Gazprom Media-owned Match TV has signed a new deal extending its Bundesliga rights in Russia for a further four seasons, from 2021-22 to 2024-25
Champions Chess Tour secures valuable distribution in Eurosport deal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a deal with Play Magnus Group, the digital chess company founded by current world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, for the pan-European and Asian rights…
Mobile sports platform launches in France showcasing underserved sports
Sportall, a new OTT streaming platform for mobile users, has launched in France with an initial offering of more than 20 sports
Amazon makes another Italian move with Juventus TV carriage
Amazon Prime, the video streaming arm of internet retail giant Amazon, has sealed a carriage deal in Italy for the television channel of Italian Serie A club Juventus
Setanta renews for five years in Belgian Pro League’s latest international deal
Subscription broadcaster Setanta Sports has secured exclusive rights to Belgium’s Pro League in Ukraine and the Eurasia region in a five-year agreement.
Nent makes NHL its latest long-term rights renewal in Nordics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a new deal with the NHL to renew rights across the Nordic region for a further five seasons, from 2021-22 to 2025-26
Switzerland handball matches remain on SRG SSR in long-term deal
Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR has renewed its rights agreement with the Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) for four more years until the end of the 2023-24 season
Premier Sports awarded Autumn Nations Cup rights package in Ireland
Pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired a package of rights in Ireland to the new Autumn Nations Cup rugby union tournament
Lyon’s Aulas backs low-cost streaming, questions Mediapro’s ‘cumulative’ offering
Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas has called for French club football to modernise its media rights strategy ahead of a possible split with incumbent rights-holder Mediapro, the agency and…