Europe
RTÉ to show Women’s Champions League final for first time
RTÉ will show live coverage of Sunday’s Uefa Women’s Champions League final in a first for the Irish public-service broadcaster.
LaLigaTV offers free access to UK viewers until October
LaLigaTV is now available free of charge in the UK until October 1 to those Sky platform customers who currently do not subscribe, while non-Sky customers can get free access to the OTT version of the…
New ad-funded streaming service SportsTribal TV set for roll-out
SportsTribal TV, a free, ad-supported sports streaming service that will use Red Bee Media’s OTT platform, is to launch later this year.
Eir Sport pulls channels from Virgin Media as dispute rumbles on
Eir has removed its sports channels from the platforms of Virgin Media in an escalation of the dispute between the Irish telecoms operators
Sport1 lands AFC rights in DACH region in first European deal of new cycle
The Asian Football Confederation has sealed the first rights deal in Europe in its new rights cycle, agreeing a two-year contract across Germany, Austria and Switzerland with sports broadcaster Sport1
Mediapro ‘agrees’ Téléfoot carriage deal with Free
Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has reportedly agreed a carriage deal with telco Free for its Téléfoot subscription service in France.
Sportdigital owner Sportainment offers ‘live atmosphere generator’ to broadcasters
German media company Sportainment Medien, the parent company of German subscription broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball, has developed a ‘dynamic live atmosphere’ generator to enhance television broadcasts of …
Canal Plus, W9 to co-broadcast Women’s Champions League final
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and free-to-air digital terrestrial channel W9 have acquired live rights in France to the Women’s Champions League final.
French Athletics Federation turns to L’Équipe as RMC rights deal ended early
L’Équipe, the free-to-air digital terrestrial channel owned by France’s Amaury Group, is to show coverage of next month’s French Athletics Championships after a contract with pay-television broadcaster RMC Sp…
Ekstraklasa finalises renewals with Canal Plus, TVP as fee remains flat
The Polish Ekstraklasa has finalised domestic rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Platforma Canal Plus and public-service broadcaster TVP in two-season extensions to the current contracts
Sky Italia posts record ratings as Inter fall at last Europa League hurdle
Friday’s Uefa Europa League final between Sevilla and Inter Milan attracted record viewing figures in Italy as pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia netted strong figures on its subscription and free-to-air c…
Sky Deutschland doubles up on ultra HD Bundesliga matches
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland will provide ultra high-definition coverage of 68 football matches from the top two Bundesliga competitions during the 2020-21 season – twice as many a…
DAZN seals Bundesliga sublicensing deal to end rights uncertainty
Subscription OTT streaming service DAZN will broadcast Bundesliga matches in Germany next season, following uncertainty caused by the impact of a rights dispute between the German Football League (DFL)…
TF1 nets peak-time record for PSG-Bayern final, ZDF audience nears 13m
Sunday evening’s Uefa Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain attracted strong free-to-air audiences in both France and Germany, including a record prime-time audience in F…
EFL and Sky ‘in talks’ to expand clubs’ live streaming into 2020-21
The English Football League and its domestic broadcaster, Sky, are reportedly in talks to allow clubs to livestream all matches on their own websites in the 2020-21 season
Discovery makes legal challenge to Norway’s betting ads ban
Discovery Networks Norway, an arm of the international broadcast group that owns Eurosport, has taken legal action over the move by the Norwegian state to ban the advertising of foreign betting companies…
Eurosport agrees two-season renewal for Lega Basket rights
Discovery-owned pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has renewed its pay-television rights to the Lega Basket Serie A for a further two seasons
Stats Perform adds Pro League betting streaming rights to football portfolio
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has agreed a deal for live betting streaming rights to the Pro League, the top tier of club football in Belgium