Europe
Ekstraklasa seals Match TV rights deal in Russia
Poland's Ekstraklasa has furthered its international reach with a new deal in Russia with pay-television broadcaster Match TV that will run until the end of the 2020-21 season
Eurosport seals seven-year British Superbike renewal, acquires tennis rights
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has signed a seven-year renewal for the British Superbike Championship starting from 2021 and has also acquired rights to three tennis tournaments scheduled for…
Croatian FA proposes 10-year TV rights deal but Hajduk could cause split
The Croatian Football Association (HNS) has proposed a new 10-season deal for domestic broadcast rights to club and national team competitions to Croatian First Football League clubs, receiving backing f…
DAZN rolls out mobile billing in Germany and Switzerland
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has launched direct carrier billing in Germany and Switzerland through agreements with telecoms operators Telefónica and Swisscom.
Eurosport recruits Sky’s F1 channels head Young to lead production
Scott Young, who heads up Sky Sports’ Formula 1 channels, is to leave the UK pay-television broadcaster to join Discovery-owned Eurosport later this year in the position of senior vice-president, production a…
LaLiga readies broadcast innovations, Sky and BT unveil Premier League plans
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has unveiled a series of broadcast innovations for when the top tier resumes its 2019-20 season later this week
EFL ‘agrees £7m rebate with Sky’ for Covid-19 disruption
The English Football League has agreed to pay domestic incumbent broadcaster Sky a £7m (€7.7m/$8.7m) rebate for the 2019-20 season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is reported.
Blanket UK coverage allows DAZN to offer all Premier League matches in Spain
International subscription streaming service DAZN will broadcast all remaining matches from the English Premier League this season in Spain
M6 and TF1 bid for Euro 2020 fee repayment ‘politely rejected’
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have attempted to secure a temporary repayment of around €18m ($20.3
Exclusive Top Rank rights landed by beIN Sports France
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a two-year deal with Top Rank for exclusive rights in the country to the US boxing promoter’s events.
ORF puts longer-term Austrian Bundesliga ambitions on hold to secure short-term deal
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF put longer-term ambitions for the domestic Bundesliga on hold to agree a short-term sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky.
Nent adds sports channels to Bahnhof in Swedish distribution deal
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended its distribution deal with Swedish internet service provider Bahnhof, adding its premium sports channels for the first time
BBC promotes from within as Davie named director general
The BBC, the UK public-broadcaster, has named Tim Davie, chief executive of its BBC Studios commercial subsidiary, as the successor to director general Tony Hall
BBC secures England cricket highlights and cycling’s V-Series Women’s Tour
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired highlights rights to the England cricket team’s Test and one-day international matches this summer, while it has also agreed a deal to cover the V-Series W…
Blow for Sky Italia and Serie A as internet rights ban reinstated
Sky Italia and sports rights-holders have been dealt a blow after Italy’s Council of State restored the restriction that bars the pay-television broadcaster from acquiring exclusive content rights over i…
Eurosport opts to showcase Eliteserien across Europe
Discovery-owned international sports broadcaster Eurosport has announced its plans to broadcast Norway’s Eliteserien across its linear and OTT streaming platforms across Europe.
Megogo lands exclusive NBA rights in Russia, set to show games this season
International OTT streaming platform Megogo has acquired broadcast rights in Russia to the National Basketball Association in a deal running to 2023.
BeIN Sports France to cut editorial staff amid reorganisation
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has said it will undertake a reorganisation project that is expected to lead to the loss of around 20 jobs