Europe
Sport1 extends carriage deal with Vodafone’s GigaTV
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has signed a new long-term carriage deal with Vodafone, through which the Sport1+ and eSports1 channels will continue to be available on the telco’s GigaTV platform.
Celtic turns to Sunset+Vine to produce streamed league matches
UK-based sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has been appointed as the production company for Celtic’s in-house broadcast of Scottish Premiership matches next season.
Sponsor Hisense to offer Uefa.tv on smart TVs
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has expanded the reach of its Uefa.tv over-the-top streaming platform after reaching an agreement to launch the service on Hisense and Toshiba televisions.
BBC picks up rights to W Series esports league
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to the W Series’ new esports competition, which launches tomorrow (Thursday).
The BBC will cover the 10-race series on its digital platforms.
CHL signs off on five-year Infront deal as exchange rate hits profits
The Champions Hockey League, the European club ice hockey competition, has signed off on its new long-term contract with the Infront agency
Eurovision Sport adds IPC’s Vapaille to summer sports rights unit
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Alexis Vapaille, broadcasting rights manager at the International Paralympic Committee, as sports project manager, summer…
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