Europe
Canal Plus, LNR agree rights fee payment compromise
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has reached an agreement over outstanding broadcast rights payments with Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), organiser of French rugby union’s Top 14 and Pro D…
Compensation sought for beIN Sports and Canal Plus subscribers
French pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal Plus have been hit by a legal claim launched on behalf of subscribers aggrieved at their lack of compensation offered amidst the shutdown of sports…
Sky and BT Sport to resume subscription charges
UK pay-television broadcasters Sky Sports and BT Sport have said they will resume charging subscribers this month, as live sport begins to return to their schedules
Mediapro’s French channel named ‘Téléfoot’ in four-year TF1 deal
Production and agency group Mediapro's football-focused pay-television service in France will be known as ‘Téléfoot’ as part of a deal struck with free-to-air commercial broadcaster TF1.
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Canal Plus Poland appoints editorial sports director
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Poland has appointed Michal Kolodziejczyk to the newly created position of editorial sports director
LaLiga to resume on June 11 with daily matches
Spanish football's LaLiga will resume its 2019-20 season on June 11 and will play matches every day for at least the first week
Nent restores full channel pricing, resumes sports-rights payments
Pan-Nordic broadcaster Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reintroduced full pricing for its sports channels in Denmark, Finland and Sweden and will also resume sports-rights payments
Amazon Prime Video coverage for Murray’s ‘Battle of the Brits’
Live tennis will return to the UK market later this month with subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video securing rights to the ‘Battle of the Brits’ men’s exhibition tournament.
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United Group expands European portfolio as Forthnet acquisition finalised
United Group, the pay-television broadcaster backed by private equity house BC Partners, has completed its acquisition of Greek telecoms business Forthnet
LFP and beIN reach deal over Ligue 1 international rights payment
The French Football League (LFP) and international pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group have today (Friday) settled the thorny issue of outstanding international broadcast rights fee payments
Swiss Super League to return on June 19 as expansion emphatically ruled out
A proposal to expand Switzerland’s Super League to 12 teams has been dismissed as the league prepares to resume this season’s campaign on June 19 following the suspension imposed as a result of the Cov…
BBC to show first-ever live Premier League action
UK public broadcaster the BBC will show four live Premier League matches when the season restarts, with the league provisionally scheduling a resumption on June 17
BeIN lands exclusive rights to Austria’s ÖFB Cup final
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has secured exclusive rights across multiple international territories to tonight’s final of the ÖFB Cup, the national knockout clubs tournament in Austria.
Danish women’s football league boosts exposure in new domestic deals
The Danish Elitedivisionen, the top-tier women's football league in the country, has sealed new domestic rights agreements with media group Discovery and sports broadcaster Sport Live
DFB-Pokal still in limbo in France despite L’Équipe rights deal
L’Équipe TV’s deal for French rights to the German DFB-Pokal covered just the climax of the 2019-2020 club knock-out competition, SportBusiness Media understands, meaning the property is still without a stable broadcast relationship in the country.
Women’s Bundesliga nets UK coverage in BBC Alba deal
Germany’s Women’s Bundesliga is to receive broadcast coverage in the UK after a rights deal was struck by BBC Alba, the Gaelic-language channel of public-service broadcaster BBC Scotland.
ORF adds more matches to Austrian 2. Liga deal
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has enhanced its deal for second-tier domestic football league 2. Liga rights with sports data and betting-related services company Sportradar