Europe

Multi-sport

The Swiss Federal Council has announced a reduction in the licence fee paid by households from CHF365 (€347/$377) to CHF335 per year, a 8.2-per-cent fall.
Football

The German Football League (DFL) appears to have edged closer to an agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland over instalment payments for this season’s Bundesliga media rights.
Football

LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has opened up its LaLiga StayAtHome content to international audiences as it looks to keep fans engaged in the absence of live sport
Multi-sport

Public broadcaster France Télévisions’ France 4 channel could be saved from closure as a consequence of the increased popularity of its youth and educational content shown during the ongoing Covid-19 loc…
Cycling

UK commercial broadcaster ITV is in talks to acquire rights to the forthcoming ‘Digital Swiss 5’ e-cycling event, SportBusiness Media understands.
Football

Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica is to retain the exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League for the 2021-24 cycle, it has been reported.
Football

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, has dropped its proceedings against pay-television broadcaster Sky and international streaming service DAZN over suspected anti-competitive practices w…
Darts

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has revealed details of its new PDC Home Tour series, which will invite players to compete against one another from their respective homes in the absence of regular-season…
Football

Arsenal has launched an account on the short-form video service TikTok, it said on Wednesday. The club will use the platform to reach and engage with new audiences online, particularly younger fans
Multi-sport

Europe-based digital content aggregator and distributor Alchimie has announced the launch of a new sport-focused over-the-top channel, Unbeaten
Football

Germany-based football media platform Onefootball has signed its second editorial content agreement in a matter of days, teaming up with Bundesliga side Schalke 04
Rugby Union

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus will not pay the final rights fee instalment for this season’s Top 14 rugby union competition, it has been reported.
Snooker

This year’s Betfred World Championship was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic but snooker fans can still tune in to see a virtual version of the sport’s biggest tournament.
Football

Jaume Roures, the outspoken chief executive of Mediapro, has said that the Spanish broadcast production company and agency is ready to step in and show the end of the 2019-20 French football season, while…
Football

The English Premier League's Manchester City has become the first club to sign up to distribute its editorial content on football media platform Onefootball
Football

Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television subsidiary of international broadcaster beIN Media Group, has informed the Turkish Football Federation that it will be withholding payment for the rights to the top-flight…
Football

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League in Denmark and exclusive rights to the Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League in Finland, Norway and…
Basketball

RMC Sport, the French pay-television broadcaster operated by telco Altice, has not paid the second half of its annual €10m ($10.9