Europe
Mediapro scoops up remaining Ligue 1 rights packages
Mediapro, the production group and media-rights agency, has picked up the two remaining rights packages to France’s Ligue 1 from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
Eleven Sports acquires Spanish Supercopa rights in Portugal and Poland
International subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired the exclusive Portuguese rights to the Spanish Supercopa
MyCujoo to offer pay-per-view Cypriot league matches
Football streaming platform MyCujoo has struck a wide-ranging deal with the Cyprus Football Association to offer pay-per-view streaming of the top-tier Cyta Championship
Eurosport secures Wimbledon rights in 11 European markets
Discovery-owned international sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured rights to Wimbledon in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the first time as part of a new deal encompassing 11 European markets
FREE | Spain market report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Spain.
RFEF falls far short of Supercopa de España fee target after broadcaster pull-out
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) accepted a fee from telco Telefónica for Supercopa de España domestic rights that was just half its original target, driven by a dearth of competition for the property.
Spain market report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Spain.
Saran signs S Sport carriage deal with Kablo TV
Turkish rights agency Saran Media has signed a deal for its two sports channels to be carried on state-owned cable platform Kablo TV.
The two channels, S Sport and S Sport 2, will now reach up to 6
Expanded 37-territory Florida Cup rights deal for beIN
The Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has renewed and expanded its rights deal for club football competition the Florida Cup
France Télévisions extends ISU figure skating deal to 2023
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has retained its rights to figure skating’s European and World Championships until 2023.
Real Madrid becomes latest club to introduce paywall social media offering
Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has launched a subscription-based service on social media platform Facebook
Infront takes on volleyball Champions League rights in new CEV deal
The Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) has struck a new long-term deal for its global media rights distribution with Infront with the agency replacing sports data and content agency Sportradar fo…
Sky, Servus and ORF poised to land Uefa club competition rights in Austria
Uefa is set to award broadcast rights to its club competitions in Austria for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle, with a trio of broadcasters having submitted winning bids, SportBusiness understands
Nent extends UFC rights in Nordic territories
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Endeavor-owned mixed martial arts promotion
Belgian Pro League tries to draw new entrants to challenge telco dominance
The differing treatment of media operators in the latest Belgian Pro League domestic rights tender is justifiable as a way of increasing competition, according to the country’s competition authority.
Europa League returns to M6 as French sales process complete
Live action from the Uefa Europa League is to return to the schedules of M6 after the French free-to-air commercial broadcaster acquired a package of rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Canal Plus to launch Premier League and Top 14 digital channels
French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus is to launch dedicated digital channels to showcase its coverage of the English Premier League and French rugby union’s Top 14.
Bridgestone signs first Presenting Partner deal for Eurosport’s coverage of Tokyo 2020
Olympic TOP sponsor Bridgestone has signed as a Presenting Partner of Eurosport’s multi-screen coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games across Europe.