Europe

Multi-sport

Olympic TOP sponsor Bridgestone has signed as a Presenting Partner of Eurosport’s multi-screen coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games across Europe.
Skiing

Discovery-owned international sports broadcaster Eurosport has teamed up with the International Ski Federation (FIS) and the Infront agency to provide ultra high-definition coverage of forthcoming alpine…
Football

Mediapro, the agency and production group, has signed off on the acquisition of rights in France to the Uefa Europa League and new Europa Conference League across the 2021-24 cycle
Motorsport

The Spring Media agency has agreed a deal with the Nordic-based STCC for exclusive media-rights distribution of the touring car championship in Nordic markets
Football

Amazon-owned video platform Twitch has taken down illegal sports content following a challenge from Russia’s Rambler Media Group, according to state news agency Tass.
Basketball

The 2. Basketball Bundesliga, the sport’s second tier in Germany, has issued an invitation to tender for broadcast rights in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.
Football

Subscription OTT platform DAZN has signed a deal for broadcast rights in Spain to the ongoing Fifa Club World Cup
Handball

SportA, the sports rights agency of German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, has agreed sublicensing deals for the 2020 men’s European Handball Championship with Discovery-owned sports broadcaster E…
Football

Greek Super League 1 football side AEK Athens has threatened to cancel its contract with pay-television broadcaster Nova and create its own channel if the broadcaster's proposed sale is completed
Football

Russia’s Rambler Media Group has secured a court ruling suspending the streaming of English Premier League football games by video platform Twitch, claiming that the Amazon-owned service is infringing u…
Football

China state broadcaster CCTV removed yesterday's Arsenal-Manchester City English Premier League game from its schedule because of comments made by Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil on social media platform …
Football

Mediapro, the Spanish production group and agency, will not pursue legal action against Uefa following the recent Uefa Champions League media rights auction in France
Multi-sport

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has launched a new OTT platform for TVs and mobile phones
Multi-sport

Danish public-service broadcaster DR and Discovery Networks Denmark have settled on the split of their exclusive television coverage for next year’s summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, with the former having m…
Esports

US media company Turner Sports’ ELeague esports property has agreed a wide-ranging tournament and content distribution deal with Electronic Arts focusing on the games developer’s Fifa 20 football title.
Cricket

Whisper Films has won the contract to produce England international cricket highlights for UK public broadcaster the BBC, it has been reported
Football

A total of €1.42bn ($1.5
Tennis

An invitation to tender has been launched by the French Tennis Federation (FFT) for the broadcast production of its events from 2021 to 2023, including its flagship French Open