Europe
YouTube to live stream Kipchoge’s record attempt
Organisers of the Ineos 1:59 Challenge, Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to run the first sub-two hour marathon, have agreed a partnership with video sharing website YouTube for next month’s event.
Value of Euro 2021 media rights in France to more than double
Second-round bids from French broadcasters for rights to the 2021 edition of the Uefa Women’s European Championship are expected to more than double the rights fee currently generated by the property.
Canal Plus NHL renewal deal in France looks done
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus appears to have renewed its broadcast deal in France for the NHL North American ice hockey league
LaLiga Sports TV hits 300,000 registered users
LaLiga Sports TV, the multi-sports OTT platform launched by Spanish football’s LaLiga, has reached 300,000 registered users, according to LaLiga president Javier Tebas who was speaking at the World Football S…
NBA seals pan-Baltic deal with All Media Baltics
The National Basketball Association has agreed a new deal with pay-television broadcaster All Media Baltics across the Baltic region (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), having previously sold rights on a…
CNMC investigates RTVE over advertising during Spain matches
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE is under investigation by the country’s competitions regulator, the CNMC, amid accusations that it aired two irregular adverts during its coverage of the national f…
Greek Super League 2 delayed as TV deal still to be agreed
The start of Greece’s second-tier football division, Super League 2, has been delayed for a second time after the league’s clubs declined public broadcaster ERT’s pleas to reduce its deal by up to 60 pe…
Dutch court rules out Fox Sports Eredivisie carriage probe
A Dutch court has ruled that the country’s competition regulator is not required to launch an investigation into the carriage agreement model for Fox Sports’ Eredivisie premium channels.
Canal Plus picks up free-to-air rights to Paris Masters
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the latter stages of this year’s edition of the Paris Masters ATP World Tour tennis event, which it will showcase on its C8 digital t…
Serie A sets date for decision on Mediapro rights offer
Italy's Lega Serie A has announced that it will make a decision on a domestic media-rights bid from Mediapro, the rights agency and production group, on October 7 after extending its previous deadline…
Win Sports to follow Falcao’s Süper Lig campaign
Colombian pay-television broadcaster Win Sports has acquired exclusive rights in the country to the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish club football.
Deutsche Telekom partners with Media Broadcast for BBL coverage
German telco Deutsche Telekom has agreed a four-year deal with broadcasting and media services provider Media Broadcast to aid its delivery of games from top-tier club competition the Basketball Bundesliga…
Mediapro, Atlético Madrid denounce Barcelona for airing women’s league match without permission
Spanish media-rights agency Mediapro has spoken out against FC Barcelona after the Spanish club defied a court order by broadcasting its match against Atlético de Madrid in the Primera Iberdrola, Spanish …
Canal Plus increases 4K sports commitment
French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus is making ultra high-definition coverage of the entirety of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and two English Premier League matches per week available to its subscribers
Deutsche Telekom ‘facing difficulties’ in Telekom Romania sale
German telco Deutsche Telekom is reportedly facing problems in selling its stake in its Romanian subsidiary, Telekom Romania, as rival telco RCS & RDS look to navigate around any anti-competitive issues.
Deutsche Telekom ‘set to land’ domestic Euro 2024 rights
German telco Deutsche Telekom has reportedly acquired all rights to the 2024 Uefa European Championship, displacing long-term media partners for the tournament public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF
Team goes early in France with Champions League rights for 2021-2024 cycle
Broadcast rights in France to the Uefa Champions League and Uefa Europa League will hit the market next month as the Team Marketing agency begins the sales process for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Eleven Sports, Onefootball sign PPV deal for football coverage in Belgium, Luxembourg
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has teamed up with the Onefootball digital platform to deliver European football coverage to users of the latter’s app in Belgium and Luxembourg.