Europe
Eir and Virgin Media strike sports content deal
Irish telcos eir and Virgin Media have agreed a deal to carry their key sports channels on each other’s television platforms.
Sky set to take Bundesliga PPV with Onefootball tie-up – report
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland is reportedly planning to offer top-tier Bundesliga football matches on a pay-per-view basis for the first time through a partnership with digital platform…
Sport1 makes FTA commitment for CEV’s Women’s Championship
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has committed to extensive free-to-air coverage of the European Volleyball Confederation’s (CEV’s) forthcoming Women’s Championship.
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DAZN yet to agree Bundesliga pub deal in Germany
Streaming service DAZN, having taken over Bundesliga rights to 40 matches in Germany and Austria from sports broadcaster Eurosport, is yet to complete a deal for those matches to be shown in public establishments
Revenue drop but improved profitability for Constantin Medien ahead of delisting
German media group Constantin Medien, which will next year rebrand as Sport1 Medien, has reported a €10.5m ($11.7
Scottish Rugby signs Super6 host broadcast and domestic rights deals
Scottish Rugby has signed a domestic broadcast rights agreement and host broadcasting deal for Super6, the new rugby union series featuring semi-professional players
Eurosport stalwart Bergeaud to lead Mediapro France
Julien Bergeaud, the general manager of Discovery’s operations in France, will lead the new pay-television service set up by the Mediapro agency in France.
ZDF makes boxing return with reborn Universum
Live boxing will return to the screens of ZDF after the German public broadcaster announced a rights agreement with Universum, the German boxing promoter
Women’s Bundesliga free-to-air rights return to Eurosport
Live matches from women’s football’s Frauen Bundesliga will be shown domestically by Eurosport after a long-term rights agreement was announced today by the Discovery-owned broadcaster.
Telefónica retains LaLiga rights in bars and cafes in Mediapro deal
Spanish telco Telefónica has renewed its deal with agency Mediapro for the rights to broadcast a range of live sports in public places during the 2019-20 season.
LaLiga to appeal court ruling on Monday fixture ban
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has called for the resignation of LaLiga president Javier Tebas, while the organising body of the top two divisions of domestic club football has said it will launch…
Amazon takes down paywall for live Bundesliga radio coverage
Online retailer Amazon has opted to make its live radio coverage of the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Uefa Champions League available free to users in Germany
DAZN promotes Tutmann as DACH marketing chief
OTT streaming platform DAZN has promoted Philip Tutmann to the position of vice-president of marketing for the DACH markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
IMG sells Strive football package to Bonnier, end of OTT platform in Sweden
The IMG agency has sold rights to Spain’s LaLiga, Italy’s Serie A and US Major League Soccer to media group Bonnier in Sweden, in a move that will end the operation of its OTT platform Strive in the cou…
Eurovision Sport to deliver coverage of athletics’ The Match
Eurovision Sport, the production arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has reached an agreement with European Athletics to cover The Match, a new team event that will be contested by athletes from Europe…
Axing Monday and Friday games could slash LaLiga value by 30 per cent, warns Mediapro CEO
Mediapro chief executive Jaume Roures has warned that LaLiga could lose 30 per cent of its media-rights income if legislation is introduced that limits Spanish football matches to weekends
Fanseat seals long-term renewal with French Ice Hockey Federation
Global sports streaming service Fanseat has renewed its production and distribution partnership with the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG) until 2024
Nova pays premium to secure Euroleague Basketball rights in tumultuous Greek market
Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has paid a premium to renew its exclusive rights to EuroLeague and EuroCup basketball in Greece and Cyprus, SportBusiness Media understands, marking a second consecutive fee increase for the European tournament’s rights in the territory.