Europe
Spanish competition watchdog threatens Telefonica sanctions
Spanish competition regulator the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC) has threatened Spanish telco Telefónica with sanctions over alleged overcharging for access to rights for the 2…
TV2 takes over Wimbledon rights in Denmark
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam in a four-year deal beginning this year, replacing the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery officially launch Joyn OTT service
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and US media group Discovery have officially launched their new Joyn OTT platform.
Joyn is a 50:50 joint venture between ProSiebenSat
DAZN snaps up Africa Cup of Nations, Gold Cup rights
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has acquired exclusive live rights in a number of territories for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and Concacaf Gold Cup football tournaments
Virgin Media picks up Bellator rights in Ireland
Telco Virgin Media has announced that it has acquired rights in Ireland to the Bellator mixed martial arts promotion events in Europe.
The deal's duration was not announced
Danish Superliga seals record domestic football rights deal
The Danish Superliga has announced on Tuesday a record-breaking domestic rights deals for the 2021-24 cycle with incumbents Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, US media group Discovery and public-service…
Voxwomen and Trek to offer Giro highlights
Online women’s cycling platform Voxwomen has struck a global partnership with the Trek-Segafredo team to offer free highlights of the 2019 Giro Rosa women's race in Italy next month.
Saran set to snap up Fiba national team rights in Turkey
Saran Media has agreed to acquire exclusive multi-platform rights in Turkey to a series of national team events operated by Fiba, basketball’s global governing body.
Sky mulls making Cricket World Cup final free-to-air in UK
Pay-television broadcaster Sky is considering making the 2019 Cricket World Cup final available free-to-air in the UK
EFL to review rights deals processes – report
The English Football League will review the processes by which it negotiates broadcast deals after an independent report questioned the way it extended its contract with pay-television broadcaster Sky
Host broadcaster tender launched for 2022 Commonwealth Games
The organising committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham launched a tender this week for a host broadcaster
ESPN picks up rights to Major League Lacrosse in EMEA
International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights across Europe, the Middle East and Africa to US-based Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Digiturk denies SuperLig exit talk, but conversations with TFF ongoing
Pay-television broadcaster Digiturk has denied claims that it is set to exit its Turkish SuperLig contract, despite allegations from the president of SuperLig team Konyaspor
FFT launches domestic rights tender for French Open
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has launched a domestic rights tender for the French Open grand slam tournament from 2021 to 2023
DAZN to show Copa América in Spain
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Spain to this year’s edition of the Copa América national team football tournament.
Alex Tielbeke to leave Eredivisie Media and Marketing
Alex Tielbeke, the statutory director of the Eredivisie CV and commercial director of Eredivisie Media and Marketing, has announced he will be stepping down from both roles, on August 1 and December 1,…
Labour government would seek change to UK listed sports events
The UK’s Labour party has said it will look to revise the current ‘crown jewels’ legislation governing sporting events reserved for broadcast on free-to-air television by adding more women’s sport and the…
Finnish Ice Hockey Association finds new partner in Discovery
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association, the governing body of the sport in the country, has signed a six-season deal with media group Discovery for the rights to a host of national team matches from 2020-21,…