Europe
AMC takes aggressive stance to hold EHF in Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia
Media group AMC Networks has paid a significant increase to renew its rights to European Handball Federation events in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, having missed out on several key properties over the last 18 months.
Henley Royal Regatta extends BT Sport partnership
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a two-year extension to its UK rights deal with rowing showpiece the Henley Royal Regatta
Sky considers basic-tier coverage in UK of Cricket World Cup final
Pay-television broadcaster Sky is reportedly considering showing the final of the ongoing 2019 Cricket World Cup on its basic-tier entertainment channel Sky One rather than making it available free-to-air…
Mediapro raises Serie A rights offer – reports
Spanish agency Mediapro has reportedly increased its offer for rights in Italy to football’s Serie A.
Portugal’s TVI renews Champions League carriage deal with Eleven Sports
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has extended an agreement with international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports for free-to-air carriage of football’s Uefa Champions League.
BeIN picks up rights to Ligue 1 pre-season tournament
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in a number of territories to the upcoming EA Ligue 1 pre-season football tournament
DAZN to show Conmebol tournaments in its European markets
OTT sports platform DAZN will show exclusive coverage in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Spain of two of Latin America’s most prominent club football tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and Copa S…
Sky to carry BT Sport, Premier Sport in Ireland from August 1
Pay-television broadcaster Sky will carry the BT Sport and Premier Sport channels on its Irish platform from August 1, taking over from telco Eir
Nent strikes new carriage deals in Sweden with Telia, Tele2
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has furthered its reach in Sweden by extending a carriage deal with Telia and expanding an agreement with fellow telco Tele2
Mediaset close to Champions League deal with Sky Italia – report
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset is reportedly nearing a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia to sublicense selected rights to football’s Uefa Champions League.
DFL appoints Heyden to drive digital innovations
Andreas Heyden has been granted further responsibility within the German Football League (DFL) by being appointed executive vice-president of digital innovation
Eleven takes on Basketball World Cup rights in Portugal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights in Portugal to the 2019 Basketball World Cup
WWE seeks free-to-air highlights broadcaster in the UK
The WWE wrestling organisation is talking to broadcasters about a free-to-air highlights package in the UK, SportBusiness Media understands
Discovery appoints Andrew Georgiou as Eurosport head
US media group Discovery has appointed Andrew Georgiou to lead its Eurosport subsidiary with additional sports rights responsibilities across the wider group
Sportitalia acquires Swedish, Danish, Australian football league rights
Digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia has acquired rights to Swedish, Danish and Australian league football
DAZN to offer Gold Cup finale in Spain
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Spain to the remainder of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup national team football tournament
DAZN secures Beach Volleyball World Championship rights in DACH region
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championship.
DAZN will broadcast all matches with German commentary
Cricket World Cup coverage propels Hotstar to record 100m daily active users
Hotstar, the OTT service from Indian pay-television broadcaster Star, had a record 100 million daily active users on June 16, the day of the India v Pakistan Cricket World Cup game