Europe

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s new three-year deal in Russia and the CIS states will see the creation of a new pay-television channel, mostly thanks to the profile of undefeated lightweight champion K…

The value of ATP Tour tennis rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland has once again dramatically increased amid intense competition for a year-round competition with a growing domestic interest

Czech pay-television broadcaster O2 TV has bolstered its mixed martial arts portfolio, announcing a new media-rights deal for Singapore-based promotion One Championship

Digital sports media company DAZN Group has announced that it will open a new office in the English city of Leeds later this month

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has more than doubled the audience share of its sports channel in 2018, according to the latest results from the Nielsen Audience Measurement

Formula One rights in Greece will remain with incumbent rights-holders ERT and Cosmote in the next cycle, after a brief period of negotiation with local rights-broker, the Asset Ogilvy advertising agency

Online sports streaming service DAZN has reportedly made moves to address the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain’s exit from the European Union by submitting an application for a broadcasting licence t…

The expected collapse of Eleven Sports’ UK business has pushed IMG back to square one in its bid to stir up competition in the country and ruined the best-laid plans of multiple mixed martial arts promotions.

The Spring Media agency has teamed up with the Belgian Pro League on an exclusive advisory deal for international media rights to the top-tier football competition

European Leagues, the umbrella body of club football competitions across the continent, has launched a tender process offering official fast-betting data collection rights across a number of its members

US media company NBCUniversal has revealed plans to launch a new streaming platform in 2020, as well as detailing a significant reshuffling of senior staff, including Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBC Broadcasting…

The Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA) has appointed the Commercial Sports Media agency in an advisory capacity for its forthcoming media-rights sales process

Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has signed an agreement with the IMG agency giving it access to matches from both Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s LaLiga.

German media company ProSieben has made its first significant move in the football rights market by agreeing a four-year deal with the German Football Association (DFB) covering the country’s Under-21 t…

Icelandic free-to-air broadcaster SportTV has acquired exclusive rights in the country to the top two divisions of German football

The World Rally Championship turned down bigger offers for its rights in Finland in order to agree a deal with public-service broadcaster YLE that will allow it to hold on to content for its OTT platform,…