Europe
Cyta convinces Premier League to skip tender in Cyprus
English Premier League rights in Cyprus will increase in value following a direct renewal with telco Cyta.
The new three-season deal with Cyta, from 2019-20 to 2021-22, will be worth just under €1.5
Sky Italia’s departing rights boss Mammì among favourites for Lega Serie A chief executive role
Sky Italia’s head of sports rights, programming and production Matteo Mammì said today that his impending departure from the company was not linked to Lega Serie A’s search for a chief executive. He
Nova acquires Premier League rights directly in Bulgaria
Bulgarian commercial broadcaster Nova has acquired English Premier League rights in a new three-season deal, from 2019-20 to 2021-22, directly from the rights-holder
EBU signs 38-territory Fifa agreement
The European Broadcasting Union has finalised a deal for rights to “other Fifa events” until 2022 in 38 territories.
Premier League to remain on Cosmote in Greece – report
Greek media reports claim that pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has renewed its English Premier League rights for three seasons, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
Coppa Italia on free-to-air in Poland
Public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired Coppa Italia rights in Poland for the next three seasons, from 2018-19 to 2020-21, further bolstering its sports portfolio
LFP issues tender for Ligue 2 and Coupe de la Ligue rights in France
The French football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, has today (November 6) issued a tender for media rights in the country to the second-tier Ligue 2 and the Coupe de la Ligue competition
DEB seeks to build on Olympic success with Sport1, Telekom deals
The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) has extended its rights deal with sports broadcaster Sport1 and has agreed a new partnership with Telekom Sport, the pay-television platform telco Deutsche Telekom
Uefa suffers dramatic decrease in club competition value from Ukraine
The value of Uefa club competition rights in Ukraine has decreased drastically after Media Group Ukraine and telco Volia jointly acquired rights to both the Champions League and the Europa League
DAZN picks up rights to Usyk v Bellew
Live and on-demand sport streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in a host of markets to this weekend’s undisputed cruiserweight boxing clash between champion Oleksandr Usyk and former world champion Tony Bell…
Fifa issues tenders in France, Italy and Scandinavia
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has today issued invitations to tender for various media rights in France, Italy and Scandinavia.
TF1 agrees free-to-air IHF World Championships deal in France
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has reached an agreement to show finals of the men’s and women’s International Handball Federation World Championships with French participation.
Cyta bolsters Premier League offering in new deal
Pay-television broadcaster Cyta has renewed its Premier League rights in Cyprus, with the league increasing the number of matches it will allow to be broadcast in the new cycle
France market report, 2018
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in France.
NC Plus renews Premier League rights in Poland
Pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has picked up exclusive Premier League rights in Poland for a further three seasons, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
BBC, Sky call for action over beoutQ
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and pay-television broadcaster Sky have urged the European Commission to take formal action against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over pirate channel beoutQ
Pilgrim Media Group, Digital Circus pick up Isle of Man TT rights
Pilgrim Media Group has joined forces with Digital Circus to provide coverage of next year’s edition of the Isle of Man TT motorcycle-racing event.
Canal Plus wins back Premier League rights in France
Canal Plus yesterday evening announced it will regain rights to England’s Premier League in France from next season.