Europe
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.
Telefónica boosted by football rights deals
Spanish telco Telefónica added 101,000 television customers in the quarter leading to September on the back of its acquisition of a number of football rights.
TV3 returns to cover Copa del Rey
Catalan public-service broadcaster TV3 has acquired rights for the Copa del Rey club football competition.
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Sky, BT extend cross-supply arrangement
Sky and BT have extended and expanded an agreement through which the rival UK pay-television broadcasters share content across each other’s platforms.
Premier League set to receive bids in multiple markets
England’s Premier League will today receive offers for its rights in multiple markets for the three seasons from 2019-20 to 2021-22.
Eurosport confirms ATP grab in France
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has today confirmed it has agreed a five-year deal to show ATP tennis events in France, from 2019 to 2023.
The deal was first reported earlier this month
Lega Serie A set for Mediapro agreement over collapsed deal
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is reportedly close to an agreement with Mediapro to return the advance payment the Spanish agency made for its rights deal…
NBA more than doubles its money via Sky deal in the UK and Ireland
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has paid an increase of more than 130 per cent to claim NBA rights in the UK and Ireland.
Sky has struck a four-season deal, from 2018-19 to 2021-22, worth about $3
Eurosport signs up BDO rights in three markets
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has struck a multi-territory, three-year deal for rights to British Darts Organisation rights, from 2019 to 2021
Uefa club competition rights sold in Ukraine
Uefa club competition media rights will be shared between Media Group Ukraine and telco Volia for the next three seasons, from 2018-19 to 2020-21