Europe
Mediapro replaces Canal Plus as Ligue 2 rights-holder
Spanish agency Mediapro and pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports have today (Tuesday) secured domestic rights to Ligue 2, with the French Football League (LFP) reporting a near three-fold increase in…
Canal Plus hopes Premier League ‘message’ will keep subscribers on board ahead of key Ligue 1 talks
The English Premier League has benefited from a second successive strategic bid for its rights in France but that did not prevent a fall in their value
FuboTV to launch in Spain
US OTT streaming platform FuboTV will expand into Spain with the launch of FuboTV España in its first international move out of North America.
Sportklub pays up for IMG package with Premier League in mind
Pay-television broadcaster Sportklub has acquired Euroleague Basketball rights as part of a broader deal with the IMG agency
Racing TV to create ‘Netflix of racing’
Pay-television channel Racing UK has revealed it will rebrand to Racing TV as it prepares to welcome horse racing from all 26 Irish racecourses on January 1
EHF Cup lands on DAZN in Germany, Austria
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Germany and Austria to men’s club handball competition the EHF Cup.
Sport1 to replace US sports channel with esports service
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has said it will close its dedicated US sports channel to make way for a new platform for esports
IMG renews Premier League in Eastern Europe & Central Asia
IMG has renewed its deal for English Premier League rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for the next three seasons
Digiturk adds Uefa club competitions to football portfolio
Turkish pay-television broadcaster Digiturk has acquired rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions
World Chess strikes deal with Eurosport
World Chess has confirmed a three-year media-rights deal with international sports broadcaster Eurosport.
The deal commences with the ongoing FIDE World Chess Championship 2018.
DAZN adds Euroleague to Spanish rights portfolio
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Spain to Euroleague Basketball club competitions
Quest to broadcast Formula E in the UK
The Formula E racing series will increase its free-to-air presence in the UK as commercial channel Quest will broadcast four live races from the 2018-19 season
Sky and BBC to cover home Netball World Cup
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and public-service broadcaster the BBC have acquired rights to the 2019 Netball World Cup, which will take place in the English city of Liverpool from July 12-21
Premier League rights in Belgium down after weak competition
Reduced competition in Belgium has led to a decrease in the value of English Premier League rights from 2019-20, with incumbent pay-television broadcaster Telenet renewing its deal
ProSiebenSat.1 to offer Rugby World Cup in Germany
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat
Sky answers EFL deal critics
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has defended its extended rights deal with the English Football League in the face of opposition from a number of leading Championship clubs, claiming no other media company…
Eleven links up with Facebook in Portugal; STV in Scotland
Eleven Sports will show this weekend’s match between Bayern Munich and Fortuna Dusseldorf live on Facebook in Portugal. It is the first time a Bundesliga match will be shown on the platform in Portugal.
RFEF signs streaming deal for lower leagues
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has reached an agreement with streaming platform Footters for coverage of the Segunda División B and Tercera División, the third and fourth tiers of the domestic g…