Europe
ERT pays uplift to renew Greek Basketball League
The top-tier Greek Basketball League has increased its domestic rights value in a renewal with ERT sealed just before the start of the current season.
Danish Superliga hires Spring Media after exiting European Leagues pool
Spring Media, the Scandinavian agency on the verge of being bought by Two Circles, has strengthened its portfolio with an international rights distribution deal for the Danish Superliga.
TV4’s Allsvenskan swoop marks latest WBD Nordics exit
TV4 Media, the Telia-owned broadcasting company, is to become the exclusive rights-holder of Sweden's top two football divisions from 2026, ousting Warner Bros. Discovery in the process.
BeIN rolls over NBA rights in France amid looming domestic deals
Prior to the new domestic NBA deals taking effect in the US, beIN agreed a one-year stopgap deal for its own NBA deal in France at a flat fee.
Sweden ends opposition to FIS rights centralisation
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has won over one of its strongest critics in its battle to centralise media rights, striking an agreement with Svenska Skidförbundet (SFF), the Swedish …
Price hikes, account sharing clampdown boost Viaplay
Cost-cutting measures and price increases are paying dividends at Viaplay, after the Nordic media group recorded a small operating profit for the third quarter of 2024
Infront nets suite of Dutch football betting rights
Infront Bettor is selling betting video rights to the top two tiers of Dutch football after striking a deal for the Eerste Divisie to add to its acquisition of rights to the top-tier Eredivisie
Canal Plus to show Elite 1 women alongside Top 14
The French Rugby Federation handed rights to the Elite 1 league to Canal+ this season while also collaborating on its match scheduling.
Bundesliga rights auction to restart in five weeks
The German Football League's stalled domestic rights sales process will resume on November 25, as it races to get all contracts in place before year-end in the wake of the legal challenge by DAZN.
Pro League domestic rights deadline extended
The Belgian Pro League has extended the deadline for responses to its domestic media rights tender at the behest of broadcasters lining up bids.
Sky pays modest fee for Pakistan-England series
Sky secured a deal for England’s three-Test tour of Pakistan at a reduced per-match fee on its previous agreements with the Pakistan Cricket Board.
BeIN, Uefa: No issues over Euro 2024 rights payment
BeIN Sports and Uefa have both issued statements maintaining that there are no payment issues related to Euro 2024 rights in France in response to a newspaper report in the country yesterday (Monday)
Legal complaint filed against Fifa over calendar ‘abuse’
European Leagues, Spain's LaLiga and Fifpro Europe today (Monday) formally filed a complaint with the European Commission, challenging Fifa’s handling of the international match calendar through its e…
BJK Cup finals switch to pay TV in Spain
Domestic coverage of next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals from Málaga will be shown by Movistar Plus, the pay-television arm of Spanish telco Telefónica.
Lyon, Nice lead Ligue 1 revolt over delayed beIN payments
Ligue 1 clubs are losing patience with France's Professional Football League (LFP) over the handling of its relationship with domestic rights partner beIN Sports, which continues to withhold its first…
FIS unfazed by rights centralisation legal defeat in Germany
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has insisted its plan to introduce media rights centralisation is still on track, despite a potentially damaging legal defeat in Germany.
British Cycling turns to IMG to support in-house events model
IMG and British Cycling today (Thursday) announced a comprehensive commercial tie-up as the journey continues to revitalise the sport in the country after a period of upheaval
Wimbledon targets ‘largest possible’ audience with later finals slot
The singles finals at the Wimbledon Championships will start later in the afternoon in a bid to attract an even greater global audience, particularly by maximising eyeballs in the United States