Europe
Matchroom reaffirms investment appeal with £34m profit
Matchroom Sport delivered a profit of £33.8m during the 2022-23 financial reporting period on the back of strong performances from its darts and boxing verticals, SportBusiness has learned.
Blow to European Super League as Danes win trademark case
No other football league or competition in Europe will be able to use the name, The Super League, after the European Union Trade Mark Office sided with Denmark's Superligaen A/S.
World Cup broadcast rights hit six Central, Eastern European markets
Fifa has issued tenders in six Central and Eastern European countries for media rights to the 2026 and 2030 men's World Cups as it seeks to maximise the commercial impact of improved qualification prospects for Europe's mid-tier nations.
Telenet will hope for Belgian renaissance during ATP, WTA renewal
Play Sports, the sports broadcaster operated by Belgian telco Telenet, has retained rights to men's tennis ATP tour and the women's WTA Tour for three more seasons.
DAZN, Mediaset extend Serie A ad sales deal
DAZN has extended its contract with the Mediaset-owned Digitalia 08 for advertising sales around the subscription broadcaster’s live coverage of Italian football’s Serie A.
Pitch recoups half of international BCCI fee through TNT Sports deal
Pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports secured rights in the UK and Ireland to all India home matches from January 2024 to March 2028 after facing minimal competition for the rights.
ITV profits dive amid ad sales slump, sports content costs down
ITV suffered a 61-per-cent drop in pre-tax profits in 2023 amid an advertising slump and significant investment costs in its ITVX streaming service
Canal Plus Poland retains rights to world’s leading speedway league
Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska is to remain the home of the PGE Ekstraliga, the country's top speedway league, until at least the end of 2028 after extending its exclusive rights deal
BBC, TNT Sports close to finalising sublicensed FA Cup rights deal
The BBC has reached a preliminary agreement with TNT Sports for sublicensed free-to-air rights to the FA Cup from 2025-26 to 2028-29.
TF1 poised to lose out on 2026 World Cup rights with M6 ‘in box seat’
Staff at TF1 have been informed that the French commercial broadcaster will not be pursuing a direct deal with Fifa for the 2026 men’s World Cup with rival M6 said to be close to securing the free-to-air r…
UFC adds Polsat to string of recent rights renewals
Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has extended its exclusive rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in a multi-year deal announced today (Monday)
BeIN secures Turkish Süper Lig rights with improved bid as Saran cries foul
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has been awarded a clean sweep of Turkish Süper Lig rights but the scrapping of the initial tender has been met with strong resistance from Saran Media, which warns it will “take all legal steps”.
TFF calls for new Turkish Süper Lig bids as tender scrapped
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and the Saran Media agency must deliver fresh bids for Turkish Süper Lig rights after the initial invitation to tender was scrapped by the Turkish Football Federation …
BeIN recaptures F1 in Mena, adds Turkey in major 10-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a 10-year deal for exclusive F1 rights across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, five years on from dropping rights in the Mena region over piracy concerns.
Uefa in market for 2024-27 rights-holder in Baltics after Viaplay exit
The Team Marketing agency is to go to market with Uefa club competition broadcast rights in the Baltic countries shortly after the exit of Viaplay from the region.
Swiss league launches rights tender with Team’s new business entity
The Swiss Football League (SFL) has launched its domestic broadcast rights tender, working in conjunction with its appointed adviser T Squared, the entity set up by the Team Marketing agency to house its…
Sport1 deal affords WEC heightened exposure in Germany
The FIA World Endurance Championship has increased its exposure in the German market through a new deal with Sport1
DFL to roll out tender documents after cartel office no-single buyer ruling
The German Football League (DFL) has been given the green light to begin sending official domestic tender documents to interested media companies after the Bundeskartellamt, the cartel office, officially…