Europe

Basketball

OTT service DAZN has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal for the Basketball Champions League in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Football

England’s Premier League issued media-rights tenders covering 17 markets on Friday (October 5), following up on the tender covering seven markets launched last Tuesday (October 2).
Rugby Union

OTT service DAZN has acquired exclusive media rights to the top two tiers of European club rugby union in six of its markets
Tennis

Sports broadcaster Eurosport is set to become the home of nearly all top men’s tennis rights in France, according to newspaper L’Équipe. Eu
Motorsport

The Asset Ogilvy agency has renewed its Formula One media rights in Greece and Cyprus for a further three years, from 2019 to 2021
Mixed Martial Arts

DAZN has acquired exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship rights in Germany and Austria, more than doubling the previous value of the rights. OTT service DAZN will pay just under $2m (€1.7
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Fight Sports, the linear sports channel and digital service, has agreed a carriage deal in Spain with telco operator Orange
Football

The battle between Sport TV and Eleven Sports in Portugal has pushed prices up at a perfect time for the Premier League, Formula One Management and Bundesliga International

Kay Dammholz has teamed up with Robert Niemann to form SASS Media, a new sports marketing agency that will be based in Munich.
Volleyball

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has struck a sublicensing deal with Polsat for rights to matches of the Polish national volleyball team until the end of 2021

Belgium’s Pro Basketball League has agreed a non-exclusive rights deal with telco Proximus for the next three seasons.
Football

The English Premier League has today (October 1) received offers for its rights in German-speaking territories in Europe, with the bid deadline (between 10am and 12pm GMT) having now passed
Football

The Scottish Professional Football League has today (October 1) launched a tender for its domestic media rights from 2020-21
Football

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape of club football in Europe.
Basketball

Teledeporte, the sports channel of Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE, has struck a fresh deal for rights to the EuroCup, the secondary club competition of Euroleague Basketball
Volleyball

Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has agreed a rights deal with Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej, the organising body of domestic club volleyball competitions.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky will continue to broadcast both the European Tour and Ryder Cup until 2022, but is facing competition from US media company Discovery for golf rights elsewhere in Europe
Basketball

Greek public-service broadcaster ERT has renewed rights to the Greek Basket League for a further two seasons and is set to pick up rights to a host of other domestic sports leagues