Europe

Football

Polish pay-television broadcaster Polsat has further widened access to its coverage of the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions by agreeing a carriage partnership with telco…
Football

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has added to its coverage of Serie A in the home of the top division of Italian club football by acquiring rights to the league in…
Basketball

The NBA will again earn an increase in Poland after pay-television broadcaster NC Plus secured rights to the 2018-19 season last month.
Football

Italian state broadcaster Rai acquired extensive free-to-air television highlights and radio rights to the country’s second football division, Lega B, for the next three seasons, 2018-19 to 2020-21, i…
Athletics

The consortium of public-service broadcasters, the European Broadcasting Union, has signed a long-term extension to its worldwide media-rights contract with European Athletics.
Football

Swiss pay-television broadcaster Teleclub has renewed rights deals for a host of European football leagues, including Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1, while it has become a new partner of the Dut…
Football

Direct-to-home and IPTV platform Digi has extended its rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for LaLiga, the top division of Spanish club football
Boxing

Fight Sports, the linear sports channel and digital service, has secured exclusive rights in over 30 countries to the upcoming boxing title fight between Carl Frampton and Luke Jackson
Golf

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has added rights for the women’s LPGA Tour to its golf offering in the UK and Ireland.
Football

Gauging the success of IMG’s Serie A international rights acquisition won’t be possible until the end of the cycle given the agency has launched direct-to-consumer offerings in more than 20 markets.

Christian Gruber has been named as the new chairman of the management team at German sports broadcaster Sport1 Media

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has renewed an agreement for rights in Germany and Austria to Ligue 1, the top tier of French football
Rugby Union

The BBC Two Wales division of the UK public-service broadcaster has agreed a deal to show coverage of the domestic Principality Premiership rugby union tournament

The Saran Media agency has acquired exclusive rights in a host of Caucasus and Central Asian countries to the English FA Cup club football competition
Football

Ukrainian video-on-demand service Megogo last week sealed deals for Spanish LaLiga and France’s Ligue 1, confirming its intent to compete in the country’s sports-rights market.
Football

Turkish pay-television broadcaster Digiturk has secured a court injunction to block live video-streaming service Periscope from being available during top-tier Super Lig football matches in the country
Handball

The Sportdeutschland.tv online-streaming platform has acquired rights for the German 2. Handball Bundesliga second tier in a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky
Football

The Saran Media agency has acquired exclusive rights for Serie A, the top division of Italian football, in 14 Eastern European territories