Europe

Esports

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) have formed an Esports Liaison Group as the debate continues over the potential inclusion of…
Football

The English Premier League has been granted an order by the UK’s High Court that will allow it to disrupt and block illegal streams of its football matches for the duration of the 2018-19 season.
Ice Hockey

The Elite Ice Hockey League, the sport’s top division in the UK, has sealed a rights deal with domestic free-to-air television channel FreeSports.
Football

English Premier League football club Manchester United has widened the reach of its in-house television channel, MUTV, by making it available on four new platforms
Golf

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights to the 2018 PGA Championship, with the US golf major to serve as its launch event in the UK and Ireland
Football

Serie A rights remain unsold in Germany and Austria with new season fast approaching DAZN renews Ligue 1 for just over €500,000 per season, up from €300,000 per season In

Swedish telco Telia has today (Friday) acquired media group Bonnier Broadcasting, with the SEK 9.2bn (€897.8m/$1.0

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has extended its rights deal in the UK and Ireland with BT Sport, stating that the pay-television broadcaster’s coverage of the sport can act as an inspiration t…
Football

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has today (Friday) overturned AC Milan’s ban from the Uefa Europa League after stating the punishment imposed on the Italian Serie A football club for breaking f…
Football

Extra exclusivity in a new deal with the Austrian football federation this month will go some way to easing ORF’s disappointment at missing out on live rights to the Austrian Bundesliga.
Football

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF recouped more than €3m ($3.5m) from various sublicensing deals for 2018 Fifa World Cup rights in the country.

The added content provided by the Nations League will push the value of Uefa national-team rights in Greece up by more than 30 per cent from 2018-19, TV Sports Markets understands.
Cycling

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a long-term rights deal for cycling’s returning Deutschland Tour event.
Football

Match TV has held onto Russian Football Premier League domestic rights despite decreasing its overall investment in the league, TV Sports Markets understands.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club has agreed a deal in principle for rights to the Wimbledon grand slam in Germany and Austria, TV Sports Markets understands.
Football

The Pragosport agency last month extended its deal for global rights to the Czech First League – the Czech Republic’s top-tier football league – and immediately secured a domestic deal with pay-television broadcaster O2 for rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Growing co-operation in the Romanian broadcast market is likely to keep the value of the country’s top-tier football league flat in a forthcoming deal, TV Sports Markets understands.
Football

The success of Eleven Sports’ soon-to-launch UK and Ireland operation – in partnership with the IMG agency – will depend on the broadcaster’s ability to negotiate fruitful carriage deals with operators that did not bid aggressively for the properties Eleven will base its channels upon.