Europe
Fight Network expands to UK market
Fight Network, the multi-platform channel dedicated to combat sports, has launched on a free-to-air basis in the UK
Digi meets growing ambitions with new sports channel
Digi, a direct-to-home and IPTV platform which operates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has said it will launch a fourth sports channel as it seeks to accommodate its growing rights portfolio
Caribbean Premier League extends Sunset+Vine deal
UK production company Sunset+Vine has signed a three-year extension to its host broadcast contract for the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition
Eleven adds more football content ahead of UK and Ireland launch
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has further bolstered its content portfolio ahead of its impending launch in the UK and Ireland by acquiring rights to three football leagues
International tender launched for Coppa Italia rights
Lega Serie A has opened a private negotiation process for international rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana club competitions
Telia makes move in Norway with TDC deal
Swedish telco Telia has agreed a deal worth NOK21bn (€2.21bn/$2.57bn) to acquire Danish telco TDC’s business in Norway, a move that puts pressure on market leader Telenor.
Premier Sports, Sky Italia and DAZN net International Champions Cup rights
Rights deals for the 2018 edition of the International Champions Cup pre-season football tournament have been agreed in the UK and Ireland, Italy and Canada
Match TV extends Russian Premier League rights deal
Sports broadcaster Match TV has secured a four-season extension to its domestic rights deal for club football competition the Russian Premier League
Vodafone balks at cost of Telefónica’s football rights packages
The Spanish division of Vodafone has confirmed it will not offer the full package of football content held by rival telco Telefónica stating the continuous rise in the cost of these rights makes it impossible …
Sport1 picks up World RX rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the World Rallycross Championship (World RX) motorsport series
Eleven adds Uefa Youth League to Portugal portfolio
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Portugal to football’s Uefa Youth League.
Mediaset seals Perform deal for Italian football coverage
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has struck a deal for subscribers to its Premium Calcio pay-television package to have access to digital sports-media company Perform’s DAZN OTT service.
Nent snaps up MLB rights in Nordic region
Swedish media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has acquired rights in the Nordic region for North America’s Major League Baseball.
Eleven picks up Serie A rights as IMG invests in UK, Ireland channels
Eleven Sports has acquired rights for Italian Serie A top-tier football in the UK and Ireland and confirmed that the IMG agency will hold a minority stake in the two new channels that will show the coverage
Digi adds FA Cup to football portfolio
Direct-to-home and IPTV platform Digi has further bolstered its football content in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by acquiring rights to England’s FA Cup and Community Shield competitions.
NC Plus extends NBA rights deal
Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has struck a one-season extension to its rights deal for North American basketball league the NBA
Sport1, OneFootball land International Champions Cup rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 and the OneFootball digital platform have acquired rights to the International Champions Cup pre-season club tournament
Match TV takes control of KHL TV
State-backed broadcaster Match TV has secured control of the official television channel of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League.