Europe

The London offices of the IMG, MP & Silva and B4 Capital agencies were among a number of locations related to the sports-media industry to be visited by European Commission inspectors earlier this month, according to The Guardian.

Altice has pledged to appeal after the European Commission fined the telco €125m ($153m) for closing its 2015 acquisition of PT Portugal before it had secured regulatory approval.

German telco Deutsche Telekom has agreed a five-season extension to its role as the main rights partner of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top division of the sport in Germany.

French billionaire Vincent Bolloré, who last week stepped down as chairman of media giant Vivendi, is being questioned by police as part of an investigation into allegedly corrupt business practices in Africa, it emerged today (Tuesday).

Sky, one of Europe’s leading pay-television sports broadcasters, has agreed to sell its 20-per-cent stake in the online betting and gaming business, Sky Betting & Gaming, to the Stars Group, a Canadian company that specialises in online gaming.

The Advisers Media International agency has acquired rights to LaLiga, the top division of Spanish club football, in various markets in Europe and Asia.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has extended a deal for the rights in Poland to the English FA Cup club football knockout competition.

The Ligue de Football Professionnel, which operates the French football league, will launch a new domestic broadcast rights tender before the summer, according to multiple reports.

Lega Serie A has launched a media rights-sales process covering the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana club football competitions in Italy.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has said it will rebrand its golf channel to highlight its coverage of the Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour.

The German Football Association (DFB) has sealed rights deals for its domestic cup competition, the DFB-Pokal, with public-service broadcaster ARD, pay-television broadcaster Sky, sports broadcaster Sport1 and media company Axel Springer.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has partnered with sportswear manufacturer Tenn Outdoors to launch a range of technical cycling clothing for the UK market.

Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG has acquired rights to Formula E as the electric car-racing series prepares to return motor racing to the country for the first time in over six decades.

Germany’s Angelique Kerber has become the latest tennis player to strike a deal to stream her matches live via social media platform Facebook.

The United States Tennis Association has confirmed a five-year deal with Amazon that grants the internet company exclusive live rights in the UK and Ireland to the US Open grand slam tournament.

Yannick Bolloré will take over as the new chairman of French media company Vivendi after his father, Vincent Bolloré, announced he would step down from the position.