Europe

ITN Productions has appointed Sam Leadsom as head of host broadcasting and Mark Fulton as executive producer, athletics.

UK media company 1080 Media TV has renewed its production and distribution partnership with the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

UK racecourse owner and operator Arena Racing Company (ARC) has secured new rights deals with omni-channel content solutions provider Vermantia and Australian wagering company Tabcorp and has also extended a partnership with the Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS).

Italian Serie A club Juventus topped the Uefa Champions League prize money table for the 2016-17 season, with English Premier League team Leicester City edging winner Real Madrid into third place in revenues handed out by European football’s governing body.

Italian telecommunications group Telecom Italia (TIM) has finalised the creation of a joint venture with French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus.

Euroleague Basketball, which organises continental club competitions in Europe, has signed a media partnership with Turkish online sports platform Fanatik.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has expanded a rights agreement for the Formula E electric car-racing series to cover 54 markets across Europe.

Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired exclusive rights in Denmark to boxing’s world heavyweight title clash between Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam.

UK viewing data for the week between Monday 2nd and Sunday 8th October. This week we also include leading television audiences for matches played by the England cricket team for the year to date.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has struck an early renewal to its international media rights deal with the German Ski Association (DSV) for World Cup events held in the country.

Italian broadcaster Mediaset has agreed a three-season rights deal for the Formula E electric car-racing series as Rome prepares to enter the calendar for the 2017-18 campaign.

US telecommunications company Verizon has entered into a content partnership with Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona.

Sports content company Aurora Media Worldwide has renewed its host broadcasting contract for the Six Day Series track cycling competition.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said the organisation which oversees the top two divisions of Spanish club football has delayed talks over its next set of international broadcast rights amid the uncertainty caused by Catalonia’s proposed split from Spain.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has signed an advertising and content partnership with Snap Inc, the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, in a move designed to engage younger audiences in next year’s winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Chinese private equity firm Orient Hontai has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Imagina, the parent company of Spanish agency Mediapro.