Europe

UK sports fans will be afforded free-to-air access to a wealth of content with the launch of a new television channel tomorrow (Thursday).

7Sports, the sports business division of German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group, has acquired rights to the inaugural edition of the World Boxing Super Series annual elimination tournament.

Viasat, the pay-television operator run by multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, has opted to revamp its sports offering in Norway by introducing four new channels under the Viasport banner.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium, Luxembourg and the United States to the 2017 and 2018 editions of the World Judo Championships.

Italian state broadcaster Rai and DTT sports broadcaster Sportitalia have retained their rights to Serie C, the third tier of Italian club football.

The supervisory board of German media company Constantin Medien has moved to revoke the appointment of chief executive Fred Kogel with immediate effect, suspending him from all duties amid the latest development in the ongoing upheaval at the firm.

Romanian commercial broadcaster Pro TV has acquired rights in the country to a host of national team events organised by Uefa, the governing body of European football.

The ProLiga association, which represents football clubs in Spain’s third-tier Segunda División B and fourth-tier Tercera División competitions, has agreed a deal with Mallorca-based production company Fibwi to launch a new television channel.

Pro14 chief executive Martin Anayi has said that the European club rugby union competition could seek an exclusive rights partnership with a subscription-focused broadcaster to maximise revenues.

Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has picked up rights to the Uefa Euro 2020 finals and qualifying games for the national football team tournament, as well as rights to European qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

UK viewing data for the week between Monday 7th August and Sunday 13th August featuring audiences from the IAAF World Athletics Championships and the first weekend of the English Premier League season. W

Fred Kogel has resigned from his position as chief executive of German media company Constantin Medien.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired Champions Hockey League rights in Poland while Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has also become a rights-holder for the European ice hockey competition.

The AMC Networks International Central Europe division of US entertainment company AMC Networks has acquired rights in Slovakia for the Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey competition, according to the Broadband TV News website.

Germany’s federal cartel office the Bundeskartellamt has moved to defend its new ‘no single buyer’ rule for rights to the country’s Bundesliga top division of club football.

DAZN, the OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media company Perform, has appointed Peter Parmenter to the new position of managing director of commercial partnerships.