Europe
Watching Brief (Vol.169) UK TV Audiences 31st July to 6th August
Telesport picks up LaLiga rights
The Telesport agency has acquired exclusive rights in Russia to LaLiga, the top football division in Spain, according to Kommersant.
MTG renews Handball-Bundesliga rights deal
Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has extended an agreement for exclusive rights in the Nordic region to Germany’s Handball-Bundesliga.
Puls 4 retains Austrian rights to Europa League
Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has renewed a rights agreement for the Uefa Europa League club football competition.
Sport1 extends esports commitment with ESL
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a deal with esports event operator ESL to show coverage of a number of upcoming contests.
Watching Brief (Vol.168) UK TV Audiences 24th to 30th July
Polish media groups team up for new sports venture
Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has joined forces with media company Grupa Onet-RAS Polska to launch a new digital sports platform.
BT Sport streams football results show via Twitter
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a deal to stream live its BT Sport Score football results service via social media platform Twitter.
Deutsche Telekom signs Fiba rights deal
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom has acquired rights to national team events operated by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).
Failure to secure football rights sees Telecable close OTT service
Spanish cable television operator Telecable has said it will close its OTT platform Tedi.tv after failing to secure football rights for the 2017-18 season.
Fox Sports deal sets Italian first for World Judo Championships
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights in Italy to the 2017 World Judo Championships.
Eleven seals surfing rights deal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights to International Surfing Association events in a number of markets around the world.
Hockey body leverages Sportradar to launch OTT service
The European Hockey Federation has teamed up with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar to launch a new OTT platform.
Infront Italy sees turnover fall, profits rise
The Italian division of the Infront Sports & Media agency has recorded a drop in turnover, but has seen its net profits rise by over 50 per cent.
Amazon seals Eurosport streaming deal in Austria, Germany
Internet company Amazon is to start offering content from international sports broadcaster Eurosport to subscribers of its Prime subscription service in Austria and Germany.
Broadcast plans laid out for inaugural European Championships
The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has outlined its plans for the inaugural European Championships, the new multi-sport event that is set to debut in Glasgow and Berlin next year.
Eleven lands Mayweather-McGregor rights in Belgium
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium to the upcoming fight between undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor.
MTG strikes enhanced carriage deal with RiksTV
Norwegian pay-television distributor RiksTV has extended its carriage deal with Modern Times Group under a new agreement that will give greater prominence to the sports channels operated by the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster.