Europe

UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired rights to the Ekstraliga and Elitserien, the top-tier speedway leagues in Poland and Sweden, respectively.
Multi-sport

The Highlight Event and Entertainment company has approved an ordinary capital increase and the extension and increase of its authorised share capital amid reports that chairman Bernhard Burgener will seek to use this to drive a takeover bid for German media company Constantin Medien.
Football

Pay-television operators Telenet and Voo have been awarded live rights for the Pro League, the top division of club football in Belgium.
Multi-sport

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has linked up with media and entertainment company Discovery Communications to launch an OTT 50:50 joint venture in the country.
Football

Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has agreed a rights deal for the final of the 2016-17 Uefa Women’s Champions League, which will be contested by two French football teams for the first time.
Multi-sport

Swedish investment firm Kinnevik has acquired an 18.5 per cent stake in Swedish cable-television operator Com Hem in a deal that makes it the biggest owner of the company.
Cycling

UK pay-television broadcaster Bike Channel has acquired rights to this year’s Mountain Bike World Cup.
Tennis

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has signed a rights deal for events operated by the Spanish Badminton Federation and has renewed an agreement to produce and manage the worldwide live feed for coverage of the Conde de Godó ATP World Tour men’s tennis tournament in Barcelona.
Biathlon

International sports broadcaster Eurosport and French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe have retained rights in France to events organised by the International Biathlon Union.
Football

Strong competition is expected between France’s main pay-television broadcasters for Uefa Champions League, Formula One and European rugby rights, with all three properties currently on the market.
Baseball

DAZN last month secured Major League Baseball rights, the only major US sports property missing from its portfolio in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Football

Polsat has shocked the Polish sports-rights market by acquiring Uefa Champions League rights, paying a huge premium to wrest them from long-term incumbent NC Plus.
Ice Hockey

SM-Liiga, the top division of ice hockey in Finland, will require a new rights partner from the 2018-19 season after media group Sanoma said its commercial and pay-television broadcaster, Nelonen, will not extend its contract.

UK viewing audiences for the week between Monday 10th April and Sunday 16th April, plus March's leading free-to-air audiences. Please note that viewing data for Sky Sports F1 is currently unavailable.

UK viewing audiences for the week between Monday 3rd April and Sunday 9th April, plus March's leading pay-television audiences.
Darts

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights in the United States to 14 darts competitions taking place between May and November.
Multi-sport

Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications is faced with another carriage dispute after pan-European pay-television operator M7 Group said it will stop providing Discovery channels through its platforms by the end of the month if talks over a new deal do not come to a satisfactory conclusion.
Multi-sport

Pan-European pay-television broadcaster Sky has today (Wednesday) confirmed the launch of its online streaming service, Now TV, in Ireland.