Europe

Handball

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, along with commercial broadcaster RTL, have gained access to coverage of handball’s 2017 Men’s World Championship.
Horse Racing

Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for a range of media and data rights involving a host of the UK’s top horse-racing destinations, has acquired the rights for events at racecourses in Leicester, Stratford-on-Avon and Taunton.
Tennis

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a new seven-year rights deal with Britain's Lawn Tennis Association to continue covering the Aegon Championships men’s tournament until at least 2024.
Basketball

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport will simulcast today’s (Thursday’s) NBA basketball clash in London between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers on social media platform Facebook, along with providing free-to-air coverage via its BT Sport Showcase channel.
Handball

German handball fans will receive further coverage of the 2017 Men’s World Championship after media companies Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1 acquired highlights rights to the tournament, which commenced yesterday (Wednesday) in France.
Esports

Telecommunications company Telefónica has signed a wide-ranging partnership with ESL through which its commercial brand in Spain, Movistar, will showcase content from the esports organisation.
Motorsport

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has agreed a two-season deal for exclusive rights in Italy to the World Rally Championship motorsport series.
Rugby Union

French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has struck a deal to show the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup.
Boxing

French pay-television broadcaster SFR Sport has agreed a four-year rights deal to cover the World Series of Boxing, as a French team prepares to return to the International Boxing Association (Aiba) event.
Rugby Union

The Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) and Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) have agreed to shift the weekly Sunday afternoon Top 14 game that is shown on pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus to 5pm local time following complaints from the amateur game.
Wrestling

US organisation TNA Wrestling has launched a new viewing application for fans in the UK and Ireland.
Handball

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has made further moves to ensure coverage of the 2017 Men’s World Championship by acquiring public viewing rights to the upcoming national team tournament.
Cycling

German public-service broadcaster ARD has agreed a two-year extension to its rights deal for cycling race the Tour de France, according to SID.
Handball

German banking group Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB), a major sponsor of handball in its home country, has acquired rights to the 2017 Men’s World Championship, averting a broadcast blackout in Germany of the national team tournament.
Football

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has agreed a two-season deal for rights to English club football competition the FA Cup.
Football

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala, the Spanish futsal league.

Media company Liberty Global and mobile phone operator Vodafone have finalised an agreement to combine their operations in the Netherlands through a new joint venture.
Handball

German Handball Federation (DHB) vice-president Bob Hanning has said the organisation is seeking to devise its own means of covering the men’s national team at the forthcoming 2017 World Championship in France, with a broadcast blackout looking increasingly likely.