Europe
EBU seals four-year Fiba deal across 16 countries
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has secured free-to-air rights to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) premium men’s and women’s national team events from November 2025 to 2029.
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Man City, Premier League fight out media war
The multi-pronged legal battle between the Premier League and Manchester City boiled over into a damaging media briefing war this week, as both sides attempt to shape the narrative around the outcome of City’s challenge to the league’s Associated Party Transaction rules.
Bids due month-end for Fifa World Cup rights in Turkey
Turkey is the latest market in which Fifa has launched an invitation to tender for media rights to the next two editions of the men's Fifa World Cup.
More questions from beIN in LFP payment standoff
BeIN Sports continues to withhold its first instalment payment for Ligue 1 rights amid ongoing doubts over its allocated sponsorship inventory and questions raised over the broadcaster’s media rights package.
Austrian Bundesliga hires SN1 to assess rights future
The Austrian Bundesliga (ÖFBL) has appointed Munich-based consultancy SN1 Consulting to an advisory role ahead of its next domestic and international rights sales process.
Sky closes in on Pakistan-England rights
With England's tour of Pakistan starting in just six days, pay-television broadcaster Sky is expected to secure media rights in the UK for the three-Test series, SportBusiness understands
ITV keeps Premiership Rugby rights to 2026
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has signed an extension with Premiership Rugby to show live matches on linear television for the next two seasons.
NBA lands last-minute beIN renewal in France
The National Basketball Association is thought to have struck a new deal with beIN Sports that allows the league to continue to be aired in France for another season.
Dyn to show German teams in Fiba Europe Cup
German streaming platform Dyn Media has added more basketball rights to its portfolio in a deal to exclusively show the matches of German sides Ludwigsburg and Braunschweig in the second-tier Fiba Europe Cup.
Viaplay splits with Danish Superliga production JV
Danish Superliga domestic rights-holder Viaplay claims to have terminated its agreement with Matchday Production just over two months into the joint venture’s first season of handling the host broadcast f…
EXCLUSIVE: FIS to launch World Championships global rights tender
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will on Monday issue an invitation to tender (ITT) for global media rights to the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2027 and 2029, SportBusiness understands.
FIS World Championships tender no longer ‘pure agency play’
The ITT to be launched on Monday for global media rights to the 2027 and 2029 editions of the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships represents a strategic departure from previous processes aimed squarely at agencies and the EBU.
DAZN, Sky share CEV rights in Italy
The men's and women's CEV Champions League will have two live broadcasters instead of one in Italy over the next two seasons after both DAZN and Sky Italia agreed rights deals with Infront.
Saran interest drives Uefa club rights increase in Romania
Competition for the Champions League pushed up the value of Uefa club competition rights in Romania in deals with Digi Sport and Prima Sport.
Greek Basketball League stays FTA in ERT renewal
Greek public broadcaster ERT has extended its broadcast rights deal with the Greek Basketball League for another three seasons
DFL to re-tender Package B after arbitration ruling
The German Football League (DFL) must re-auction a major package of domestic broadcast rights following an arbitration ruling today (Tuesday) in response to DAZN’s legal challenge to its tender process.
DAZN adds SLB, LBA to global basketball output
DAZN has added Great Britain’s Super League Basketball and Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) to its portfolio of basketball broadcast rights and properties streamed globally.
Eleven is lone Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland
Eleven Sports is now the sole Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland after signing off on a five-season rights deal