Europe
BeIN lands pay-TV rights in France to all Euro 2024, Euro 2028 matches
With less than a week to go until the start of Euro 2024, pay-TV operator beIN Sports has announced it has acquired the rights to show all matches in France from Uefa’s flagship international tournament i…
LTA nets domestic Tennis Channel deal, commercial revenues top £9m
The Lawn Tennis Association, the sport's UK governing body, has signed a comprehensive four-year domestic media rights agreement with the specialist Tennis Channel
DAZN pays slight uplift to renew LaLiga rights in Italy
DAZN staved off competition from Sky Italia to renew its exclusive LaLiga rights in Italy for five further years at a slight uplift.
LFP ramps up work on ‘Plan B’ in-house channel project
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) continues to ready a back-up plan to launch its own league channel with details of the model behind the proposed subscription service emerging this week.
Premier Sports, BBC net Scottish Cup extension
Premier Sports and BBC Scotland have retained Scottish Cup rights after striking new five-year deals that afford the pay-TV broadcaster a slight increase in match picks.
SPFL sells bundle of 20 matches to Premier Sports
The Scottish Premiership will enjoy a marked increase in pay-television coverage from next season onwards after Premier Sports secured domestic rights to 20 matches excluded from the main contract with…
Cyta to manage PrimeTel sports rights in wider distribution pact
PrimeTel has renewed a content distribution deal and ceded the management of its sports rights to fellow telco Cyta in a shake-up of the Cypriot market
BeIN has prized LaLiga rights locked up in France
BeIN Sports France's hold of exclusive LaLiga rights comes with the property sure to enjoy a surge in interest in Kylian Mbappé’s home country following his high-profile move to Real Madrid.
Japan-England to be shown by RugbyPass in UK market
The broadcast of England’s test match against Japan on June 22 on an OTT streaming platform will represent a landmark shift after the World Rugby-owned RugbyPass TV secured rights in the UK and Ireland.
Nova completes sweep of Uefa club rights in Czech Republic
Nova has retained rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Champions League, completing its set of European club competition rights for the 2024-27 cycle.
ITV retains EFL highlights to 2027
ITV will continue to show EFL highlights for the next three seasons, SportBusiness understands, as it prepares to add live Championship and Carabao Cup matches to its schedules.
Ligue 2 rights back on market as Ligue 1 talks drag on
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is expected to re-start the Ligue 2 domestic rights sales process next week as negotiations around rights to the top tier continue to drag on just 78 days b…
BTV, A1 renew Uefa club rights in Bulgaria
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster bTV and Telekom Austria-owned telco A1 have renewed their rights in Bulgaria to Uefa club competitions, ahead of the current three-year deals ending this Saturday with the Champions League final.
WBD’s 11-market Wimbledon renewal to boost Max rollout
Warner Bros. Discovery has retained exclusive rights to Wimbledon in 11 European markets in a play designed to drive consumers to its new Max streaming service being rolled out across the continent
Broad Euro 2024 exposure in Russia on Match TV, Okko
This summer's Uefa European Championship will receive blanket coverage in Russia following deals struck with Match TV, the Gazprom Media-owned broadcaster, and subscription streaming platform Okko
Viaplay stands firm to secure Champions League in Sweden, Denmark
Viaplay Group has ended a tumultuous 12 months by strengthening its position as the dominant football broadcaster in its home Nordics region, picking up exclusive Uefa Champions League rights in Sweden and retaining its contract in Denmark.
Serie A takes domestic highlights, radio rights to market
A host of non-exclusive free-to-air highlights packages have been put out to tender by Lega Serie A as it looks to round off its domestic sales process for the coming seasons
Stars align for Uefa to net strong Euros increase in UK
Uefa secured an excellent uplift for rights to Euro 2024 and Euro 2028 in the UK, capitalising on record audiences and the promise of a UK-hosted tournament in 2028.