Europe
Eleven secures Chelsea TV carriage deal in Singapore
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has agreed a deal to carry the in-house television channel of English Premier League football club Chelsea in Singapore.
SFR to make sports channels available on digital platforms
French telecommunications company SFR will make its SFR Sport pay-television channels available to those who do not have a full subscription to the service.
RCS chief touts La7 for Giro rights
Urbano Cairo, the president of RCS MediaGroup, has said that commercial broadcaster La7 is interested in acquiring rights for the Giro d’Italia cycling race in Italy.
BT Sport converts rights to Italy’s autumn internationals
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to the Italian rugby union team’s upcoming autumn international Test matches.
Mediaset claims Vivendi impasse won’t harm rights talks
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has said it still expects its contentious pay-television deal with French media company Vivendi to be completed and has maintained the ongoing impasse will not hamper its efforts in the forthcoming bidding process for two key football properties in Italy.
Constantin Medien strikes Tata Communications deal ahead of key AGM
Media group Constantin Medien has forged a partnership with Indian telecommunications company Tata Communications to develop a new media hub in Germany.
Premier Sports scores rights to Northern Ireland friendlies
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired exclusive rights to home friendly matches played by Northern Ireland’s national football team.
BBC extends rights deal for ATP World Tour Finals
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a rights deal for the ATP World Tour Finals, the season-ending tournament of the ATP World Tour men’s tennis series.
Sportel hails successful Monaco event
Organisers of sports media industry event Sportel this week thanked attendees and delegates who contributed to the 27th edition of their Monaco conference, which was held from October 24-27.
Piracy fears lead to Polish broadcaster scaling back Premier League coverage
Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Sport did not show any English Premier League matches on Saturday afternoon at 4pm local time for the second weekend in a row due to fears over piracy in the UK.
Sauerland renews ProSiebenSat.1 rights deal
The Sauerland boxing agency has renewed a rights deal with German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1.
Glory pens long-term Ziggo deal
Glory, a leading kickboxing promoter, has sealed a multi-year deal with Dutch pay-television operator Ziggo.
Eleven signs carriage deals in Poland
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has secured carriage deals with Polish IPTV service providers EVIO Polska and SGT.
ASO gets domestic Tour increase despite little competition
Amaury Sport Organisation secured a small increase in the value of its domestic rights, including the Tour de France, in last month’s five-year renewal with France Télévisions.
Uefa and Serie A jostle to be first in difficult Italian market
Lega Serie A and Uefa are in a race to be first to sell their rights in Italy for the period 2018-19 to 2020-21.
EBU adds Fina content in renewal but fee stays steady
Despite the addition of new events to its recent deal for Fédération Internationale de Natation (Fina) rights, the European Broadcasting Union will pay a similar fee as in its existing agreement.
Sky Italia grip on NBA rights extended at no extra cost
Sky Italia has strengthened its grip on the NBA in Italy by becoming the league’s sole media partner in its new two-season deal, and has done so without paying an increased rights fee.
Value of Greek national team matches declines for Uefa
Difficulties in the Greek media market meant Uefa suffered a decrease of about 23 per cent in the value of national team qualifying matches last month.