Europe
Football TV hopes to grow despite tough local conditions
Independent pay-television broadcaster Football TV has ridden out the country’s tough media market since the rouble crashed in late 2014, and believes it could be in a position to thrive over the next three years.
Caiway seals new carriage deal with Fox Sports
Caiway, a regional pay-television operator in the Netherlands, has struck a new carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports.
John Gleasure, chief commercial officer, DAZN
Interview with John Gleasure, chief commercial officer of DAZN, on the Peform-owned OTT platform's launch in Japan and Germany, Austria & Switzerland.
SFR Sport confirms English Premiership coverage deal
French telecommunications company SFR-Numericable, through its Altice Media Group France division, has confirmed a deal to acquire rights for the Premiership, the top division of rugby union in England.
TV4 Group extends Swedish floorball deal
The Swedish Floorball Association has extended a rights deal with Swedish media company TV4 Group.
Sport1 links up with DAZN
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has signed a content partnership with DAZN, the new OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media specialist Perform.
TV4 and C More to follow Sweden’s EuroBasket qualification effort
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 and pay-television broadcaster C More have acquired rights to the national basketball team’s qualification campaign for the 2017 EuroBasket competition.
Discovery strikes new sublicensing Olympic deals in Eastern Europe
RTVS and RTV, the public-service broadcasters in Slovakia and Slovenia, have acquired rights for the Olympic Games.
TVI swoops for Portuguese national team rights package
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has acquired a package of rights to the country’s national football team, according to Expresso.
Fanseat strikes deals with British Basketball, FFHG
Sports streaming platform Fanseat has agreed rights deals with the British Basketball governing body and the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG).
MotoGP lands on new pay-television platform in Hungary
Hungarian commercial broadcast group TV2 has acquired rights in the country to the MotoGP motorcycling championship.
Sport1 nets rights to Women’s Bundesliga
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a two-season deal for rights to domestic club football competition the Women’s Bundesliga.
BeIN closes deal on Digiturk takeover
BeIN Media Group has confirmed the acquisition of DP Acquisitions, the holding company of Turkish pay-television broadcaster Digiturk, a major sports broadcaster.
Spanish court overturns fines imposed on Mediapro, clubs
The Spanish High Court has quashed fines imposed on the Mediapro agency and four football clubs in December 2013.
RTP scores Taça da Liga rights deal
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has acquired rights to domestic club football competition the Taça da Liga.
Poland’s TVP planning new sports channel
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP will launch a second sports channel and make its TVP Sport platform available via digital terrestrial television, according to president Jacek Kurski.
Sky Sports Mix to showcase new Netball Quad Series
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to the inaugural Netball Quad Series, with a number of games from the national team competition set to be broadcast on its new Sky Sports Mix channel.
Canal Plus renews NHL rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed a rights deal for the NHL North American ice hockey league.