Europe
Top-of-the-table Championship clash to be offered live streaming showcase
The Rugby Football Union has said it will provide free live streaming of the forthcoming Championship game between London Irish and Yorkshire Carnegie.
TVP steps away from sports channel expansion plan
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has abandoned plans to launch a second sports channel, according to president Jacek Kurski.
RTÉ and Sky set to retain GAA rights – report
Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association is set to strike a five-year extension to its rights deals with public-service broadcaster RTÉ and pay-television broadcaster Sky, according to the Irish Independent.
BeIN Sports renews NBA deal as Dish launches team-specific NBA Team Pass
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended a rights deal for the NBA North American basketball league, while Dish Network has become the first pay-television operator to unbundle the NBA Team Pass service, allowing subscribers to follow a single team.
SFR Sport adds England’s autumn internationals to rugby line-up
French telecommunications company SFR has bolstered the rugby union portfolio of its SFR Sport television platform by acquiring rights to England’s autumn internationals.
Prime TV scoops up Bangladesh Premier League rights in UK
Europe-wide Pakistani channel Prime TV has secured rights in the UK to the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 club cricket competition.
SFR on the track with French athletics deal
Fédération Française d’Athlétisme, the governing body of athletics in France, has awarded exclusive rights to Altice and the telecommunications company’s subsidiary, SFR.
FA confirms IMG, Pitch deals for FA Cup
England’s Football Association has confirmed international media-rights deals with the IMG and Pitch International agencies covering the FA Cup domestic knockout tournament.
Professional Squash Association extends rights deals in the UK, Australia, New Zealand
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has extended rights partnerships with BT Sport in the UK and fellow pay-television operators Fox Sports Australia and Sky New Zealand.
Fina dives into EBU extension
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has extended its rights partnership with the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters.
Premiership Rugby renews production partnership with Perform
Premiership Rugby, the governing body of the top division of English rugby union, has extended and expanded its partnership with digital sports media group Perform.
Eurosport picks up EFL Cup rights in Brunei, Malaysia
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured exclusive rights for the English Football League Cup knockout competition in Brunei and Malaysia.
StreamAMG secures Serie B OTT rights in Europe
Online service provider StreamAMG has secured OTT rights in Europe to Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football.
Fifa launches rights tenders in Russia, sub-Saharan Africa
World football’s governing body Fifa has opened invitation to tender proceedings in Russia and sub-Saharan Africa for the 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup.
TV Sports Markets to host expert panel at Sportel Monaco
TV Sports Markets will host a panel dedicated to sport and social media at this year’s Sportel Monaco convention with four top industry experts.
Lagardère Sports aces rights for ATP 250 series tournaments
The Lagardère Sports agency has struck worldwide media distribution rights deals for ATP 250 men’s tennis tournaments in Munich and Sao Paulo.
BT Sport picks up National Badminton League rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to the English National Badminton League team competition.
SFR Sport lands rights to Pacquiao comeback
French telecommunications company SFR has acquired rights in France for its SFR Sport television platform to Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming return to the boxing ring.