Europe
Infront extends FIS World Cup rights deal with ARD, ZDF
The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended rights agreements with German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF for International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events.
Sunset+Vine lands America’s Cup contract
The Sunset+Vine TV News division of UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has secured a television news production and distribution contract with organisers of sailing showpiece the America’s Cup.
Ericson latest exec to leave Fifa
Niclas Ericson, director of TV at Fifa, will leave his role at football’s global governing body at the end of this year.
ITV picks up highlights of England’s tour of Bangladesh
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights for England’s two-Test cricket series against Bangladesh.
MTG retains NFL rights in Nordics
Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has extended a rights deal with the NFL American football league in the Nordic region.
Red Bull changes stance on Servus TV’s fate
Red Bull Media House has reversed its decision to stop operating commercial broadcaster Servus TV in Germany and Switzerland.
Infront seals fresh deals with Slovenian ski body and RTV
The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended a rights distribution deal with the Ski Association of Slovenia, along with sealing a new rights contract with public-service broadcaster RTV for events organised by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Broadcasters sign up for expanded Six Day Series
Sports content company Aurora Media Worldwide has been named as the host broadcaster of the 2016-17 edition of the Six Day Series track cycling competition.
France Télévisions commits to enhanced Tour de France coverage under rights extension
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for the Tour de France as part of a fresh agreement with event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation that will result in enhanced coverage of the cycling ‘Grand Tour’.
TF1 and M6 set to seal Uefa rights deal – report
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have reached an agreement in principle to share rights to a host of national team properties of Uefa, European football’s governing body, according to L’Équipe.
EXCLUSIVE: FA breaks $1bn barrier for international media rights in deals with Pitch and IMG
England’s Football Association is set to break the billion-dollar barrier for its international media rights, excluding the UK, in deals agreed this week with the IMG and Pitch International agencies, TV Sports Markets understands.
Eurosport secures wide-ranging drone racing deal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed an exclusive deal to distribute content from the DR1 Racing drone racing series in 70 countries across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
ARD and ZDF serve up rights extension with DTTB
The German Table Tennis Association (DTTB) has agreed a four-year extension to its rights deal with public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
Nova nets rights to Basketball Champions League
Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has acquired rights to the Basketball Champions League European club tournament.
Altice to appeal against AMF’s SFR decision
Altice is to appeal against a decision by French stock market regulator the AMF to block the telecommunications company’s deal to secure full control of its SFR subsidiary.
Sky plays down Premier League audience drop
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has played down the importance of a significant fall in viewing figures for its coverage of English Premier League football.
Uefa stands still in new national team deals for France & Germany
Uefa has failed to secure any meaningful uplift in value for its national team competitions in deals agreed recently in France and Germany. The deals underline that, while Europe remains the bedrock of value for Uefa, it has become a difficult region in which to achieve growth for its national team properties.
SRG renews raft of key winter sports properties in Switzerland
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG has renewed a host of winter sports rights in recent weeks for a combined investment of about CHF62m (€57m/$64m).