Europe
Go offers opt-out plan for sports subscribers
Maltese telecommunications company Go has given new subscribers to its sports package the option to back out of the plan at no extra cost.
Eleven on target with darts rights deal in Belgium
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium to the Professional Darts Corporation's 2017 World Darts Championship.
Former Eurosport CEO takes sports role at France Télévisions
French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has named Laurent-Éric Le Lay, the former chairman and chief executive of international sports broadcaster Eurosport, as its new sports director.
BeIN Media’s Al-Obaidly takes chief executive role at Digiturk
Turkish pay-television operator Digiturk has appointed Yousef Al-Obaidly as its new chief executive, following its recent takeover by beIN Media Group.
Sky picks up rights to new gymnastics event
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to the 2017 World Cup of Gymnastics event, which will take place at London’s O2 Arena.
Swedish regulator approves Com Hem’s purchase of Boxer
The Swedish Competition Authority has approved cable operator Com Hem’s purchase of pay-television platform Boxer.
SRG renews FIS and Swiss-Ski rights
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG has acquired rights to a number of International Ski Federation (FIS) events and extended its partnership with national governing body Swiss-Ski.
SFR launches new 4K channel with Premier League coverage
French telecommunications company SFR has launched its new 4K ultra-high-definition channel, SFR Sport 4K.
New Slovakia sports channel set for October launch
Slovakian media company Elements Channel is to launch a new sports channel in the country next month, according to the MediaLne.sk news website.
Media rights value in the top European football leagues, 2016-17
Media rights value in the top European football leagues, 2016-17
An interactive data report which shows the value and growth across the top European leagues including the UEFA Champions League and Europa League
Discovery exploring different methods to exploit Olympic rights, says Zaslav
Discovery Communications chief executive David Zaslav has said the US media and entertainment company is considering exploiting its Olympic rights in Europe for certain niche sports through a direct-to-consumer streaming service.
BT Sport to use Premier League game for virtual reality trial
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport will undertake a virtual reality experience trial during tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Chelsea.
Sky readies UHD Formula One coverage following successful trial
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has said it will broadcast the entire 2017 season of the Formula One motor racing championship in Ultra High Definition following a successful test held during the weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.
More federations join Fiba’s multi-cast initiative
The national federations of 10 countries have signed up to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) new multi-cast initiative, with the sport’s global governing body keen on securing further partners before the end of the year.
C More locks down Swedish ice hockey rights with Allsvenskan deal
Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More has bolstered its coverage of domestic ice hockey by extending a rights deal with the HockeyAllsvenskan.
Channel 4 set to extend Paralympic rights deal
The International Paralympic Committee and Channel 4 have signed a letter of intent for the commercial broadcaster to remain as the UK’s Paralympic rights-holder until 2020.
Scottish Rugby extends Autumn Test rights deal with Pitch
Scottish Rugby has extended its deal with the Pitch International agency for the distribution of global rights to Scottish national team Autumn Test matches.