Europe
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.
Fininvest files claim for damages against Vivendi
Fininvest, the parent company of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, has filed a claim for damages of €570m ($643m) against French media company Vivendi for allegedly failing to comply with the terms of a takeover deal for pay-television division Mediaset Premium.
Eleven Sports strikes strategic partnership with RTL
Belgian commercial broadcaster RTL has entered into a strategic partnership with international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network, through which it will be granted rights to show live coverage of Serie A, the top division of club football in Italy.
SFR to show Premier League game on free-to-air channel
French telecommunications company SFR-Numericable will show live coverage of an English Premier League football match on free-to-air television next month.
Swedish handball coverage to switch from TV4 to C More
Domestic coverage of the top men’s and women’s Swedish handball leagues will switch from commercial broadcaster TV4 to pay-television broadcaster C More, it has been confirmed.
Eurosport to show Coppa Italia in Russia
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in Russia for Italy’s Coppa Italia club knockout football competition, according to the Sports.ru news website.