Europe

France Télévisions has renewed a deal for Globecast to provide media distribution services for the French public-service broadcaster’s coverage of cycling events.

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed rights deals for a selection of top golf properties.

Russian sports media platform Match TV will provide coverage of the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games on six channels, according to the sport.ru website.

Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation has said the 2016 edition of the cycling race will have new broadcast partners as it prepares to commence tomorrow (Saturday).

The Racing Partnership (TRP), a joint venture between UK racecourse owner and operator Arena Racing Company (ARC) and seven UK independent racecourses, has launched a new television channel to provide its content to licensed betting offices in the UK.

The Formula E electric car-racing championship has agreed content partnerships with digital streaming service ESPN Player and social media platforms Facebook and Snapchat for its final rounds of the 2015-16 season in London.

Swisscom has retained its rights to domestic club football’s Super League competition but has lost its contract with the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation, according to the telecommunications company’s chief executive, Urs Schaeppi.

Lagardère Sports, the sports marketing division of conglomerate Lagardère, has appointed Robert Müller von Vultejus to head up its new Business Development Europe team

The Mediapro agency has today (Thursday) acquired the remaining two packages of LaLiga Spanish football domestic rights for the three seasons from 2016-17 to 2018-19.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has agreed a new multi-year carriage deal with Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor.

Global IT solutions and services provider Dimension Data and Amaury Sport Organisation have teamed up to launch a new platform that intends to act as a second screen experience for fans following the 2016 edition of cycling’s Tour de France.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has launched a triple-play service through its online streaming service Now TV.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC is gathering a portfolio of content in preparation for the launch of a 4K ultra high definition channel, according to the Advanced Television website.

French broadcaster Canal Plus has unveiled a rebranding initiative for its pay-television and free-to-air channels as it seeks to bolster its position in the market.

Question marks continue to surround the future of Olympic Games rights in Germany after a senior executive from public-service broadcaster ZDF criticised Discovery Communications over the stalled negotiations for a contract.

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has claimed a first with its coverage of Friday’s final of club rugby union competition the Top 14, while Vincent Bolloré is reportedly set to quit as chairman later this summer.