Europe

Meo, the pay-television platform of Portugal Telecom, has agreed terms to sign up to the partnership formed in the country for the sharing of broadcast rights to sports events.

Social media platform Twitter has agreed a deal with UK pay-television broadcaster Sky to show content from the English Premier League and Football League club competitions from the forthcoming 2016-17 season.

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has struck a deal with the Mediapro agency for non-exclusive highlights to domestic club football competitions LaLiga and the Copa del Rey.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has today (Wednesday) confirmed that it has extended its exclusive rights deal with mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UK pay-television channel Bike has acquired rights to this year’s edition of the Tour of Britain cycling event.

The European Commission has accepted and legally ratified proposals suggested by Paramount relating to the film studio’s insistence on geoblocking measures for certain services offered by UK pay-television broadcaster Sky - a move that could have repercussions for the sports media-rights industry.

French media group Vivendi has revealed a “more ambitious” offer in its bid to acquire the Mediaset Premium pay-television operation of media company Mediaset, one of the leading sports broadcasters in Italy.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has agreed a multi-year deal for rights in Belgium to Spanish cycling race the Vuelta a Burgos, while it has signed another carriage deal in the country.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to club football competition the Chinese Super League.

French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal with the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG).

German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland will launch an Ultra HD channel later this year and has also revamped its OTT platform to include a dedicated sports service.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky is set to offer free fibre broadband to its Sky Sports customers, according to Sky TV’s director of brand Luke Bradley-Jones.

The Mediaset Premium pay-television service of Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired exclusive rights in the country to the 35th edition of sailing’s America’s Cup.

A group of Italian MPs from the coalition government has submitted an amendment to the Melandri Law which would require one live Serie A match per week to be shown on free-to-air television.

Telco UPC this week told TV Sports Markets its deal for media rights to the top Swiss ice hockey league would bring “a breath of fresh air to the market”.

The English Premier League this week finalised a deal with Russian broadcaster Match TV which will see its value in the country fall by about 57 per cent.