Europe
Public rights jump in value for LFP
The French football league last month agreed deals for beIN Sports and Canal Plus to show its matches in public places, increasing fees by 15 per cent.
Canal Plus shores up golf and adds third-tier French football
Beleaguered French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has retained a host of golf properties and added third-tier domestic football rights in recent weeks as it seeks to stem subscriber losses.
Fox Sports Italy gets Afcon rights
Italian premium sports channel Fox Sports acquired rights in the country to two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in a deal with the Lagardère Sports and Entertainment agency.
Eurosport adds Sri Lanka-Australia series to cricket coverage
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in the UK to the forthcoming cricket series between Sri Lanka and Australia.
Com Hem and MTG strike fresh carriage pact
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has agreed a new multi-year deal with Modern Times Group for carriage of the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster’s channels.
Sport TV to pay fine after closure of long-running competition case
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV will be required to pay a fine of €2.7m ($2.98m) for abuse of a dominant market position, after the closure of a long-running case.
LaLiga opens new domestic rights tender
LaLiga, the governing body of Spanish club football, has opened a new tender process for broadcast and digital media rights.
Roma claims European-first with Facebook Live stream
Italian Serie A football club AS Roma has said it has become the first team in Europe to live stream a full match via its official page on social media platform Facebook.
Realise and NeuLion to drive Football League’s digital overhaul
The English Football League has agreed seven-season partnerships with Realise and NeuLion to overhaul its digital media offerings.
MP & Silva picks up Bundesliga rights in 34 countries
The MP & Silva agency has acquired platform-neutral rights to the German Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga domestic football competitions in 34 countries.
Virgin Media Ireland extends Sky deal, drops Eir Sports
Pay-television operator Virgin Media Ireland has signed a multi-year extension to a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky after opting to drop rival platform Eir Sports.
VTB United League claims landmark rights deal
VTB United League honorary president Sergey Ivanov has said the pan-European club basketball competition has agreed its first-ever deal for overseas and betting broadcast rights.
NOS to cover Women’s Euro 2017 in host nation
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has acquired rights to the Uefa Women’s Euro 2017 national team football tournament, which will take place in the Netherlands next year.
Match TV scores Premier League rights in Russia
Russian sports media platform Match TV has acquired rights to the Premier League, the top division of English club football.
BeIN Sports LaLiga launches in Spain
BeIN Media Group has launched beIN Sports LaLiga, its new Spanish channel dedicated to domestic football in the country.
Motors TV placed in financial safeguard procedure
Pan-European motorsports channel Motors TV is refinancing its operations having been placed into a financial safeguard procedure in its home country of France.
O2 Sport confirms new channel plans under rebranding drive
O2 Sport, a subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has confirmed the launch of three channels dedicated to football, ice hockey and tennis as part of a rebranding effort.
COP partners with SAPO for ‘pioneering’ Olympic media platform
The Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) has partnered with internet service provider SAPO to launch a new online video platform.