Europe
C More left frustrated after golf rights mix-up
Pan-Nordic pay-television broadcaster C More has hit out after an error by the Lagardère Sports agency meant it will not be able to broadcast European Tour golf tournament the Scandinavian Masters in its home market of Sweden.
Uefa suffers as Euros value drops significantly in Spain
Uefa’s much-reduced deal for Euro 2016 rights in Spain reflects an advertising market yet to recover from the financial crash of the late 2000s.
Turkey looks to English experience
The revamp of Turkish professional football agreed earlier this month, which will give Süper Lig clubs control over their media-rights sales, has been guided by sports consultancy Opto Advisers.
DFL waits with bated breath over domestic media-rights tender
The battle for domestic media rights to Germany’s Bundesliga will be over within a fortnight, with most experts surveyed by TV Sports Markets expecting the league to increase its revenues to more than €1bn ($1.1bn) per season.
UFC and BT stall as Premier Sports waits in the wings
Negotiations between mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship and BT Sport over a renewal of their deal have stalled in recent weeks, leaving the door open to other broadcasters.
New UK and Russia deals help grow global ICC values
The International Champions Cup increased rights fees for its 2016 edition in new deals in the UK and Russia last week.
Sport TV picks up Euro 2016 rights from Portuguese state broadcaster
RTP has recouped about 30 per cent of its investment in Euro 2016 media rights by sublicensing a package of rights to pay-television broadcaster Sport TV.
Bogarelli appointed to drive Wanda Sports growth
Infront Italy president Marco Bogarelli has today (Friday) been appointed as strategic director for Wanda Sports Holding, the Chinese entity that incorporates the Infront Sports & Media agency, endurance brand Ironman and Wanda Sports China.
Watching Brief (Vol.124) Special Focus: English Premier League
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence examines television audiences in the UK for the 2015-16 English Premier League season
SFR-Numericable completes deal for Altice’s French media assets
French telecommunications company SFR-Numericable has completed the acquisition of Altice Media Group France, which operates a series of television channels and other media assets.
France Télévisions scores rights to Women’s Euro
French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has acquired rights to the 2017 Uefa Women’s Euro national team football tournament.
Free-to-air sports channel considered by Eir after Setanta takeover
Irish telecommunications company Eir is considering launching a new free-to-air sports channel.
Digi CZ considers sports channel launch after acquiring Championship rights
Czech pay-television operator Digi Czech Republic (Digi CZ) is considering launching a new sports channel after acquiring rights for English football’s second-tier Championship.
Canal Digital customers to receive Euro 2016, Rio 2016 after TV2 deal
Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor has agreed a new deal with commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 for carriage of its channels on the Canal Digital pay-television platform.
SABC picks up Euro 2016 rights
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national football team tournament.
MTG invests in Engage Sports Media, unveils new channel launch
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired a 22-per-cent stake in digital services provider Engage Sports Media and announced the launch of a new premium sports channel in Sweden.
Leicester denied top spot in Premier League revenue table
Arsenal has become the first club to break the £100m (€127.2m/$144.1m) barrier in revenue received from the English Premier League.
LaLiga claims Facebook first with live streaming of women’s game
LaLiga, the organising body of Spanish club football, will live stream Saturday’s Primera División de Fútbol Femenino match between Atlético Madrid and Athletic Club on social media platform Facebook.