Europe

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has launched a new virtual reality mobile application to coincide with this year’s French Open grand slam tennis tournament, which began on Sunday.

Switzerland's Competition Commission has fined telecommunications group Swisscom CHF71.8m (€64m/$72.5m) for abusing its dominant position in live sports broadcasting on pay television.

The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has extended its rights partnership with the International Biathlon Union.

The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has acquired exclusive media rights in the country to UK horseracing showpiece Royal Ascot under a multi-year deal.

The German Athletics Association (DLV) has agreed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF.

The IMG agency has acquired global in-flight and in-ship rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.

France’s competition authority, l'Autorité de la Concurrence, has said it will delay its ruling into the carriage deal signed between Canal Plus and rival pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.

Digital sports content provider QTV Sports has signed a host broadcast partnership with organisers of the 2016 edition of football’s Homeless World Cup.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has brokered long-term rights deals with broadcasters in Canada, Denmark and Germany for a number of leading ice hockey events.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has entered into a partnership with US pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel ahead of this year’s French Open tennis tournament.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has retained its rights to a number of leading Women’s Tennis Association tournaments under a new three-year deal.

England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves has said the governing body is seeking to commence talks with broadcasters at the end of the year to agree a rights deal that will guarantee the sport’s survival in the country for the next “10 to 15 years”.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has partnered with digital video technology company NeuLion to launch a new digital sports service in Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Singapore and Taiwan.

Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has claimed a first for the Spanish sports media market by live streaming a game via social media platform Facebook.

Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.

Portuguese telecommunications companies Nos and Vodafone have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding under which they are set to share broadcast rights for sports events.