Europe
Eleven nets Orange partnership in Belgium
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has broadened its reach in Belgium after agreeing a multi-year carriage deal with telecommunications firm Orange.
Bike to broadcast Crankworx World Tour in UK
UK pay-television channel Bike has acquired rights to the European leg of mountain bike series the Crankworx World Tour.
Austrian deal marks Discovery’s latest Olympic Games rights agreement
US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has signed its latest sublicensing deal for Olympic Games rights in Europe through an agreement with Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF.
SFR launches sports platforms in France
French telecommunications company SFR-Numericable has launched a suite of sports channels following the completion of its acquisition of Altice Media Group France.
TV2 confirms European qualifiers rights, links up with NRK for Euro 2020
TV2 has confirmed a rights deal for the European qualifiers package of national football team rights, while the Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster has also acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2020 tournament alongside state broadcaster NRK.
Uefa to stream package of unsold Spanish Euro 2016 rights
Uefa will stream exclusive live coverage in Spain of 28 matches from the Euro 2016 national team football tournament after CAA Eleven, the agency acting on behalf of football’s European governing body, failed to reach a rights deal for the package.
M6 battles TF1 for Uefa rights in France
TF1 is facing competition from fellow French commercial broadcaster M6 to retain its rights to a host of national team properties of Uefa, European football’s governing body, according to L’Équipe.
Discovery premium content drive shows no sign of abating with string of latest deals
An increasing desire to acquire premium sports rights for its Eurosport channels was the main driver behind a host of Discovery Communications deals late last week, TV Sports Markets understands.
BT pays more for larger package of WTA rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport last month agreed to pay an increase of about 25 per cent to renew Women’s Tennis Association rights.
MTG renews EPL in Baltics
Modern Times Group has renewed its English Premier League rights in the Baltics, paying a decent increase compared with its current deal.
Lega benefits from better product
Italy’s top basketball league, Lega Basket Serie A, has more than doubled the value of its international rights in a renewal with the MP & Silva agency.
RTL aggression provides Uefa with German windfall
German commercial broadcaster RTL significantly increased the value of national team football rights in the country in a deal with Uefa last month.
Watching Brief (Vol.125) Special Focus: Football – Uefa Europa League
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence examines television audiences in selected European markets for the 2015-16 Uefa Europa League.
DFL scores huge rise in Bundesliga rights revenue
The German Football League (DFL) has secured an 85-per-cent rise in the value of its domestic media rights after international sports broadcaster Eurosport and pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland were unveiled today (Thursday) as the big winners in the tender process for its domestic club competitions.
Regulator blocks Canal Plus-beIN Sports carriage deal
France’s competition authority, l'Autorité de la Concurrence, has blocked an exclusive carriage deal between Canal Plus and pay-television rival beIN Sports.
BHRT to broadcast Euro 2016 after EBU agreement
Crisis-hit Bosnia and Herzegovinian Radio and Television has reached a last-minute agreement with the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters that will allow it to show the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.
At The Races remains in the saddle with Breeders’ Cup
UK pay-television channel At The Races has extended and expanded its rights deal for US horseracing event the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
Sky makes complaint against cartel office ahead of Bundesliga rights announcement
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has lodged a complaint against federal cartel office the Bundeskartellamt over the implementation of a ‘no single buyer rule’ for the domestic rights process to the Bundesliga, as the German Football League (DFL) prepares to unveil partners for its next set of rights.