Europe
Match TV picks up Stanley Cup playoff rights in Russia
Russian sports media platform Match TV has acquired rights to the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs, the concluding part of the season for North American ice hockey league the NHL.
Fiba confirms Basketball Champions League distribution plans with Perform, TAF
Fiba, basketball’s global governing body, has confirmed a media rights distribution partnership with digital sports media company Perform and the TAF Sports Marketing agency.
L’Équipe 21 expands motorsport portfolio with World Endurance Championship
French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 has acquired rights for the International Motorsport Federation (FIA) World Endurance Championship.
O2 Sport moves into Czech ice hockey, plans channel launches
O2 Sport, a subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has sealed broadcast rights agreements with two Extraliga clubs and is in talks with further teams from the top division of domestic ice hockey.
FA extends FA Cup rights deal with BBC, BT Sport
The Football Association in England has renewed domestic rights deals for the FA Cup knockout club competition with public-service broadcaster the BBC and pay-television broadcaster BT Sport.
DFL seeks to double its money as Bundesliga tender detailed
The German Football League (DFL) has outlined the terms of the tender for national media rights covering the next four-season cycle of its competitions and is aiming to double proceeds gained from the process.
Telecable becomes latest operator to seal beIN Sports LaLiga deal
Spanish regional pay-television operator Telecable has become the latest company to agree a carriage deal for the beIN Sports LaLiga channel.
WTA serves up new rights partner in Czech Republic
O2 Sport, a subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has acquired rights for the Women’s Tennis Association Tour.
BeIN Sports LaLiga to be available on Vodafone, Orange platforms
Telecommunications companies Vodafone and Orange have agreed carriage deals in Spain for the beIN Sports LaLiga channel.
MCS to offer French platform for Chinese Super League
French basic-tier sports broadcaster Ma Chaîne Sport has acquired rights to the Chinese Super League, the top division of football in China.
German watchdog enforces ‘no single buyer’ rule for Bundesliga
Germany’s federal cartel office, the Bundeskartellamt, has today (Monday) confirmed that it will enforce a ‘no single buyer’ rule in the tender for the next set of domestic broadcast rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of German football.
L’Équipe 21 acquires rights to FIM Endurance World Championship
French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 has reached an agreement with pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport to acquire rights in the country to the International Motorcycling Federation’s Endurance World Championship.
Vivendi seals deal to acquire Mediaset Premium
French media group Vivendi has sealed a deal to acquire the Mediaset Premium pay-television operation of media company Mediaset, one of the leading sports broadcasters in Italy.
BoxNation lands rights to Fury-Klitschko rematch
Specialist boxing pay-television channel BoxNation has secured the exclusive UK live broadcast rights to unified world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s highly-anticipated rematch against Wladimir Klitschko.
Sky returns to Austrian ice hockey league, Servus extends deal
Austria’s Eishockey Liga, the top division of ice hockey in the country, has agreed rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Sky Österreich and Servus TV, the German commercial broadcaster owned by energy drinks brand Red Bull.
Sky provides mammoth UK fee increase as Ecclestone opts for switch to pay-television
Moving coverage exclusively to pay-television in the UK helped Formula One Management increase its media-rights value significantly last month.
France Télévisions keeps hold of Six Nations and FFR
France Télévisions last month retained its hold on Six Nations and national team test rugby in long-term deals, increasing its fees for both by about 25 per cent.
NOS moves quickly to acquire Olympics rights from Discovery
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS moved quickly to sublicense rights to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games from Discovery Communications.