Europe

North American basketball league the NBA has entered into a digital media partnership in the UK market with the GiveMeSport platform.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and commercial broadcaster ITV are set to acquire rights to the latest package of national team football rights offered by European governing body Uefa, according to reports.

North American basketball league the NBA has teamed up with UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and Canadian communications and media company Rogers to deliver an NBA game in 4K ultra-high definition to the public for the first time.

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has awarded pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and commercial broadcaster TF1 rights in France for the 2018 and 2022 editions of the World Cup.

Croatian IPTV platform Iskon has agreed a deal to carry Fight Channel, the European pay-television channel dedicated to martial arts and combat sports.

The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has renewed its exclusive media rights partnership with the European Taekwondo Union ahead of the latter’s Senior European Taekwondo Championship, which will be held later this year.

Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has struck a deal to carry the Mediapro agency’s new beIN Sports LaLiga pay-television channel in Spain.

Meo, the Portuguese pay-television operator owned by telecommunications firm Altice, has acquired rights to the Segunda Liga, the second tier of club football in the country.

The English Football League is to launch a new highlights programme aimed at young children after entering into a partnership with the UK and Ireland division of US cable and satellite broadcaster Nickelodeon.

US pay-television broadcaster Univision Deportes has acquired exclusive Spanish-language rights in the country for all national team competitions operated by Uefa, football’s European governing body.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport will launch a bundle offer featuring digital service Eurosport Player and the NBA League Pass basketball service.

German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has agreed a global media partnership with US internet company Yahoo.

North American sports broadcaster One World Sports has struck a multi-year deal to begin carrying Juventus TV, the in-house television channel operated by Italian Serie A football club Juventus.

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed independent sports production company Whisper Films to aid the delivery of its coverage of the Formula One motor racing championship, which commences from the 2016 season.

Long-time English Premier League broadcast rights-holder the Saran Media agency has extended its contract in the Turkish market for the club football competition.

American football league the NFL is planning to live stream all three International Series games scheduled to be played in London next season, with technology giants Apple and Google in contention for the rights, according to Reuters.