Europe

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.

French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 has renewed its rights deal with the Motocross World Championship (MXGP) motorcycling series.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has struck a rights deal in Spain to show coverage of the Primera División Femenina, the top women’s football division in the country.

The Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina has acquired rights to broadcast MUTV, the in-house television channel of English Premier League football club Manchester United.

Sportdeutschland.tv, the online sports channel of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), has acquired rights to the forthcoming 2016 European Men’s Handball Championship.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has switched coverage of the 2016 European Handball Championship to TV3, its main commercial channel in Norway.

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has agreed a rights deal for coverage of this summer’s Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

UK free-to-air entertainment channel Dave has made its first major move into the sports market by landing rights to British heavyweight boxer David Haye’s comeback fight later this month.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in France to the Coppa Italia club football knockout tournament.

Portuguese telco Nos has sealed long-term rights deals with eight additional clubs in the country’s top-tier football Primeira Liga.

French horse racing rights-holders France Galop and LeTrot have opted against renewing rights deals with public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and digital-terrestrial-television channel L’Équipe 21.

The 2016 edition of the NBA Global Games in London will be screened live in 31 cinemas across the UK after the Odeon group agreed a deal with the National Basketball Association.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s exclusive rights deal for British horse racing will provide the sport with an even greater audience reach according to Simon Bazalgette, chief executive of the Jockey Club.