Europe
BT launches search for sports production innovations
UK telecommunications company BT has launched a competition to find entrepreneurs with “innovative digital media and production solutions” which could be potentially trialled by its pay-television broadcaster BT Sport.
Eurosport grants greater exposure for basketball’s Eurocup
Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport has stepped up its commitment to club basketball competition the Eurocup, the second-tier tournament operated by Euroleague Basketball.
InfrontRingier appoints new MD
InfrontRingier Sports & Entertainment Switzerland, the Infront Sports & Media agency’s 50-per-cent joint venture with Swiss media company Ringier, has appointed Gian Gilli as its new managing director.
Canal Plus drives on with Formula One
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has taken up the option of a two-season extension to its rights contract with the Formula One motor racing championship.
NRK secures five more years of skiing coverage
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has extended rights deals with the country’s national ski association and Fis, skiing’s global governing body.
Ziggo unveils plans for new sports channel
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has confirmed it will launch a new sports channel on November 12.
Match TV adds Bundesliga to football portfolio
New Russian sports television platform Match TV has acquired rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of club football in Germany.
Fox Sports launches in Greece
Fox International Channels, the broadcast division of media company 21st Century Fox, has launched its Fox Sports HD channel in Greece through a carriage deal with pay-television operator Nova.
Dinamo Riga claims KHL first with Lattelecom partnership
Latvian Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey club Dinamo Riga has claimed a first with the launch of a new television channel.
New Russian sports channel gears up for launch
Russia’s new sports television channel Match TV will launch on Sunday, with officials outlining that it will seek to provide a new perspective on sport.
Champions League boosts BT TV’s subscriber numbers
The BT TV division of telecommunications company BT attracted more than 100,000 new subscribers in the three months through to the end of September, ahead of the start of pay-television broadcaster BT Sport’s coverage of football’s Uefa Champions League.
Formula E signs Sport1 as latest rights partner
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a rights deal with the Formula E electric car-racing championship.
Discovery snaps up European club football rights in Denmark
Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has acquired rights in Denmark for the top divisions of football in England, Spain and Italy in a sublicensing deal with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group.
Eleven Sports Network launches OTT platform in Belgium
International pay-television sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has launched an over-the-top platform in Belgium.
Perform seals new NBA deal in German, Austrian and Swiss markets
North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a multi-year expansion to its rights partnership with digital sports media company Perform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
MTG scoops up World Series rights
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in the Nordic region for North America’s Major League Baseball World Series.
YouTube to show Copa del Rey action worldwide
Spain's LaLiga has agreed a deal with the Mediapro agency to make coverage of the domestic Copa del Rey club tournament available on video-sharing website YouTube in 17 countries.
Euro 2016 rights tender opened in Turkey
The CAA Eleven agency has launched a tender in Turkey for broadcast rights to the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.