Europe
Gazprom Media targeting NHL rights for Match TV
Gazprom Media chief executive Dmitry Chernyshenko has said talks are being held to acquire rights to North American ice hockey league the NHL for Russia’s new sports television channel Match TV.
Thuillier replaced by Cheleman as Canal Plus sports director
Thierry Thuillier has been replaced by Thierry Cheleman as the new sports director at French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus after less than three months in the role.
Sky lands UK rights to Klitschko-Fury
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight boxing title clash with Wladimir Klitschko on October 24.
Barcelona links up with Twitter for Amplify exposure
Barcelona has sealed a partnership with Twitter that will allow the Spanish LaLiga football club to expand its presence on the social media website.
TF1 set to increase coverage of Euro 2016 in France
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is poised to strike a deal to increase its coverage of the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament, which is taking place in France.
EuroBasket rights deals secured in Germany, Russia
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus have acquired rights for the 2015 EuroBasket national team tournament.
Discovery seals Norwegian handball rights agreement
Media and entertainment company Discovery Networks has acquired rights for Norway's top handball league and the national handball team in the country.
Eleven Sports Network bolsters EuroBasket 2015 coverage in Poland
International pay-television operator Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Poland for the EuroBasket 2015 men’s national team basketball competition.
Vivendi increases stake in Dailymotion
French media group Vivendi has acquired an additional 10-per-cent shareholding in video-sharing website Dailymotion to increase its stake to 90 per cent.
Russian Premier League approves new domestic rights contract
The Russian Premier League has formally approved a new three-season deal with pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus, which will be worth R1.98bn (€27.4m/$30.3m) for the ongoing 2015-16 season.
Bayern Munich targets China and US through Goal.com partnership
German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has signed a global media partnership with specialist digital football platform Goal.com.
Mediaset complains after ZDF’s Champions League coverage is shown in Italy
Mediaset has complained to football’s European governing body Uefa after coverage of a Champions League match was made available in Italy, apparently diluting the Italian media group’s exclusive coverage of the tournament.
Eurosport Norge seals RiksTV carriage deal
Norwegian pay-television operator RiksTV has struck a carriage deal for a portfolio of channels operated by media and entertainment company Discovery Communications, including Eurosport Norge.
BBC secures extended rights deal with RFL
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has signed an extension to its rights deal with the Rugby Football League, the governing body of rugby league in England, to continue broadcasting the Challenge Cup club knockout competition.
Eurosport extends DFB rights deal as new tender launched
The German Football Association (DFB) has agreed a four-year extension to its rights contract with pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport and has launched a tender process for domestic rights to its DFB-Pokal club competitions.
MP & Silva nets new rights partners for Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga, the sport’s top division in Germany, has said its global broadcast reach will extend to beyond 40 countries in 2015-16 through new rights deals agreed by the MP & Silva agency.
Saran snaps up Rio Games rights in Turkey
The Saran Media agency has acquired rights in Turkey for the 2016 summer Olympic Games.
Sky secures rights for England’s tour of Pakistan
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights for the England national cricket team’s tour against Pakistan later this year.