Europe

Dutch Eredivisie football club Ajax has agreed a partnership with Chinese online television service provider PPTV Sports.

Online sports broadcaster Laola1.tv, a subsidiary of the Sportsman Media Group, has acquired rights in Germany to the 2015-16 season of European club ice hockey competition the Champions Hockey League.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights for the Snooker Shoot-Out event.

The Cricket Australia governing body has launched a tender process for its UK rights, according to the Financial Times.

The Pitch International agency has agreed a deal with UK pay-television broadcaster Sky under which the two companies will market the English national rugby union team’s international rights.

International pay-television operator Eleven Sports Network has agreed a four-year deal for exclusive live broadcasting rights to the European Handball Federation’s Champions League club competition in Belgium, Poland, Malaysia and Singapore.

The DFL, the German Football League, has agreed a deal for Polish internet company Onet to become an official partner of its Bundesliga top-tier club competition.

The Norwegian Handball Federation is planning to launch its own online channel after an agreement with Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 for internet coverage was curtailed.

Online sports broadcaster Laola1.tv, a subsidiary of the Sportsman Media Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Handball Liga Austria, the top division of the sport in the country.

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired a minority stake in sports production company Whisper Films.

BeIN Media Group has acquired exclusive rights in Spain for the 2015-16 season of the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in Portugal.

The DFL, the German Football League, has launched a new application for the coming season that will offer clips of goals from every game.

The beIN Media Group has confirmed a wide-ranging rights deal with the German Football League (DFL) taking in the Middle East and North Africa region, along with France and Australia.

Chinese internet company Tencent has acquired rights to the German Bundesliga top-tier club football competition, according to the Yutang Sports news service.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky is set to secure broadcasting rights to the world heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Briton Tyson Fury, according to the Daily Mail.

Italian commercial broadcaster La7 has acquired rights for the 2015 Spanish Supercopa season-opening football contest.