Europe
Serie A and Infront to launch IPTV platform – report
Lega Serie A and the Infront Sports & Media agency will launch a new IPTV platform on August 22 broadcasting games from the top division of Italian football, according to il Fatto Quotidiano.
EHF strikes Hungarian rights deal with AMC Networks
AMC Networks International-Central Europe, the central European division of US entertainment company AMC Networks, has acquired rights in Hungary to broadcast various events operated by the European Handball Federation.
Watching Brief (Vol.106) Special Focus: Football – Fifa Women’s World Cup
Lukas Zajancauskas, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences for this year's Fifa Women's World Cup.
Uefa launches European bidding for new rights package with Russian tender
The CAA Eleven agency has launched a tender in Russia for rights to the European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2020 and 2022 Fifa World Cup national team tournaments, the 2018-19 and 2020-21 Nations League competitions and other international matches.
Fight Sports broadens reach with new carriage deals
Media company CSI Sports, the owner of Fight Sports, has struck carriage deals for the pay-television channel in Finland, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
ProSiebenSat.1 seals DOSB New Media takeover
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the DOSB New Media arm of the German Olympic Committee (DOSB).
Rai strikes deals for Pro12 and domestic rugby competition
Italian state broadcaster Rai has reached an agreement with the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) to show games from the Pro12 European club tournament and the Eccellenza, the top division of Italian club rugby union.
Discovery takes full control of Eurosport
US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has said it will take full ownership of pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport through a €491m ($541m) deal with French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group.
Sky set to bring Sky Deutschland fully under its wing
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky is set to assume full control of Sky Deutschland, which operates in Germany and Austria.
BBC Wales and S4C to show Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
Public-service broadcaster BBC Wales and Welsh-language channel S4C have secured broadcast and online rights to Wales’ warm-up games for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Sky adds clips rights to Premier League portfolio
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has further strengthened its content portfolio for the Premier League by securing a three-season deal for the league's video clips rights.
RTL lands extension to long-running Klitschko partnership
German commercial broadcaster RTL has extended its long-running rights deal for the fights of boxing’s reigning heavyweight world champion, Wladimir Klitschko.
OTE nets La Liga rights extension
Greek pay-television broadcaster OTE has renewed its deal for the Spanish Liga top-tier club football competition.
Premier Sports retains EIHL in ice hockey offering
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has renewed its rights agreement with the British Elite Ice Hockey League.
Portugal’s Sport TV picks up America’s Cup rights
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired rights for the 35th America’s Cup sailing showpiece.
Mediaset adds new leagues to club football offering
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has bolstered its club football content by agreeing three-season deals for France’s Ligue 1 and the Scottish Premiership.
Hungary’s MTVA launches sports channel
Hungarian public-service broadcaster MTVA has launched a new free-to-air television channel entitled M4 Sport.
Setanta Sports Eurasia boosts football portfolio
The Setanta Sports Eurasia pay-television channel has extended deals for the top football divisions in Italy and France and secured a new deal for the sport’s top tiers in Scotland and Belgium.