Europe
Deltenre seals new term at helm of EBU
Ingrid Deltenre has secured another term as the director general of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of free-to-air broadcasters.
Euroleague Basketball opens up new revenue stream with IMG partnership
Euroleague Basketball has signed a four-year partnership with IMG under which the agency will represent its live streaming, fastpath data and sponsorship rights in the betting, casino and gaming category for global and aggregated commercialisation of the Euroleague and Eurocup club competitions.
Vivendi becomes main shareholder in Telecom Italia
French media group Vivendi has raised its stake in telecommunications company Telecom Italia to 14.9 per cent under a deal in which it replaces Spanish telco Telefonica as its largest shareholder.
Sunset+Vine lands host broadcaster contract for World T20 Qualifier
UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has secured the host broadcaster contract for the International Cricket Council’s 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier.
EBU scores Euro 2016 rights deal
The European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters has confirmed an agreement with European football’s governing body Uefa for exclusive media rights on all platforms in 26 countries to the Euro 2016 national team tournament.
Four clubs out of LaLiga international rights package, as Microsoft denies Real reports
The collective international rights deal for LaLiga, the new brand name of the Spanish Football League, will not include champion Barcelona, Espanyol, Celta Vigo or Real Sociedad, while US technology company Microsoft has denied reports that it has struck a deal with Real Madrid for its international rights.
BeIN Media Group closing in on Digiturk deal – report
The beIN Media Group could finalise a deal to take over Turkish pay-television broadcaster Digiturk “within weeks,” sources have told the Bloomberg news agency.
Belgian FA seals rights deals for new-look cup competition
The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA/KBVB) has agreed three-season rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Telenet, commercial broadcaster RTL and public-service broadcaster VRT for the Belgian Cup club knockout competition.
Welsh Minister wants free-to-air protection for Six Nations
Welsh Culture and Sports Minister Ken Stakes has called upon the UK government to press for the Six Nations rugby union championship to remain protected as a free-to-air television event.
ZDF to show Audi Cup coverage
German public-service broadcaster ZDF has acquired rights for the 2015 Audi Cup pre-season football club competition in Germany.
Infront revamps Nordic business operations
The Infront Sports & Media agency has said it will reorganise its Nordic business operations by the end of this year, with a new company being formed.
BT Sport enlists Ericsson to support expansion plans
Swedish communications company Ericsson has signed a multi-year broadcast and media services deal with BT Sport to help the UK pay-television broadcaster launch three new channels and an interactive red button service.
LaLiga outlines plans for new rights process
LaLiga, the new brand name of the Spanish Football League (LFP), has said that international deals for the Spanish top tier will be struck regardless of whether it has complete control of clubs’ media rights for the 2015-16 season.
B4 Capital retains international Coppa Italia rights
The B4 Capital agency has retained international rights for the Coppa Italia club football knockout tournament in Italy.
Questions raised over Eleven Sports launch in Poland
The Polish launch of Eleven Sports Network, the new media platform backed by co-founder of the MP & Silva agency Andrea Radrizzani, has come under question amid confusion over the sports rights it claims to hold.
Huck defence added to Sky Deutschland’s boxing line-up
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired exclusive rights for Marco Huck’s World Boxing Organisation cruiserweight title defence against Krzysztof GÅ‚owacki on August 14.
Saran Media expands Wimbledon partnership
The Saran Media agency has expanded its multi-year partnership with the All England Lawn Tennis Club to take in rights to the Wimbledon Championships in a further nine markets.
Mediapro agrees LFP deal to bring forward collective selling
The Mediapro agency has agreed a deal with the LFP, the body that operates the Spanish football league, to allow a centralised rights-sales process to be introduced from the start of the 2015-16 season.