Europe

Football
Media

An administrative regional court has confirmed the fines issued to DAZN and Telecom Italia (TIM) regarding antitrust complaints related to their distribution agreement put in place prior to the 2021-22…
Football
Media

The Uefa Europa League final will be shown by Italian public broadcaster Rai, after Atalanta’s semi-final win against Olympique Marseille triggered a ruling that provides free-to-air exposure for the match should an Italian team be involved.
Multiple Sports
Events

Matchroom Sport, the UK-based event promotions company and agency, has ended its search for investment by striking an equity agreement with Pitch International which includes "collaboration" with the agency on international media rights and sponsorship sales.
Equestrian
Media

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has won back crucial broadcast exposure in a 75-territory deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) spanning Europe and parts of Asia
Football
Media

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has announced its first international rights deal since launching a tender over six months ago, an 18-territory pact with Saran Media covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has secured first-pick rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Europa League and Conference League over the next three seasons, 2024-25 to 2026-27, completing the…
Football
Media

Northern Ireland's Women's Premiership has been added to the growing free football coverage on DAZN in an historic partnership unveiled today (Wednesday)
Motorsport

After beIN walked away from its F1 rights in 2019, Qatar has since re-embraced F1, with the most recent investment being beIN's 10-year deal for F1 media rights in Mena and Turkey.
Motorsport
Media

Viaplay Group has cemented its future in the Netherlands until at least 2029, after today (Tuesday) signing off a multi-year Formula 1 rights renewal that also covers its home Nordic markets
Football
Media

Fifa has turned to the Balkans in its media rights sales process for the next two men's World Cups, launching invitations to tender (ITTs) in eight countries.
Football
Finance & Law

The row between the DFL and its incumbent broadcaster DAZN has escalated after the latter vowed to take legal action over the Bundesliga domestic tender, prompting a fiery response from the league.
Motorsport
Media

Mediaset España has again secured free-to-air rights to Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix in a deal negotiated with media group and subscription broadcaster DAZN.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Sports media rights executive Stew Walker has been recruited by Commercial Sports Media (CSM) as a consultant to work in the UK market
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Pascal Fratellia, the European Broadcasting Union’s director of Olympics and head of football rights for close to 15 years, is leaving the free-to-air broadcasting consortium.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Viaplay’s sublicensing of sports rights and non-sports content helped to generate close to six-per-cent organic growth in its core markets during the first quarter as the broadcaster recognises that i…
Basketball

Ongoing payment delays at Skweek threaten to erode rights-holders’ confidence despite its insistence that it merely requires more time, yet there are signs of it working through its issues with Euroleague Basketball, certainly until the end of the season at least.
Motorsport
Media

Viaplay is closing in on the renewal of its key Formula 1 rights in the Netherlands in a deal that would help to alleviate doubts over its future in the Dutch market following a wider international retreat.
Football

England’s Football Association is understood to have secured an important uplift for domestic FA Cup rights in its new deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, but has sacrificed exposure for income at a time when finances are more important than ever to the governing body.