Europe
Warner Bros. Discovery has JV purchase option as BT Sport deal finalised
Telecoms company BT has agreed terms with media group Warner Bros
Sportway and MyGame to merge in bid to dominate Europe’s AI production market
Sportway, the Sweden-based automated production and live streaming firm, is to merge with Norwegian streaming platform and production company MyGame Group in a bid to establish a “dominant role” in Eur…
Poland’s TVP secures free-to-air Serie B rights
Poland’s TVP has secured rights to the playoffs of Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football, starting next week, in a deal also covering matches next season.
Sport Live seals landmark Danish boxing deal with TK Promotion
The Denmark-based Sport Live channel has sealed a two-year deal with boxing promotion TK Promotion, covering four to six annual boxing events until 2024
Ringier Sports taps Sportradar for new streaming service
Ringier Sports, the marketing agency owned by Swiss media group Ringier, has selected sports data and technology company Sportradar to provide services for its new streaming platform, RED
Servus deal keeps French Open free-to-air value flat in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has paid a flat fee to secure rights to the French Open tennis Grand Slam this year, replacing Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF.
Nent names Patrickson as CFO to succeed late Catrina
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has appointed Enrique Patrickson as its new executive vice-president and chief financial officer
Davis Cup rights among slew of Sky Italia rights acquisitions
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights to a string of sports properties, headed by tennis’ Davis Cup in a deal running from 2022 to 2024.
Greek powerhouse Olympiacos close to Cosmote rights deal
Greece’s Cosmote TV is nearing a deal for Olympiacos’ rights in the Greek Super League, making another landmark addition to its portfolio of Greek teams.
NHL almost doubles value in Germany and Austria with Sky
The National Hockey League doubled the value of its rights across Germany and Austria this season on the back of strong competition, with Sky Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 sharing the property during 2021-22.
IMG finalises 12-year accord with RFL and Super League
The Rugby Football League and Super League Europe have finalised a deal that will see the IMG agency working as a strategic partner to their new joint venture over a 12-year period
France Télévisions strikes deal to retain Six Nations
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has reached an agreement in principle to retain rights to rugby union’s Six Nations Championship.
Mkarem returns to Spring Media in Mena commercial role
Nabil Mkarem has returned to the Spring Media agency as senior commercial manager with specific focus on the Mena region
Fanseat adds World Championship to ice hockey coverage in France
Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has further bolstered its ice hockey coverage in France by acquiring rights to the forthcoming 2022 World Championship
BBC and TalkSport extend domestic radio rights to Premier League
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster TalkSport have agreed three-season extensions to their domestic radio rights deals for the Premier League, the top division of English club…
Serie A agrees AI highlights deal with WSC Sports
Italy’s Lega Serie A has agreed a three-year deal with WSC Sports to create automated video highlights for all Serie A, Supercoppa Italiana and Coppa Italia fixtures.
LaLiga preparing UK D2C solution as talks with Fite stall
A direct-to-consumer offering such as LaLiga Pass – which has already been rolled out in Indonesia and Thailand – is thought to be LaLiga’s current preferred fallback option should its deal with Fite collapse.
IMG to produce and distribute Manchester United-Liverpool friendly
Bangkok-based events organiser Fresh Air Festival has appointed IMG to produce and distribute broadcast coverage of the forthcoming pre-season friendly match between Manchester United and Liverpool