Hungary
Infront brokers series of rights deals for CHL
More federations join Fiba’s multi-cast initiative
The national federations of 10 countries have signed up to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) new multi-cast initiative, with the sport’s global governing body keen on securing further partners before the end of the year.
TV2 hungry for content as it adds MotoGP to sports portfolio
Hungarian broadcaster TV2 has made aggressive moves into the sports-rights market in recent weeks, acquiring English Premier League, National Hockey League and MotoGP rights.
MotoGP lands on new pay-television platform in Hungary
Hungarian commercial broadcast group TV2 has acquired rights in the country to the MotoGP motorcycling championship.
Hungarian deal marks Discovery’s latest Olympic rights agreement
US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has sealed its eighth sublicensing deal for Olympic Games rights in Europe through an agreement with Hungarian public-service broadcaster MTVA.
WTCC secures rights deals for race markets, launches second screen service
Eurosport Events, promoter of the World Touring Car Championship, has agreed broadcast rights deals in host markets for its forthcoming races in Hungary and Morocco, along with launching a new second screen service to enhance coverage of the motor racing series.
MP & Silva nets new rights partners for Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga, the sport’s top division in Germany, has said its global broadcast reach will extend to beyond 40 countries in 2015-16 through new rights deals agreed by the MP & Silva agency.
NBA extends Hungarian rights deal with AMC
AMC Networks International – Central Europe, the central European division of US entertainment company AMC Networks, has agreed a multi-year extension to its deal with the NBA for the rights in Hungary to the North American basketball league.
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.
Hungary’s MTVA launches sports channel
Hungarian public-service broadcaster MTVA has launched a new free-to-air television channel entitled M4 Sport.
Glory strikes new rights deals
Rights for the Glory Sports International kickboxing league have been awarded to pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport, South Korean commercial broadcaster KBS, pan-African pay-television operator StarTimes and pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport in Hungary and Romania.
AMC scores Champions League extension in Hungary
AMC Networks International - Central Europe, the central European division of US entertainment company AMC Networks, has agreed a three-year extension to its rights to European club football competition the Uefa Champions League in Hungary.
Hungary’s MTV unveils plan for new sports channel
Hungarian public-service broadcaster MTV has said it will launch a new sports channel next year.
Uefa seals European qualifiers deals in five markets
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has signed media rights agreements for the European qualifying matches for the Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team competitions in the territories of Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
CAA Eleven launches rights tenders in Eastern Europe
The CAA Eleven agency has launched invitations to tender for the media rights to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments in four eastern European territories.
Chello Central Europe in new KHL ice hockey deal
Liberty Global-owned broadcaster Chello Central Europe has renewed rights for Russian ice hockey league the Kontinental Hockey League in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the next three years, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
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