Latvia

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has launched its Viaplay video-streaming service in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Latvian telecommunications company Lattelecom has acquired rights for the World Rallycross Championship.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has secured new broadcast rights deals for the Champions Hockey League in Latin America, Israel, Latvia and France ahead of the finale of the second season of the pan-European club ice hockey competition.

Latvian pay-television broadcaster Best4Sport has acquired rights for the German Ice Hockey League (DEL).

Latvian Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey club Dinamo Riga has claimed a first with the launch of a new television channel.

Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has renewed media rights deals in Cyprus, Latvia and Lithuania for the 2015-16 season.

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.

Latvian cable television operator Baltcom has agreed a carriage deal with international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports.

Best4Sport.TV, a new sports channel, has launched in Latvia.

Invitations to tender have been launched in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for rights to European football qualifiers ahead of the Uefa Euro 2016 and Fifa 2018 World Cup national team tournaments.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has extended its exclusive rights to English Premier League football in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on all platforms for three seasons, from the 2013-14 season to 2015-16.

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