Poland

Esports

Esports event operator ESL has extended its rights deal with German media group ProSiebenSat.1 and has agreed a new partnership with Polish public-service broadcaster TVP.

Mixed Martial Arts

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s new deal in Poland is aimed at elevating its brand in the country, which has long been dominated by local promotion KSW.

Martial Arts

Polish MMA promotion KSW is entering the 15th year of its partnership with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat – a key reason for its enduring popularity in the country. Martin Lewandowski speaks to TV Sports Markets about the promotion's past, present and future, and how it can remain number one despite the increasing presence of the UFC in Poland.

Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has renewed its rights agreement with Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat.

Mixed Martial Arts

Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has signed a three-year deal for exclusive rights to mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Football

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will stream live coverage of a German Bundesliga football match on social media platform Facebook this week.

Multi-sport

Polish media group TVN has expanded and revamped its OTT platform with the launch of Player+, its new video-on-demand and live channel offering.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has joined forces with Orange Polska, the Polish arm of telecommunications company Orange, to roll out a 4K service in the country.

Multi-sport

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has expanded its offering in Poland with the launch of a new channel.

Football

Eleven Sports last month acquired the remaining package of German Bundesliga rights in Poland, ensuring its control over the league’s coverage in the country.

Football

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has enhanced its coverage in Poland of football’s German Bundesliga and agreed a sublicensing deal with Polish pay-television operator NC Plus.

Basketball

The NBA’s blockbuster deal with e-commerce firm Rakuten in Japan will soon be followed by new deals in Spain with Telefónica and Poland with NC Plus, TV Sports Markets understands.

Football

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has enhanced its coverage of the Uefa Champions League under a new sublicensing deal for the club football competition struck with domestic rights-holder, pay-television operator NC Plus.

Ice Hockey

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired Champions Hockey League rights in Poland while Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has also become a rights-holder for the European ice hockey competition.

Multi-sport

Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has joined forces with media company Grupa Onet-RAS Polska to launch a new digital sports platform.

Multi-sport

Polish pay-television operator NC Plus is set to launch a new channel designed to afford additional exposure for its sports rights portfolio.

Football

The English Football League, which operates the three club divisions below the top-tier Premier League, has said its competitions will be broadcast into 166 countries for the forthcoming 2017-18 season as new rights partners were unveiled in a host of markets, including the US and Canada.

Motorsport

Eleven Sports Network has paid a marginal increase to renew Formula One rights in Poland in a deal with the MP & Silva agency.