Poland

NC Plus has renewed its rights to the three most important speedway properties in Poland – the Speedway World Cup, Speedway Grand Prix and the Polish Ekstraliga – but will share the Ekstraliga with Eleven Sports Network from 2019.

Eleven Sports will continue to show live and exclusive F1 coverage in Poland for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after signing a new two-year deal.

Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has acquired rights to motorsport series the World Rally Championship.

Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has acquired rights for the Volleyball Champions League European club competition.

Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has confirmed the acquisition of exclusive rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions.

Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has extended its rights deal for the International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Speedway World Championships.

The FIH, the global governing body of hockey, has agreed rights deals with a number of broadcasters in various regions around the world.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has agreed a sublicensing deal for rights in Poland to domestic speedway competition the Ekstraliga.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured rights in Poland for the 2017 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship.

Polsat has shocked the Polish sports-rights market by acquiring Uefa Champions League rights, paying a huge premium to wrest them from long-term incumbent NC Plus.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights in the United States to 14 darts competitions taking place between May and November.

The International World Games Association has become the latest global sporting body to partner with the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Channel.

Golf Channel has launched in Poland through a carriage deal with pay-television service Cyfrowy Polsat.

Strong competition and Robert Lewandowski’s decision to remain with Bayern Munich drove a big increase in the value of Bundesliga pay-television rights in Poland last month.

Esports company ESL and virtual reality entertainment platform Sliver.tv have unveiled their latest joint initiative by stating they will launch the first virtual esports stadium experience.

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has paid an increase of over 40 per cent to acquire rights to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games from media group Discovery Communications.