Poland
Worsening Russian rights market slows Euroleague growth
Media rights income for Euroleague basketball is likely to be about the same in the 2014-15 season as it was last season, partly due to difficulties in Russia, one of the sport’s key markets.
TVN makes move into sports market with channel application
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has applied for a licence for a new sports channel.
Video content to the fore on new Ekstraklasa platform
The Ekstraklasa, the top division of football in Poland, has launched a new mobile app offering a wide range of video content from the league.
NC Plus takes Euroleague rights ahead of PGE Turow’s debut
Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has signed a two-year agreement to show the Euroleague club basketball competition.
NC Plus holds the key to Silva deal
In appointing the MP & Silva agency as adviser for its domestic and international media rights, in a deal based on a ‘top-up’ guarantee, the Polish football league has ostensibly rejected two other business models. But the choice was about the money rather than the model.
Orange sells Polish sports broadcaster
The Polish arm of telecommunications group Orange has agreed a deal to sell pay-television broadcaster Orange Sport to RMVC, a company controlled by Roman Młodkowski, the former head of business and financial news channel TVN CNBC.
MP & Silva seals deal to distribute worldwide Ekstraklasa rights
The MP & Silva agency has been signed up to serve as the worldwide rights distribution partner of the Ekstraklasa, Polish football’s top division.
MP & Silva in ‘advanced talks’ over Ekstraklasa rights – report
The Polish football league, the Ekstraklasa, is in advanced talks with the MP & Silva agency over the rights to the top division of Polish football from the 2015-16 season, according to Polsatsport.pl.
Pietrzak moves to Sportfive Poland
Piotr Pietrzak has been appointed as the new co-managing director of the Polish division of the Sportfive agency.
SportKlub scores Polish rights to Handball-Bundesliga
Pay-television broadcaster SportKlub has acquired rights in Poland to the 2014-15 season of the Handball-Bundesliga, the top division of handball in Germany.
Uefa gets small increase in tough Polish market
Uefa was able to secure a modest increase in rights fee for the Champions League from Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus in its renewal last month, despite there being no rival bids.
NC Plus pounces for golf major rights
Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has acquired exclusive rights for the US Open and PGA Championship golf tournaments.
NC Plus scores Polish Champions League rights
Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has agreed a three-year deal for the exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League from the 2015-16 to 2017-18 seasons of the European club football competition.
Polish FA moves to amend Sportfive deal
The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has amended its agency partnership with Sportfive, with the new agreement set to run until 2018.
Polsat continues to follow Janowicz’s rise on ATP World Tour
Polish pay-television operator Polsat has extended its rights deal for the ATP World Tour, the leading global men’s professional tennis circuit, through 2016.
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NC Plus to keep hold of Ekstraklasa rights
Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has ruled out the possibility of sublicensing rights for the 2014-15 season of the Ekstraklasa, the top division of football in Poland, according to the Wirtualnemedia.pl news website.
Polsat picks up F1 rights
Polish pay-television operator Polsat has acquired media rights for the Formula One motor-racing world championship.