Russia

Russian free-to-air broadcasters Channel One and Russia-1 will share rights to the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament with new sports television platform Match TV, according to Sovsport.ru.

Pan-European basketball competition the United League has reached an agreement in principle on a broadcast rights deal with Russian sports media platform Match TV, according to the tournament’s deputy chief executive Ilona Korstin.

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights for football’s Russian Premier League.

Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus has completed the acquisition of assets held by state-owned broadcaster VGTRK for sports media platform Match TV.

Uefa is the latest rights-holder to feel the pinch from the new-look Russian sports rights market, as the income from its club competitions in the territory has plummeted well below previous cycles.

New Russian sports television platform Match TV has acquired rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of club football in Germany.

Russia’s new sports television channel Match TV will launch on Sunday, with officials outlining that it will seek to provide a new perspective on sport.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has sold its Russian and international pay-television channel businesses as it seeks to comply with new media regulations being introduced in the country.

Increasing the value of its media rights is an essential bargaining chip for the Euroleague as it faces a threat to its long-term survival from Fiba, the sport’s global governing body.

Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus has extended a rights deal for the Euroleague Basketball European club tournament.

Russian Football Union president Vitaly Mutko has said a deal has been agreed for broadcast rights in the country to the Uefa Euro 2016 national team tournament.

The Russian government’s move to create a sports broadcast monopoly, as well as the depreciation of the rouble, hit the income of the Russian Premier League in last month’s deal with Gazprom Media.

The Russian Premier League has formally unveiled its new three-season deal with pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus, which has also acquired international rights to the top division of domestic football.

Gazprom Media chief executive Dmitry Chernyshenko has said talks are being held to acquire rights to North American ice hockey league the NHL for Russia’s new sports television channel Match TV.

German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus have acquired rights for the 2015 EuroBasket national team tournament.

The Russian Premier League has formally approved a new three-season deal with pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus, which will be worth R1.98bn (€27.4m/$30.3m) for the ongoing 2015-16 season.