Russia

Russian free-to-air broadcaster RTR has agreed a sub-licensing deal with pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus for the rights to the 2013-14 Tour de Ski cross-country skiing event.

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a multi-year partnership with Russian IPTV operator Beeline TV.

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The World Archery governing body has extended its deal with the Broadreach Media agency to distribute media rights in India, subcontinental Asia and Russia.

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has invited bids for the media rights in Poland and Russia to the Euro 2016 national team competition.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has acquired media rights for the WTA Championships, the season-ending tournament of the Women’s Tennis Association, and has not discounted agreeing a broader deal for the WTA Tour.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has announced that its free-to-air channel Russia 2 will be dedicated solely to the 2014 winter Olympic Games during the duration of next year’s event in Sochi.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has abandoned plans to make its pay-television channel Sport available on a free-to-air basis.

Russian free-to-air broadcaster RTR has said that it is in talks with the NHL to acquire rights for the North American ice hockey league, according to the Sports.ru website.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has acquired domestic rights for the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games under a deal between the local organising committee for the event and Panorama, a production and rights company set up by Russia’s leading broadcasters.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing has agreed a four-year deal with the Broadreach Media agency for the distribution of its television and new media rights in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania and Russia.

Global media company Red Bull Media House has agreed content deals in Russia with the IVI.ru website and pay-television channel Russian Extreme TV.

Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus is to slash the price of its Supersport package of sports channels.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has acquired the rights to the EuroBasket 2013 basketball competition, according to the Sports.ru website.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has agreed a two-year deal to broadcast games from French football’s Ligue 1, according to the Football.fr website.

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