Slovakia

Slovakian public-service broadcaster Slovak Television has been granted a licence to operate a second sports channel by the country’s Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission.

Slovakian broadcaster Slovak Sport

The English Premier League has confirmed it has awarded rights to the Multi Media Sports agency in Spain and Romania, and the Advisers Media International agency in Czech Republic and Slovakia

First European deals point to increase despite some drops

Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights

The Sportfive agency has struck rights deals on behalf of the International Olympic Committee in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Olympics

Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the Champions League and Europa League competitions for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.

Liberty Global-owned broadcaster Chello Central Europe has renewed its rights deal for Spanish football’s top-tier domestic league, the Spanish Liga, for the next three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.

Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a deal in Slovakia with public-service broadcaster RTVS for exclusive rights to the Euro 2012 football tournament.

EBU members wary as ORF lowballing nearly backfires

EBU’s Euro 2012 subsidiary in talks ... IAAF still needs to close big deals ... More increases for Uefa

Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa

NHL exploring several innovations to increase rights fees in Europe, Africa and the Middle East

Mediapro looking to reap rewards for its Liga rights across Asia

Football: Pan-regional broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights for Fifa competitions between 2015 and 2022, including the 2018 and 2022 World Cup The deal covers cable, satellite, terrestrial,…

Eurosport extends Bundesliga deal until end of 2014-15 season