Ukraine
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
Shakhtar Donetsk launches international PPV service
Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk will broadcast its match with Dynamo Kyiv this weekend to an international audience on its own pay-per-view service
Setanta Sports secures four-year NHL rights extension in Ukraine, Eurasia
Setanta Sports has secured a four-year extension of National Hockey League rights in Ukraine and the Eurasia region, from the 2022-23 season through 2025-26
Megogo seals exclusive Uefa club competition rights in Ukraine
International OTT streaming platform Megogo has acquired exclusive rights to all Uefa club competitions in Ukraine, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Euroleague Basketball seals Central Asia coverage in Setanta deal
Euroleague Basketball has agreed a media-rights deal in Ukraine and Central Asia until the 2022-23 season with pan-regional broadcaster Setanta, having previously been without coverage in the region
Setanta renews for five years in Belgian Pro League’s latest international deal
Subscription broadcaster Setanta Sports has secured exclusive rights to Belgium’s Pro League in Ukraine and the Eurasia region in a five-year agreement.
Team and Uefa continue busy month with Ukraine media rights tender
Uefa and its exclusive club competition sales agency Team Marketing have launched an invitation to tender for Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League rights in…
SIA Media Group deal grants AFC competitions Eastern European exposure
The Asian Football Confederation has continued inroads into increasing its exposure in European markets by agreeing a broadcast rights deal with SIA Media Group covering Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Lithuania,…
Sportradar denies it violated Ukrainian FA’s betting and data rights
A war of words has broken out between the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) and betting and data services company Sportradar after the national football federation accused the company of violating…
Megogo lands exclusive NBA rights in Russia, set to show games this season
International OTT streaming platform Megogo has acquired broadcast rights in Russia to the National Basketball Association in a deal running to 2023.
Volia agrees distribution deal for new Shakhtar Donetsk channel
Ukrainian telecoms operator Volia has agreed a distribution agreement with Media Group Ukraine for the new FC Shakhtar Donetsk club channel, Shakhtar TV
EBU intervenes over Ukrainian public broadcaster’s frozen accounts
The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of the continent’s public-service broadcasters, has moved to intervene in the financial struggles encountered by UA:PBC, the national broadcaster in Ukraine.
Setanta to add second channel in Ukraine
Subscription broadcaster Setanta Sports is planning to launch a second channel in Ukraine, having gone live with its service in the country just over six months ago
Media Group Ukraine to launch third football channel
Media Group Ukraine has said it will launch its third channel dedicated to football next year
Premier League the focus of Rambler, Setanta anti-piracy effort
Russian media and entertainment company Rambler Group has agreed a partnership with international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports designed to combat online piracy in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS countries,…
Setanta agrees Ukrainian distribution deal
Multi-territory sports broadcaster Setanta Sports has agreed a distribution deal for its newly launched channel in Ukraine with telco Volia
Setanta Sports to launch in Ukraine
Multi-territory sports broadcaster Setanta Sports will launch in Ukraine on August 1, having picked up a host of sports rights in the country
Ukrainian Premier League issues rights tender
The Ukrainian Premier League has launched a tender process for media rights to the top tier of domestic club football.
The tender covers the three seasons of the UPL spanning 2019-20 to 2021-22