Arena Sport
Infront secures huge Serie A increase with Telekom Srbija
Infront has secured a monstrous increase for Italian Serie A rights in the Balkans, leveraging fierce competition and its European Handball Federation joint-venture deal with DAZN.
Infront seals first Serie A deal as Arena retains rights in Balkans
The Infront agency has finalised its first Serie A media-rights deal since taking over from rival IMG as the league’s international rights-holder, sealing a deal in the Balkans with pay-television broadcaster A…
Uefa and domestic league benefit as Telekom Srbija, United Media rivalry moves into Slovenia
The rivalry between United Media and Telekom Srbija is having dramatic effects on the sports broadcasting landscape in the Balkans and beyond.
Arena Sport picks up Ekstraklasa in Balkans as Planet Sport retains Croatia rights
The Ekstraklasa, the top tier of club football in Poland, has signed a new rights deal in the Balkan region with pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport
Arena Sport channels remain on Bosnian telco HT Eronet
Bosnian telecoms operator HT Eronet has extended its carriage agreement with Arena Sport, the pay-television broadcaster in the Balkan region
Arena Sport is latest broadcaster to pick up Extreme E rights
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has agreed a rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport covering Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia
Croatia’s Iskon.tv strikes Arena Sport deal, drops Sportklub
Croatian IPTV platform Iskon.tv has struck a new carriage deal with Arena Sport after electing to drop fellow pay-television broadcaster Sportklub.
Arena Sport’s channels are now available to Iskon.t
EHF boosts Balkan value by unifying club, national team rights
The European Handball Federation unified both its club and national team competitions in the Balkans into one new deal with Arena Sports, leading to a sharp rise in the value of its rights in the region.
Lagardère holds off local agencies to renew VTB United League international rights
The VTB United League, a pan-European club basketball competition, has significantly increased the value of its international rights in a new deal with the Lagardère Sports agency amid interest from local Russian agencies.
Player popularity boosts NBA rights in the Balkans
Pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport will pay more than triple the current per-season deal value to take National Basketball Association rights in the Balkans from rival Sportklub, driven by the sport’s growing popularity in the region.
Liga ACB highlights success of in-house sales
Coverage of the 2018-19 season of the Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, will be available in 140 countries after the league distributed its rights in-house.