Discovery

Discovery Communications last week acquired Setanta Sports Asia in an attempt to grow its sport business in the region.

The Discovery Italia division of media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has agreed a four-year deal with the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) for the rights to the national team’s autumn Test matches.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, a division of media and entertainment company Discovery Communications, has struck a deal to acquire pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports Asia.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has announced plans to launch a new regional version of its Eurosport pan-European channel in Norway.

Italian state broadcaster Rai is the strong favourite to land the rights for Euro 2016, which were put out to tender this week, and is expected to do so at a substantial discount.

Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has increased its stake in the French division of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport to the 51-per-cent mark.

Rupert Murdoch’s US media company, 21st Century Fox, has denied reports that it has held talks over a takeover of global media and entertainment company Discovery Communications.

Discovery Communications is ready to invest in sports-rights for pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport, according to the global media and entertainment company’s chief financial officer, Andy Warren.

Telecommunications company Discovery Communications, the parent company of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport, will submit a bid for the next cycle of domestic rights to football’s English Premier League, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

The TNA (Total Nonstop Action) Impact Wrestling series will be broadcast by German free-to-air television channel DMAX, according to the DWDL.de website.

Australian commercial broadcaster Ten has said it has received non-binding, conditional investment proposals from a “number of parties”.

Susanne Aigner-Drews has been appointed as the new managing director of the German division of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport.

Foxtel chief executive Richard Freudenstein has denied that Australia’s anti-siphoning regulations would become redundant if the pay-television operator acquires commercial broadcaster Ten in a joint deal with pay-television broadcaster Discovery Communications.

BeIN Media Group and the Pitch International agency have agreed a host of deals for the International Handball World Championships over the past few weeks, TV Sports Markets understands.

Pay-television broadcaster Setanta Asia doubled the value of European club rugby in Asia this month, adding the new Champions Cup competition to a strong rugby portfolio.

The Danish Superliga has increased its domestic rights fee despite limited competition by offering its rights for six years – an option opened up by a change in policy by the country’s competition authority.