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Europe Multi-Sport

Eurovision Sport has kicked off a recruitment process for a director of acquisitions in a newly-created position at the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union
Global Sailing

Organisers of the America’s Cup have signed a number of new rights contracts for the 36th edition of the sailing event, with the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of free-to-air broadcasters, a…
Europe Rowing

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has retained broadcast rights in Europe to the major events organised by World Rowing in a four-year agreement with the Lausanne-based…
Global Skiing

Swiss-Ski, the sport’s national governing body in Switzerland, has entered into exclusive negotiations for its domestic and international rights, from 2022-23, with public-service broadcaster SRG SSR a…
Europe Cycling

The European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of mainly public-service broadcasters, has announced that total viewing hours for this year’s Tour de France have risen by 10.5
Slovenia Multi-Sport

The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of public-service broadcasters in Europe, has expressed its concern over proposed changes to the funding of Slovenia’s public-service broadcaster.
Europe Multi-Sport

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Alexis Vapaille, broadcasting rights manager at the International Paralympic Committee, as sports project manager, summer…
United Kingdom Football

The host broadcast of matches from the Nemzeti Bajnokság, the top-tier football championship in Hungary, is being undertaken with a reduced production set-up with no cameras allowed alongside the field …
North Africa Gymnastics

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has agreed a four-year deal with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for rights across…

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Gymnastics
Europe

The International Gymnastic Federation’s (FIG) rekindling of its relationship with the European Broadcasting Union after a 20-year break was given impetus by the federation’s recent difficulties with exposure.
Gymnastics
Europe

The European Broadcasting Union paid a slight fee increase to renew its global rights to European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) events for the 2021-24 cycle.
Athletics
Greece

Greek public broadcaster ERT’s determination to make athletics central to its sporting output drove the broadcaster to join the European Broadcasting Union’s pool for a host of European and World Championship events.
Cycling
Europe

The latest rights deals for cycling’s Tour de France and La Vuelta a España represent good business for the buyers, the European Broadcasting Union and Discovery Communications, industry insiders familiar with the deals told SportBusiness Media.
Europe Multi-Sport

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has launched its new ‘Sharing Channel’ for EBU member broadcasters devoid of live sports to …
Global Multi-Sport

Eurovision Services, the media services arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has launched a new offering designed to help broadcasters easily gain access to a…
Global Equestrian

The FEI, the international federation for equestrian sport, has removed the paywall from its FEI.tv streaming platform and is also providing free archive footage to broadcasters
Europe Multi-Sport

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has negotiated agreements with rights-holders to allow its member broadcasters to air archive…
Ukraine Multi-Sport

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.
Greece Multi-Sport

Greek public broadcaster ERT has signed up to support a wide range of sports properties acquired by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of public broadcasters in Europe
Global Biathlon

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has renewed its long-running global media-rights deal with the International Biathlon Union for…
Europe Cycling

The European Broadcasting Union has retained its rights to the Tour de France and Vuelta a España ‘Grand Tour’ cycling races out to 2025. T
Europe Biathlon

At least 18 European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members will show coverage of the International Biathlon Union’s (IBU) Biathlon World Championships, which get underway in Antholz Anterselva, Italy today (…
Europe Gymnastics

The European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) has agreed a four-year extension to its global rights deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters
France Swimming

Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports has increased its portfolio of broadcast rights in France to Fina- and LEN-sanctioned events in a new agreement with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European…
Europe Football

The European Broadcasting Union has acquired rights to the Women’s Euro 21 tournament as well as various Youth and futsal competitions until the end of the 2021-22 season, SportBusiness Media understands.
Europe Athletics

European Broadcasting Union member broadcasters in 13 countries are showing the inaugural edition of The Match, a Ryder Cup-style athletics clash between Europe and the USA which begins today (Monday)…
Europe Winter Sports

The Eurovision Sport division of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has appointed Robert Portman as head of winter sport
Europe Football

The European Broadcasting Union has finalised a deal for rights to “other Fifa events” until 2022 in 38 territories.
Austria Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) and its partner, the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters, have hailed record viewing figures for the recently concluded 2018 Road…
Europe Athletics

The consortium of public-service broadcasters, the European Broadcasting Union, has signed a long-term extension to its worldwide media-rights contract with European Athletics.
Europe

The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of European public-service broadcasters, has today (Wednesday) appointed Glen Killane to the new role of deputy director of sport as it continues to revamp…
Europe Cycling

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has extended its long-running rights deal for the Tour de France ‘Grand Tour’ cycling event.

Europe Multi-Sport

The European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters has entered into a digital and television content partnership with sports media and technology company Deltatre.

Canada Skiing

Eurovision, the television producer operated by the European Broadcasting Union, and Alpine Canada, the country's national governing body for alpine skiing, have struck a rights deal with Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet.

Shooting

International Shooting Sport Federation secretary general Franz Schreiber has confirmed that live coverage will be available for all 15 Olympic shooting events during the 2014 ISSF World Championship.