European Broadcasting Union
EBU members, Eurovision Sport stream ski mountaineering, Nent adds to Ski Classics rights
Public service broadcasters TVP in Poland, YLE in Finland and France Télévisions will live stream ski mountaineering’s Adamello World Cup in Pontedilegno-Tonale, Italy, which starts today (Thursday).
World Athletics moves early to lock in long-term EBU deal
The European Broadcasting Union will pay a slight increase to retain its rights to World Athletics Series events, including the World Athletics Championships, from 2024 to 2029.
Discovery deals with EBU for women’s Tour de France in over 50 markets
Media group Discovery has secured exclusive rights in over 50 markets to show the women's Tour de France until at least 2025
Eurovision Sport: Report underlines value of free-to-air reach for sponsors
A new report has found that only one in three sports fans in Western Europe have access to premium sport channels, with the value of sponsorship exposure on free-to-air channels once again underlined
ÖSV increases global rights value in new domestic, international sales
The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has secured a strong value increase for both domestic and international rights, taking advantage of advantageous conditions in both sales.
EOC, EBU sign MoU for European Games
The European Olympic Committees has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public service broadcasters, to work towards…
IMG and EBU renew ÖSV deals for further three years
The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has extended its international rights agreements with IMG for a further three years, with the agency simultaneously extending its deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports …
EBU appoints Wouter Quartier as digital head
The European Broadcasting Union consortium has appointed Wouter Quartier as its head of digital, transformation and platforms, starting in August
Eurovision Sport chooses ARD’s Fikentscher for director of acquisitions role
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Adrian Fikentscher of German public-service broadcaster ARD to the newly-created position of director of acquisitions
Eurovision Sport and Haivision facilitate remote production from European Aquatics Championships
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Haivision, the video streaming and encoding solutions provider for broadcasters, to provide services at this month’s E…
ISU sees modest global rights gain in Infront renewal
The International Skating Union has secured a modest fee increase for its global media rights from 2023-24, renewing with incumbent Infront in a deal signed this month.
EBU: Strong member buy-in for upcoming European Championships in three sports
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium has announced that this year’s European Rowing Championships will be shown by 19 of its members, while 17 broadcasters have signed up to cover the European C…
Eurovision Sport to recruit director of rights acquisitions
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
EBU among latest set of America’s Cup broadcasters
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…
Eurovision Sport retains World Rowing rights as 20 EBU members sign up
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…
EXCLUSIVE: Infront in exclusive negotiations over Swiss-Ski international rights
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…
EBU: Tour de France viewing hours up 10.5 per cent in 13 markets
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
EBU raises concerns over RTV Slovenija funding
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.