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EXCLUSIVE: FIS to launch World Championships global rights tender
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will on Monday issue an invitation to tender (ITT) for global media rights to the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2027 and 2029, SportBusiness understands.
WBD pays slight increase for Wimbledon in 11 European markets
Sports broadcaster Eurosport will continue to be the home of all four Grand Slams across much of Europe after media group Warner Bros. Discovery renewed its Wimbledon rights across 11 territories at a slight uplift.
WBD ‘strikes 10-year US deal’ for French Open
Warner Bros. Discovery has reportedly agreed terms on a 10-year contract to broadcast the French Open in the US, thus ending a long-standing run on NBC Sports.
FEI secures exposure for sponsors with long-term WBD deal
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has won back crucial broadcast exposure in a 75-territory deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) spanning Europe and parts of Asia
Eurosport signs off on ATP Tour rights renewal in France
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Eurosport has finalised its ATP Tour rights renewal in France across the 2024-26 cycle
Eurosport channels stay part of basic-tier DAZN package in multi-territory renewal
Sports content from Eurosport will continue to be available to all DAZN subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under the terms of a new sublicensing agreement
Golden Trail Series secures Eurosport exposure
Trail running organisation the Golden Trail Series has secured global exposure for its World Series (GTWS) through a rights deal with international sports broadcaster Eurosport
US Open nets steady sales in Europe and Italy after carve-out
The USTA and IMG have struck four deals for the US Open in Europe so far, though the jury will remain out on the decision to carve out the ‘big five’ markets until the sales process is complete.
Eurosport continues to showcase World Rally-Raid Championship
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe has agreed a broadcast rights deal with the fledgling World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC)
Eurosport moves for Ligue 1 rights in Spain
France’s Ligue 1 has a permanent home in the Spanish broadcast market once again after Eurosport acquired exclusive rights to all matches during the remainder of the 2022-23 season and the whole of the 2…
Eurosport acquires media rights for BWF India Open
Pay-television broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive linear broadcast rights in India for this month's India Open badminton tournament
France Télévisions to show remaining rounds of Coupe de France
Public broadcaster France Télévisions will air the remaining rounds of the Coupe de France after the French Football Federation (FFF) failed to agree a deal with Eurosport, according to FFF president N…
Coupe de France still without domestic deal as fixtures loom
Football’s Coupe de France is still without a domestic broadcaster despite the seventh round of the competition taking place next weekend.
Eurosport’s Lega Basket sublicensing deal with Eleven given green light
Lega Basket Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club basketball, has announced that the competition and market authority, and the communications authority, have both approved a sublicensing…
ProSiebenSat.1 acquires Warner Bros. Discovery’s shares in OTT service Joyn
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reached an agreement to acquire the outstanding 50 per cent of the shares in streaming service Joyn from media group Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery registers $3.4bn Q2 loss, predicts ‘experimentation’ in BT joint venture
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a Q2 net loss of $3.4bn (£2.8bn/€3.3b
EBU, Eurosport report Tour de France ratings uplift across key markets
The European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery have reported improved viewing figures for this year’s Tour de France, which concluded at the weekend.
Eurosport, Eleven still in contention for Lega Basket rights
The Italian arm of the Mediapro agency appears to be out of the running for rights to the Lega Basket Serie A after the league announced that sports broadcasters Eurosport and Eleven Sports were the only…