Eurosport

Sports broadcaster Eurosport is thought to have faced no real competition for the rights in the UK and Ireland to the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Will Partington, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences for motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship in selected European markets.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured exclusive rights for the English Football League Cup knockout competition in Brunei and Malaysia.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed an exclusive deal to distribute content from the DR1 Racing drone racing series in 70 countries across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has greatly increased its spend on Wimbledon media rights across Europe following a host of new deals agreed in recent weeks.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport recovered a third of its spend on the 2016 US Open in Asia from a deal with LeSports in Hong Kong.

The French tennis federation last week secured an increase of just over 11 per cent in the value of its domestic French Open rights after agreeing an early renewal with France Télévisions.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has signed a long-term extension to its carriage deal with media firm Liberty Global.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has strengthened its coverage of tennis grand slam Wimbledon by acquiring the rights to the championships in a further 16 countries.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in the UK to the forthcoming cricket series between Sri Lanka and Australia.

Christian Seifert, chief executive of the German football league, told TV Sports Markets this week the latest domestic Bundesliga deals would entrench it as one of the world’s top three football leagues.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has entered into an agreement with the International Federation of Sport Climbing to begin broadcasting its monthly highlights programme in the Asia-Pacific region.

UK media regulator Ofcom is analysing a proposed deal that would result in international sports broadcaster Eurosport becoming the first commercial entity to televise live coverage in the UK of the Wimbledon tennis grand slam.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications unveiled a series of deals this (Thursday) morning covering the Olympic Games and European national team football qualifiers, as well as new strategic partnerships in Spain, Italy and Chile.

Fox Networks Group significantly increased the value of US Open rights across Asia as the syndicator’s regional broadcast arm sought to complete its coverage of the tennis grand slams.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has entered into a partnership with US pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel ahead of this year’s French Open tennis tournament.

Stronger ratings, new events and the offer of exclusivity helped World Snooker agree a contract extension with Eurosport last month at a significantly increased fee.

Eurosport continued its gradual rise from a basic-tier to a premium pay-television broadcaster this month in Russia, following deals for National Hockey League and Wimbledon tennis rights.