Eurosport
Eurosport adds European Athletics events to rights portfolio
The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has agreed a deal with Eurosport that grants the sports broadcaster multi-platform rights in Europe to a number of European Athletics-organised championships over the next four years.
Eurosport renews Superbikes
International sports broadcaster Eurosport maintained exclusive rights in the UK as it renewed its deal for the Superbike World Championship motorcycling series.
Eurosport Player to show top badminton action
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured an exclusive digital streaming rights deal with the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Eurosport to cover badminton’s All England Open
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in the UK and Ireland to this year’s All England Open Badminton Championships, which begin next week.
Servus snares MotoGP in Austria
Servus TV’s acquisition of rights to motorcycling series MotoGP last month has come at a high cost as the commercial broadcaster will share coverage in Austria with Eurosport.
Canal Digital resolves carriage dispute with Discovery Networks
The Canal Digital pay-television platform in the Nordic region has agreed a deal with Discovery Networks to renew carriage of the Eurosport Norge and TV Norge pay-television channels.
Eurosport races away with World Superbikes renewal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has today (Monday) agreed a three-season extension to its long-running rights agreement with the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) motorcycling series.
Discovery claws back sizeable chunk of €1.3bn Olympics fee with lucrative BBC deal
Discovery Communications this week recouped more than 10 per cent of its €1.3bn ($1.4bn) investment in Olympic Games rights across Europe by striking a sublicensing deal with the BBC.
IMG nears Romanian deal
The IMG agency is understood to be close to a deal for English Premier League rights in Romania with sports broadcaster Eurosport.
French Cycling Federation seals rights deals
The French Cycling Federation (FFC) has awarded rights in France to public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and the Eurosport France division of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport.
Squash body secures Eurosport partnership
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has sealed a long-term rights deal with international sports broadcaster Eurosport.
PSBs can buy volume and choice, but only one feed available
Many of Europe’s public-service broadcasters are likely to provide a similar amount of linear coverage of the Olympic Games from 2018 compared to previous editions, despite having lost out on the rights to Discovery Communications.
Eurosport revamps brand identity
Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport has unveiled a new brand identity following its takeover by US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications.
Olympic bid defeat reveals fault lines in EBU solidarity
The European Broadcasting Union’s chances of winning the rights to the Olympic Games from 2018 to 2024 were undermined by two internal splits, TV Sports Markets understands.
Eurosport intent drives fee up in Portuguese market
The value of Formula One media rights increased strongly in Portugal last week, thanks mainly to the aggressive intent of sports broadcaster Eurosport.
Eurosport secures carriage deal with Zattoo
Swiss IPTV platform Zattoo has struck a deal to carry pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport in German-speaking Europe.
Eurosport provides live coverage for cycling’s Revolution Series
The British Cycling national governing body has agreed a deal for pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport to become the broadcast partner of its Revolution Series elite track cycling league for the remainder of the 2015-16 season.
Eurosport picks up Formula One rights in Portugal
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive television and digital media rights in Portugal to the Formula One motor-racing world championship.