Eurosport

The value of Formula One media rights increased strongly in Portugal last week, thanks mainly to the aggressive intent of sports broadcaster Eurosport.

Swiss IPTV platform Zattoo has struck a deal to carry pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport in German-speaking Europe.

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.

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive television and digital media rights in Portugal to the Formula One motor-racing world championship.

Eurosport has paid a significant increase to retain long-term exclusivity over Australian Open rights in Europe.

The National Football League has endured mixed fortunes in its early deals in Europe, earning increases in Germany and France but seeing the value of its rights fall in the Netherlands.

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in seven countries for the 2015-16 Formula E Championship electric car-racing series.

Media and entertainment company Discovery Networks has acquired rights for Norway's top handball league and the national handball team in the country.

The German Football Association (DFB) has agreed a four-year extension to its rights contract with pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport and has launched a tender process for domestic rights to its DFB-Pokal club competitions.

US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has struck a deal with Russia’s National Media Group to form a new company that will allow it to distribute pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport in the country.

Pay-television broadcaster NC Plus and pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport have acquired rights in Poland to the Uefa Europa League club football tournament.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has confirmed the new regional version of its Eurosport pan-European channel will launch in Norway on September 3.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a deal with UK pay-television broadcaster Sky for rights to a selection of rugby league properties, which will be afforded coverage via pay-television channel Setanta Sports Asia.

Singaporean telecommunications companies Singtel and StarHub have acquired rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European club football tournaments.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a five-year extension to its deal with Amaury Sport Organisation for exclusive television and digital rights of its cycling events in the Asia-Pacific region.

US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has said it will take full ownership of pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport through a €491m ($541m) deal with French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group.

Audiences for the Olympic Games will not fall across Europe following the new long-term deal with the Discovery Communications media group, the International Olympic Committee told TV Sports Markets this week.

The French Commercial Court has ruled that a tender launched in 2010 for rights covering the second tier of football in the country, Ligue 2, was illegal.