Eurosport

The Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) division of US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications is to merge its distribution team with that of pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport.

The British Eurosport division of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights for the 2014 Badminton World Championships.

The 2014 Tour of Britain will be broadcast in the UK on both free-to-air digital channel ITV4 and British Eurosport, the UK arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, organisers of the cycling race have confirmed.

Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport has secured exclusive live television and digital rights for this year’s Tour of Poland cycling race.

The World Touring Car Championship has secured enhanced coverage of its next round in Argentina as local hero Jose Maria Lopez aims to build on his lead in the drivers’ championship, with four television channels signing deals to broadcast the event in the country.

Eurosport France, the French arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, has extended its rights deal for the Tour de France through 2020 in a five-year agreement struck with the cycling race’s organiser Amaury Sports Organisation.

Yitz Shmulewitz and Dominic Coles have been appointed to senior positions as part of a management reshuffle of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport following its takeover by US media company Discovery Communications.

Organisers of the World Club 7s have announced that the 2014 edition of the rugby union sevens tournament will be available in 200 million households worldwide.

The British Cycling governing body has confirmed plans to stream live coverage of the National Circuit Race Championships on Wednesday, July 9.

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport is considering taking legal action following the award of domestic rights for Serie A, the top division of football in Italy, on Friday.

There were mixed results for broadcasters of this year's French Open, Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains

British Eurosport, the UK arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, and UK commercial broadcaster ITV have acquired rights to the British Cycling National Road Championships, which take place from June 26-29.

The 20 clubs of Italy’s Serie A are trying to pick the best possible combination of bids from a rights auction marked by an extraordinary degree of tactical bidding that has thrown the process into confusion.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV this week agreed to pay a small increase for its free-to-air rights to the French Open tennis tournament.

Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport has announced its best ever French Open viewing figures for the recently completed 2014 edition of the tennis tournament.

Discovery Communications-owned Spanish television channel Discovery Max has agreed a deal with pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport to offer the men’s and women’s finals from the French Open tennis tournament on digital terrestrial television.

Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport.

Eurosport has agreed a new distribution deal with Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica to include the pan-regional sports broadcaster’s live sport multi-feed service, Eurosport 360HD.