Eurosport

Football

Bids for a domestic package of rights in France to the Coupe de France football club knockout competitions for men and women and Division 1 Féminine, the country’s top division of women’s football, have failed to meet the reserve price, according to French newspaper l’Equipe.

Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights for the Motocross World Championship and Motocross of Nations national motorcycle events.

Tennis

British Eurosport, the UK arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, has signed a new three-year deal with the International Tennis Federation to broadcast live coverage of its international team competitions – the Davis Cup, Fed Cup and Hopman Cup.

Discovery Communications and French media company TF1 have agreed a deal for the American media and entertainment company to acquire a controlling stake in pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport nearly a year ahead of schedule.

Sports video news agency SNTV has agreed a three-year deal with Eurosport to supply digital and television broadcast content for the pan-regional broadcaster’s international channels.
Football

Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive media rights in Romania for English football’s top-tier Premier League.

Tennis

IMG/Eurosport deal for LTA rights is a blow for IEC in Sports

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport will remain on Italian pay-television platform Sky Italia beyond the new year, according to the Broadband TV News website.

Tennis

Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport and the IMG Media agency have agreed a joint five-year rights partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association, the governing body of tennis in the UK.

Italian pay-television platform Sky Italia has failed to reach a new carriage deal with pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport.

Rugby Union

Canal Plus offers more than double but it's still not enough to hang on to Top 14

Motorsport

Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines live television audiences in Europe’s five largest markets for motor cycling’s MotoGP World Championship The
Tennis

BeIN Sport nabs Wimbledon rights in France but has to settle for a share of the ATP events with Canal Plus

Tennis

Eurosport set to tie up French Open in long-term deal to cement its grip on grand slam tennis

Eurosport in difficult carriage negotiations with Sky Italia

Cycling

Interview with Hugh Roberts, owner of the SweetSpot Group, on retaining its contract to act as event host of the Tour of Britain.

Handball

MP & Silva brings handball Champions League rights sales to a close with new deals

Cycling

SweetSpot outlines TV plans after renewing Tour of Britain contract for next five years