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French Open tender gambit unlikely to boost FFT revenues
The French tennis federation’s (FFT) decision to hold its first tender in six years for domestic rights to the French Open is unlikely to significantly boost incomes or break the broadcasting duopoly of France Télévisions and Eurosport, according to industry experts spoken to by SportBusiness Media.
Discovery appoints Andrew Georgiou as Eurosport head
US media group Discovery has appointed Andrew Georgiou to lead its Eurosport subsidiary with additional sports rights responsibilities across the wider group
Eurosport signs four-year ATP deal in Nordics
US media group Discovery has agreed a four-year deal for a host of ATP Tour events, strengthening its tennis portfolio in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
Government pressure drives France Télévisions’s Olympics sublicensing deal
The French government strongly encouraged public-service broadcaster France Télévisions to reach an Olympics sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery for the 2022 to 2024 cycle to ensure the widest access to the Paris 2024 games, SportBusiness Media understands.
France Télévisions extends Olympics rights with Discovery deal
French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has agreed a deal with US media company Discovery for exclusive free-to-air rights to the Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024 Olympics.
Nent makes shock move for winter sports in Nordics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has gained a foothold in winter sports in the Nordics with its shock acquisition of a host of properties from the Infront agency.
Eurosport picks up Copa América football rights in Romania
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has added to its portfolio of football content in Romania by acquiring rights to the 2019 Copa América.
ARD shifts to three-year Tour de France renewal as doping-related ‘test period’ ends
Public-service broadcaster ARD’s three-year renewal of its Tour de France rights deal in Germany reflects its renewed commitment to the Tour following earlier concerns over doping. It follows two two-year deals which the broadcaster considered a test period.
Eurosport seeking to form dedicated cycling portal in Spain
International broadcaster Eurosport is set to launch a specialised cycling portal in Spain
Premier League deal gives Eurosport stronger hand in Romanian carriage negotiations
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has held on to English Premier League rights in Romania, giving it leverage in upcoming carriage negotiations with local pay-television operators
BeIN Sports regains Coppa Italia rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has regained rights in France to the Coppa Italia club football knockout competition after a four-year hiatus
L’Équipe TV among parties in talks with beIN over French Handball League free-to-air sublicensing rights
BeIN Media Group has told SportBusiness Media it is in talks with various parties for the domestic free-to-air rights for the Ligue Nationale de Handball competition from 2019 to 2023; one of these parties is understood to be French digital-terrestrial channel L’Équipe TV.
Eurosport seals English Premier League renewal in Romania
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a new three-season deal, from 2019-20, with the IMG agency for English Premier League rights in Romania
FREE | Germany market report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Latest Bundesliga tender to dominate the German market in 2019
The German market is bracing itself for a new Bundesliga tender this summer, with media chatter at this year’s Spobis conference in Düsseldorf concentrated on the parties set to be involved.
Germany market report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
HBA Media announces host of deals for Pegasus World Cup
Horse racing media consultancy HBA Media has announced a multitude of media-rights agreements for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational
ATP earn large increase as Sky fights off rivals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The value of ATP Tour tennis rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland has once again dramatically increased amid intense competition for a year-round competition with a growing domestic interest