Eurovision Sport
EBU’s Killane: Clip carve-outs for athletes the future for sports’ digital approach
Carving out digital clips to be used in-competition by athletes and sports bodies looks set to become the norm in media rights negotiations for events below the top tier, according to Glen Killane, executive…
EBU members commit to Berlin’s Special Olympics World Games
This year’s Special Olympics World Games in the German capital of Berlin will receive widespread coverage across some major European markets after Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting U…
Eurovision Sport, European Athletics add AI-powered audio coverage
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has claimed a first for sport on the continent by partnering with European Athletics to use artificial intelligence technology…
Eurovision Sport agrees two-year Fiba 3×3 rights deal
The International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) 3x3 division has announced a rights deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the Eurovision Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service bro…
EXCLUSIVE: EBU-DAZN deal grants UWCL final free-to-air linear exposure
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has agreed a sublicensing deal with rights-holder DAZN for coverage of the Uefa Women’s Champions League final in a dozen markets, S…
Eurovision Sport commits to new-look La Vuelta Femenina to 2025
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of mainly public-service broadcasters, has expanded its deal with Unipublic, operator of the Vuelta a España, by reaching …
Eurovision Sport’s Fratellia appointed to new director of Olympics position
Pascal Fratellia, the long-serving European Broadcasting Union sports rights executive, is switching from his role of commercial director at Eurovision Sport to head up a dedicated Olympics team at the…
EBU sells Eurovision Services to private equity firm
Eurovision Services, the broadcast services arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has been sold to Dubag Group, the Munich-based private equity firm
Killane: Olympics deal repositions public-service media in sporting landscape
The recent capture of Olympics broadcast rights by the European Broadcasting Union in a joint deal with Warner Bros
EBU, Warner Bros. Discovery aim for improved content promotion in Olympics deal
The European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery intend to discuss greater cross promotion of Olympic content following the pair’s joint four-Games rights deal in Europe.
Eurovision Sport rekindles Women’s World Cup support with Fifa deal
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has signed a new agreement with Fifa to broadcast the 2023 Women’s World Cup across 28 territories in Europe.
Viaplay strikes Swedish rights deal for Austria’s FIS World Cup races
Subscription streaming broadcaster Viaplay has acquired exclusive live Swedish broadcast rights to FIS World Cup events held in Austria in a deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting…
EBU members to air over 3,500 hours from Munich’s European Championships
The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has announced that the 2022 European Championships in Munich are set to receive around 500 additional hours of coverage from its…
European Games delivered exposure boost with EBU deal
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service broadcasters, has signed off on a media rights and host broadcast agreement covering the multi-sport…
ASO confident over women’s Tour de France ‘investment’ as opener nets 3m domestic viewers
Event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation is confident that its investment in the women’s Tour de France will pay off commercially in future years with a sizeable free-to-air audience creating an appealing p…
EBU signs long-term extension to European Cycling Union deal
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service broadcasters has renewed its rights deal with the European Cycling Union (UEC)
Killane: EBU heads into Olympics tender with ‘unity of purpose’
The European Broadcasting Union consortium is heading into the International Olympic Committee’s European broadcast rights sales process with a greater “unity of purpose” around the rights and combined digit…
EBU to distribute and broadcast Mediterranean Games as part of centralised package
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium, has acquired global rights to distribute and broadcast the Mediterranean Games in a deal with the International Committee…