Eurovision Sport
Eurovision Sport works with Streann Media on new content offerings
Eurovision Sport, the Geneva-based sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public service broadcasters, is working with Miami-based OTT streaming platform Streann Media on new content…
IMG and EBU renew ÖSV deals for further three years
The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has extended its international rights agreements with IMG for a further three years, with the agency simultaneously extending its deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports …
Eurovision Sport chooses ARD’s Fikentscher for director of acquisitions role
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Adrian Fikentscher of German public-service broadcaster ARD to the newly-created position of director of acquisitions
Eurovision Sport and Haivision facilitate remote production from European Aquatics Championships
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Haivision, the video streaming and encoding solutions provider for broadcasters, to provide services at this month’s E…
Kürten and ex-YLE chief Kivinen launch media rights consultancy
Stefan Kürten, the former executive director at Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has launched a new Switzerland-based sports and media management consultancy together …
Eurovision Sport: Hours viewed for Biathlon Worlds jump in seven markets
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has reported a near seven-per-cent increase in hours viewed for the 2021 Biathlon World Championships
Eurovision Sport to recruit director of rights acquisitions
Eurovision Sport has kicked off a recruitment process for a director of acquisitions in a newly-created position at the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union
Eurovision Sport retains World Rowing rights as 20 EBU members sign up
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has retained broadcast rights in Europe to the major events organised by World Rowing in a four-year agreement with the Lausanne-based…
Eurovision Sport’s Killane aims to shake off ‘pseudo-agency’ tag
Glen Killane, the new executive director of Eurovision Sport, is looking to emphasise the positioning of the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, ridding it of a lingering perception among sections…
Eurovision Sport adds IPC’s Vapaille to summer sports rights unit
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Alexis Vapaille, broadcasting rights manager at the International Paralympic Committee, as sports project manager, summer…
No pitchside cameras at Hungarian league in reduced production set-up
The host broadcast of matches from the Nemzeti Bajnokság, the top-tier football championship in Hungary, is being undertaken with a reduced production set-up with no cameras allowed alongside the field …
Eurovision Sport acquires International Gymnastics Federation rights
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has agreed a four-year deal with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for rights across…
Eurovision Sport’s ‘Sharing Channel’ launched as members encouraged to contribute content
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has launched its new ‘Sharing Channel’ for EBU member broadcasters devoid of live sports to …
Eurovision Sport rights payment stance decided ‘case by case’, says departing Kürten
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, is carrying out negotiations over the payment of rights to cancelled and postponed sports events on a “case-by-case” basis, according to …
Killane succeeds Kürten as Eurovision Sport executive director
Glen Killane has been promoted to the role of executive director of Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, taking over from the long-serving Stefan Kürten, who is to leave t…
Eurovision Sport negotiates archive access with federations
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has negotiated agreements with rights-holders to allow its member broadcasters to air archive…
Eurovision Sport secures four-year extension with Romania Ski Biathlon Federation
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has renewed a rights agreement with the Romania Ski Biathlon Federation (RSBF)
Eurovision Sport retains European Gymnastics rights to 2024
The European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) has agreed a four-year extension to its global rights deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters