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DAZN seals six-year EHF deal in German-speaking countries and Spain
International sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain to European Handball Federation club competitions for the next six seasons in a deal with…
Eurosport close to EHF Champions League rights deal in France
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport is close to finalising an agreement in France for rights to handball’s EHF Champions League from the 2020-21 season.
ESPN+ close to landing SPFL rights in five-year deal with Infront
ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ is close to signing off on an agreement to show Scottish Premiership matches after Europe’s international break in a proposed long-term US rights dea…
Wanda Sports suffers 75-per-cent revenue drop, headcount cut by 13 per cent
The sports shutdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a 75-per-cent fall in second-quarter revenues at Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport
Infront extends global rights to Italian FIS World Cup events
The Infront agency has extended its global rights deal with the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) for a further five seasons, till 2025-26
Infront strikes long-term SPFL rights deal with Nent, including Iceland
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a five-season deal with the Infront agency for Scottish Professional Football League broadcast rights, extending its coverage to 2024-25, and adding rights…
Incumbent Sky Deutschland rules itself out of EHF Champions League renewal
Pay-television operator Sky Deutschland has publicly withdrawn its interest in renewing its rights in Germany to handball’s EHF Champions League.
Polsat regains CEV club rights in Infront’s first major deal
Polish pay-television broadcaster Polsat has regained rights to the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Champions League from 2020-21, signing a new deal with the governing body and its distribution…
Lega Basket kicks off two-season domestic tender, closes in on Infront deal
Lega Basket, the governing body for Italian basketball’s top division, has launched a domestic invitation to tender for its media rights which will cover the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.
World Curling Federation seeks further Chinese growth with iX.co extension
The World Curling Federation has agreed a two-year extension to its contract with iX
Lega Serie A set to weigh up rights proposals
Six investment funds are said to have made binding offers to Lega Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club football, regarding a media company that would market broadcast rights
Infront to offer Minute.ly services to rights-holders in tech push
Global sports marketing agency Infront is set to include the services of AI business Minute.ly in pitches to existing and future clients.
Infront acquired a stake in Minute
Nent not expecting further ‘material’ rights fee compensation
The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has said that it is not expecting any more substantial rights fee compensation following the disruption to the sporting calendar caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Strong interest in Norway Ski Federation rights boosts global value
The threat of competition helped the Norwegian Ski Federation increase the value of both its domestic and international rights from 2021-22, despite signing renewals in exclusive windows.
Infront retains Norwegian Ski Federation international rights
The Infront agency has agreed a five-year extension with the Norwegian Ski Federation for the international media rights to all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events held in the country
EHF kicks off Infront, DAZN pact with digital overhaul
The European Handball Federation has unveiled major changes to its digital media provision to tie in with the official start of its 10-year exclusive media and marketing rights deal with the Infront agency…
Infront to contest DFB’s termination of contracts after probe into alleged corruption
Infront has vowed to contest the termination of its contracts with the German Football Federation (DFB) after the sport’s governing body in Germany moved to sever its ties with the international sports m…
CHL signs off on five-year Infront deal as exchange rate hits profits
The Champions Hockey League, the European club ice hockey competition, has signed off on its new long-term contract with the Infront agency