Handball
DHB sticks with Sportfive through 2030
The Sportfive agency has renewed one of its longest-standing commercial deals, reupping its agreement with the German Handball Federation (DHB) until 2030
Viaplay sells slate of Women’s EHF Euro rights to TV2 Norway
Viaplay is to share coverage in Norway of the upcoming European Women's Handball Championship with TV2, part of the media group's wider strategy of sublicensing rights where possible to recoup fees
ARD-ZDF deal delivers exposure boost for women’s handball
Women’s handball has been delivered a major exposure boost in Germany after public broadcasters ARD and ZDF opted to buy the rights to the women’s Euros together with the men’s competition.
TF1’s EHF Euro final ratings peak at 8m, EHF hails ‘best-ever’ tournament
France’s triumph in the Men’s EHF Euro 2024 final generated a peak audience of eight million for commercial broadcaster TF1, as the European Handball Federation hailed Germany’s staging of the tournament as the “best ever” in the championship’s history.
Dyn Media to show every game from home EHF Euros in SportA sub-licensing pact
Every game from the upcoming EHF European Championships is to be shown live in the host country Germany by new streaming platform Dyn Media, it was announced today (Wednesday).
Infront goes D2C in Nordics for EHF club competitions
The Infront agency has taken the decision to launch a streaming platform dedicated to covering European handball's club competitions across the Nordics, after failing to reach agreement with broadcasters…
United bags HBL rights in Balkans
United Media has secured exclusive rights to Germany’s Handball Bundesliga for its Sportklub pay-television channels in the Balkans.
LaLiga+ retains Liga Asobal handball rights in five-year deal
LaLiga+, the OTT streaming platform of LaLiga, has renewed a rights agreement with Liga Asobal, the top division of club handball in Spain
DAZN deals with Dyn after ending EHF sales role
DAZN has managed to recoup some of its spending on European Handball Federation rights through a sublicensing deal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) with soon-to-launch streaming platform Dyn.
Swedish handball leagues appoint Infront Lab to long-term digital role
The Infront agency has agreed a five-year deal to create a new digital ecosystem for the Handbollsligan and SHE, the top-tier men’s and women’s handball competitions in Sweden.
Dyn sublicenses EHF rights from DAZN, reveals subscription price points
Soon-to-launch streaming platform Dyn has agreed a sublicensing deal with multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN for non-exclusive rights to European Handball Federation club competitions from 2023-24…
Domestic broadcast deal agreed for Tunisian handball league
The Tunisian Handball Federation (FTHB) has signed off on a domestic broadcast deal with Jawhara TV covering the country’s Ligue Nationale A.
Spanish handball league widens exposure with RTVE deal
Liga Asobal, the top tier of domestic handball in Spain, has agreed a rights deal with public-service broadcaster RTVE
Viacom18 to showcase India’s Premier Handball League
Media group Viacom18 has acquired domestic rights to India’s new Premier Handball League (PHL).
Men’s World Handball final nets strong ratings in Denmark, France
Over 2 million Danes tuned in to public-service broadcaster DR and government-owned broadcaster TV2 to watch the national team set a new record with victory in the 2023 Men’s World Handball Championship.
Infront negotiates revised EHF deal upon DAZN exit
DAZN has withdrawn from its 10-year tripartite agreement with Infront and the European Handball Federation with the terms and inventory included in a new, restructured agreement with the sports marketing…
Sporza to show Belgium’s Men’s World Handball Championship debut
Sporza, the sports arm of Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT, has secured rights in Belgium to the upcoming Men's World Championship after striking a multi-platform deal with the Sportfive agency
Sportdeutschland.TV and Dyn Media secure women’s Handball Bundesliga
Handball Bundesliga Frauen (HBF), organising body of the sport’s top two women’s divisions in Germany, has extended its rights deal with Sportdeutschland.TV, the streaming platform of DOSB New Media.