Handball
Sandi Sola, treasurer and executive member, International Handball Federation
Interview with Sandi Sola, treasurer and executive member of the International Handball Federation, on its new global deal with Al Jazeera covering the World Championships in 2015 and 2017.
Televisa agrees EHF Euros rights deal
Televisa Networks, a subsidiary of Mexican media group Grupo Televisa, has acquired media rights to the European Handball Federation’s European Championship national team competition in all Spanish-speaking Latin American countries.
Al Jazeera dislodges Ufa Sports as IHF rights-holder
The International Handball Federation (IHF) has announced that Qatari pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has become its global media rights partner for the 2015 and 2017 Men’s and Women’s World Championships.
Sport1 strengthens rights portfolio with 2014 Euros deal
Sport1 says it wants to be the home of handball in Germany
MEDIA RIGHTS: 5-18 December
Media rights clips from 5 to 18 December
Sport1 nets German rights for EHF Euro 2014
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired the exclusive rights to the European Handball Federation’s Men’s Euro 2014 national team competition in Germany.
Al Jazeera submits bid for rights to IHF World Championships
The International Handball Federation has received a record offer from Qatari pay-television operator Al Jazeera for the next cycle of global rights to its World Championships, according to German magazine Handball Time.
Handball bidders must wait
Award of media rights to handball’s World Championships delayed
EHF to live stream Women’s Euro qualifiers for first time
The European Handball Federation is to live stream qualification matches for the 2014 European Women’s Championship national team event via its EHFTV.com online platform for the first time.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 12 to September 25
Media rights clips from 12 September to 25 September
Canal Plus acquires rights to women’s handball league
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a four-year rights deal, covering 2013 to 2017, for France’s women’s handball league (LFH).
Al Jazeera in pole position for handball World Championships
Al Jazeera in pole position for handball World Championships
Silva puts finishing touches to 2013-14 Champions League
MP & Silva brings handball Champions League rights sales to a close with new deals
Sportradar scores Ligue 1 rights in MP & Silva deal
Sports and betting-related data company Sportradar has agreed a deal with MP & Silva for the exclusive retail broadcast rights to French Ligue 1 football, along with other sports properties held by the agency.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From August 29 to September 11
Media rights clips from 29 August to 11 September
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 25 to August 28
Media rights clips from 25 July to 30 August
Macedonia’s Alfa TV acquires rights to EHF Champions League
Macedonian free-to-air broadcaster Alfa TV has agreed a two-year deal with EHF Marketing, the commercial arm of the European Handball Federation, for the broadcast rights to the Champions League and Women’s Champions League club competitions.
BeIN Sport nets rights to Handball-Bundesliga
Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired rights in France to the Handball-Bundesliga, the top division of handball in Germany.