Handball
Rights deals spanning 44 territories in place for EHF Beach Handball Euro
The European Handball Federation has announced agreements with 13 broadcasters in 44 territories for rights to its Beach Handball Euro tournament, which takes place in Varna, Bulgaria, from July 13 to…
ARD activates option for Handball Bundesliga rights
German public-service broadcaster ARD has activated an option to extend its sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland for rights to the domestic Handball Bundesliga
ServusTV picks up sublicensed EHF Champions League rights in Germany
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has revealed that it has acquired media rights to show selected games of the EHF Champions League in Germany following a deal…
EHF adds Twitch channel to digital portfolio
The European Handball Federation has further enhanced its digital output by launching an official channel on live streaming service Twitch
Sportfive’s Müller von Vultejus: IHF Worlds can be template for top events in Covid era
The recent IHF World Men’s Handball Championship can serve as a role model for major events held amid Covid-19 restrictions, while being an example to follow from a broadcast production point of view, a…
Danish, Swedish audiences hit heights for all-Nordic handball final
Broadcasters in both Denmark and Sweden pulled in strong audiences for Sunday’s IHF World Men’s Handball Championship final between the two Nordic countries.
TVP agrees ‘compromise’ deal with Sportfive for Handball World Championship rights
A broadcast rights deal has been negotiated in Poland for the ongoing IHF World Men’s Handball Championship after TVP, the country’s public broadcaster, and the Sportfive agency had been unable to str…
Handball Worlds throw off with widespread broadcast distribution but no Polish deal
Broadcast rights to the 2021 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship, which begins today (Wednesday) in Egypt, have been distributed widely by the Sportfive agency in handball markets worldwide, with the e…
CCTV among EHF Final4 broadcasters, women’s EHF Euro final draws strong ratings
The European Handball Federation has announced that Chinese state broadcaster CCTV will be one of 40 broadcasters in more than 80 territories that will cover this year’s edition of its Final4 club competition.
Stats Perform lands EHF betting streaming rights in 10-year deal
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has signed a 10-year betting streaming rights deal for the European Handball Federation's club and national team competitions
Stats Perform lands EHF betting streaming rights in 10-year deal
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has signed a 10-year betting streaming rights deal for the European Handball Federation's club and national team competitions
ORF to show Austria’s progress at Men’s World Handball Championship
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has acquired rights to the 2021 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship which takes place in Egypt next month.
Sky and O2 claim 5G first for Handball Bundesliga game
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has claimed a first by teaming up with telco O2 for what it claims will be the first end-to-end 5G transmission of a sports fixture in Europe
Sportdeutschland.TV picks up rights to all Women’s EHF Euro matches
Online streaming service Sportdeutschland.TV, which is operated by the media arm of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), has acquired rights to handball’s Women’s Euro 2020.
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MySports picks up EHF European League, America’s Cup rights
Swiss pay-television broadcaster MySports had signed new media rights deals for second-tier European Handball League club competition, the EHF European League, and sailing’s America’s Cup.
Switzerland handball matches remain on SRG SSR in long-term deal
Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR has renewed its rights agreement with the Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) for four more years until the end of the 2023-24 season
Handball market report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the handball media-rights landscape.
TV2 seeks rebates from Danish handball deals
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 is seeking media-rights rebates on its deals for the Danish Handball League and Danish Handball Cup following cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic