Handball
AMC takes aggressive stance to hold EHF in Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia
Media group AMC Networks has paid a significant increase to renew its rights to European Handball Federation events in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, having missed out on several key properties over the last 18 months.
EHF takes Champions League to Africa with Kwesé TV
African broadcaster Kwesé TV has agreed a partnership with the European Handball Federation for rights to its Champions League club competition.
French handball federation struggles to place national team domestic free-to-air rights
The Fédération Française de Handball is struggling to find a free-to-air partner for French national-team matches after carving these rights out of its new deal with beIN Sports, SportBusiness Media understands.
EHF reveals digital growth of Women’s Euro
The European Handball Federation has reported a significant increase in digital viewing for its recent Women’s Euro 2018 tournament in France.
L’Équipe TV among parties in talks with beIN over French Handball League free-to-air sublicensing rights
BeIN Media Group has told SportBusiness Media it is in talks with various parties for the domestic free-to-air rights for the Ligue Nationale de Handball competition from 2019 to 2023; one of these parties is understood to be French digital-terrestrial channel L’Équipe TV.
BeIN Sports France extends LNH rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed a rights agreement in France for the domestic Ligue Nationale de Handball (LNH) competition.
The new four-season deal will run from 2019-20 to 2022-23
EHF Cup lands on DAZN in Germany, Austria
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Germany and Austria to men’s club handball competition the EHF Cup.
TF1 picks up rights to World Handball Championships
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has agreed a sublicensing deal with beIN Sports for rights to matches from upcoming editions of the International Handball Federation’s (IHF) World Championships.
TF1 agrees free-to-air IHF World Championships deal in France
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has reached an agreement to show finals of the men’s and women’s International Handball Federation World Championships with French participation.
BeIN strikes long-term IHF World Championships deal in France
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has struck a deal for the next four men’s and women’s International Handball World Championships.
ARD and ZDF claim rights to Germany’s home World Handball Championship
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have locked down rights to the men’s World Handball Championship on a long-term basis after agreeing a deal for next year’s tournament, which will be co-…
ERT continues to invest in domestic sport
Greek public-service broadcaster ERT has renewed rights to the Greek Basket League for a further two seasons and is set to pick up rights to a host of other domestic sports leagues
ERT retains its wide-ranging domestic sport coverage
Greek public-service broadcaster ERT will continue to broadcast the top-tier leagues of domestic basketball, volleyball, handball and water polo, along with the second-tier Football League.
IHF terminates MP & Silva deal and signs up with Lagardère
The International Handball Federation has today become the latest rights-holder to terminate an agreement with the Chinese-controlled MP & Silva agency, reclaiming global media rights to its flagship World…
MTG and Nent Group secure new credit facility
Swedish media company Modern Times Group and its subsidiary Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) have jointly agreed a five-year revolving credit facility with a group of six Nordic banks
German online platform secures second-tier handball coverage
The Sportdeutschland.tv online-streaming platform has acquired rights for the German 2. Handball Bundesliga second tier in a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky
Spanish handball league hails LaLiga TV partnership
LaLiga TV, the official television channel of the top division of Spanish football, has acquired rights to Liga Asobal, the top tier of domestic handball
TV2 secures rights to handball showpieces in Denmark
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to a number of national team handball tournaments operated by the International Handball Federation and European Handball Federation.