Handball

The European Handball Federation has sealed a 10-year media and marketing agreement worth over €500m ($599m) with the Infront agency and digital sports content and media group Perform – a deal the organisation claims is a “watershed moment” for itself and the sport as a whole.

The International Handball Federation told TV Sports Markets this week it agreed an eight-year global media-rights deal with the MP & Silva agency – rather than its usual four-year cycle – due to the long-term financial security it will provide.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has struck a four-year extension to its partnership with the Lagardère Sports agency.

The MP & Silva agency has confirmed a deal to become the exclusive media-rights partner of the International Handball Federation.

The European Handball Federation has approved the start of negotiations with the Infront agency and digital sports content and media group Perform over the audio-visual and marketing rights to a raft of the organisation’s competitions.

The DOSB New Media division of the German Olympic Sports Confederation has agreed a rights deal with SportA, which negotiates rights acquisitions on behalf of public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, for the men’s 2018 European Handball Championship.

French commercial broadcaster M6 has acquired a package of rights for the national handball team, while digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe has agreed a deal for domestic club competition the Coupe de France.

The European Handball Federation has reduced the shortlist of bidders for the audio-visual and marketing rights to its raft of competitions to four candidates.

The DOSB New Media division of the German Olympic Sports Confederation will launch its first sports-specific media platform after acquiring rights to the 2017 women’s World Handball Championship.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the upcoming edition of the women’s World Handball Championship, which will be hosted by Germany.

The European Handball Federation has received seven offers for the audio-visual and marketing rights to a raft of its competitions for the period from 2020 to 2030.

The MP & Silva agency has secured global media distribution rights for the International Handball Federation’s showpiece men’s and women’s World Championships.

The European Handball Federation is expected to secure a large increase in the value of its club competition and national team media and marketing rights, with bids due in six weeks.

The International Handball Federation has launched a tender process for the global media rights to its men’s and women’s events after 2017.

The European Handball Federation has said it will begin the tender process for its media and marketing rights for the period 2020 to 2030 next week as it switches to a new strategy.

The International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Channel has signed partnerships with three more international federations through agreements with the governing bodies of handball, roller sports and skateboarding, and boules sport.