Handball
MP & Silva beats Infront and Lagardère to global IHF rights
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.
German Handball Federation extends with Lagardère Sports
The German Handball Federation (DHB) has struck a four-year extension to its partnership with the Lagardère Sports agency.
MP & Silva confirms IHF deal
The MP & Silva agency has confirmed a deal to become the exclusive media-rights partner of the International Handball Federation.
EHF enters into final rights talks with Infront, Perform
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.
DOSB New Media builds handball coverage with Euro 2018 deal
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.
M6, L’Équipe strike French handball rights deals
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.
EHF reduces rights shortlist to four candidates
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.
Women’s World Handball Championship secures new media platform in host nation
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.
Women’s World Handball Championship secures free-to-air exposure with Sport1 deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the upcoming edition of the women’s World Handball Championship, which will be hosted by Germany.
EHF receives seven bids for media, marketing rights
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.
MP & Silva dislodges beIN Media Group with handball worlds deal
The MP & Silva agency has secured global media distribution rights for the International Handball Federation’s showpiece men’s and women’s World Championships.
Large increase for EHF expected as 25 companies receive tender
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.
IHF launches global rights tender
The International Handball Federation has launched a tender process for the global media rights to its men’s and women’s events after 2017.
EHF set for tender launch under new rights strategy
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.
Olympic Channel signs fresh set of federation partners
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.
MTG renews Handball-Bundesliga rights deal
Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has extended an agreement for exclusive rights in the Nordic region to Germany’s Handball-Bundesliga.