Volleyball

The Chinese Volleyball League has signed additional digital rights partners through deals with the Jinri Toutiao news and information platform and online streaming service Tencent.

Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has agreed deals to deliver coverage of the European Volleyball Confederation’s (CEV) Champions League in more than 60 territories across Asia and Africa.

7Sports, the sports business division of German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group, has acquired rights to the annual beach volleyball tour operated by the German Volleyball Federation (DVV).

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has agreed a two-season extension to its rights deal in Italy for the Champions League club competitions operated by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the Volleyball Bundesliga women’s competition in the country.

L’Équipe, the French digital-terrestrial television channel, and African pay-television broadcaster Kwesé TV have struck new rights deals to provide coverage of the 2017 Men’s European Volleyball Championship.

Online streaming platform Tencent has signed a wide-ranging partnership with the Chinese Volleyball Association.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a long-term extension to its rights deal for the European Volleyball Confederation’s (CEV) showpiece national team events.

Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has acquired rights for the Volleyball Champions League European club competition.

Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has agreed a rights deal with the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) to cover the friendly games of the men’s and women’s national teams.

Mexican media company AYM Sports has entered into a production partnership with the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA).

Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has expanded a rights deal for the country’s Superliga top-tier volleyball competition.

The Chinese Volleyball League is the latest domestic property to reap the rewards of two years of growth in the country’s sports market.

The Sportsman Media Group agency has agreed a four-season deal for the international audiovisual rights to the Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile, the top division of women’s club volleyball in Italy.

Thai media company BEC World paid a massive premium to acquire International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) rights in the country.

Media company BEC World has acquired rights in Thailand for events operated by the FIVB, the global governing body of volleyball.

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has said it will stream all 120 matches from the 2016 Volleyball World Grand Prix season via its channel on video-sharing platform YouTube, a first for the tournament.

The MP & Silva agency is thought to have paid an increase of just under 35 per cent to renew its global rights deal with Italy’s top men’s volleyball league, Lega Pallavolo Serie A.