Media
PFL secures ESPN Africa rights deal, Bravago Bold Seltzer partnership
Disney-owned ESPN Africa has acquired exclusive rights to the Professional Fighters League in sub-Saharan Africa, ahead of the start of the season on April 20
TVP goes big for Uefa national team rights in six-season deal
Uefa has seen the value of its national team properties soar in Poland, building on recent successes in other central and eastern European territories.
Disney and Facebook extend Copa Libertadores rights-sharing agreement
Media group Disney and social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta, have agreed to extend their agreement to share their respective rights to the Copa Libertadores in South America
CBC secures Olympic Games rights in Canada until 2032
The International Olympic Committee has awarded exclusive broadcast rights in Canada for the Olympic Games between 2026 and 2032 to public service broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada
SuperSport extends French Open rights in sub-Saharan Africa
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has renewed its media rights agreement for Roland Garros with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport in sub-Saharan Africa for another six years
Eurosport renews tennis rights agreement with RFET
Eurosport has renewed its media rights agreement with the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) for a minimum of 14 Spanish tennis tournaments due to take place in 2022
Fiba earns strong increase in the Baltics, takes hit in Italy
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has secured an increase for its rights in the Baltics but saw their value decline in Italy due to weak competition.
Holger Blask, managing director of marketing and sales, DFB
Holger Blask, managing director of marketing and sales at the Deutsche Fussball-Bund, speaks to SportBusiness Media following a series of media rights deals for the DFB-Pokal in Europe.
EuroLeague’s new docuseries to be shown on Amazon Prime
Euroleague Basketball has teamed up with Amazon Prime to air a new docuseries “Back to Basketball”.
DFB makes strong start with in-house Pokal rights sales
The initial burst of deals across Europe are the first to be announced for the new cycle, and also the first major deals agreed by the DFB since it took DFB-Pokal rights back in house.
Nent to air Fury-Whyte fight in 10 European countries
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will be the exclusive broadcast partner in 10 European countries of the heavyweight boxing title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte next month
QSI-backed Premier Padel lands multi-territory Sky deal
The new global padel tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Players Association has announced a broadcast deal with Sky covering multiple…
Small increase for Formula One as United renews in Bulgaria
United Media has renewed exclusive rights to Formula One in Bulgaria at an increased fee, albeit at a level far below the property’s previous peak.
Euroleague trebles Russian value with Okko but deal hangs in the balance
Euroleague Basketball’s new deal with Okko is set to almost treble the competition’s media rights value in Russia, but the agreement’s commencement will likely depend on a swift conclusion of the war in Ukraine.
Ekstraklasa lands UK commercial venues deal with Screach
Polish football’s top-tier Ekstraklasa has secured coverage of its matches in commercial venues across the UK through a deal with streaming platform Screach.
Uefa national team fees increase across Central and Eastern Europe
Uefa has secured increases for rights to its national team properties across Central and Eastern Europe, benefitting from strong competition across the continent.
Cosmote sublicenses F1 rights in Greece from ERT for one more season
Greece’s Cosmote TV has renewed rights to the Formula One World Championship in a sublicensing deal with public-service broadcaster ERT covering the 2022 season, which starts on March 18.
Poland’s Eleven hit by pirated broadcast from Palestine
Polish pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports is investigating a pirated broadcast of its content by Palestinian broadcaster Fajer TV