Media
Poland passes media reform bill, Discovery condemns it
The Polish parliament has passed a bill that could endanger Discovery’s presence in the country, with the media group condemning the bill and asking the Polish president to veto it.
Saran strikes multi-territory Fiba deal to 2025
Saran Media Group has acquired international basketball rights in Turkey, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from Fiba, continuing the latter’s series of deals announced in Europe.
KHL lands OTT streaming coverage on Portable.TV in Sportfive deal
OTT streaming platform Portable.TV has secured worldwide streaming rights to the Kontinental Hockey League and will show a mixture of highlights and full-length games.
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UCI strikes media rights deal in the Baltics with TV3 Group
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has secured live coverage of its Track Champions League in the Baltics through an agreement between TV3 Group and Discovery, its global promoter and media rights distributor
New Zealand’s Spark lands long-term Fiba rights deal
Fiba has agreed a broadcast deal in New Zealand with telco Spark for its international basketball competitions until 2025, the latest in a series of such agreements announced this week
Eleven Italy secures Fiba rights package
Eleven Italy has landed a deal with Fiba for live coverage of international basketball events in the country until 2025.
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RTVE secures Spanish national team rights in Fiba deal
Fiba, the world basketball governing body, has reached an agreement with Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE for rights to the Spanish basketball team’s international matches until 2025.
Sportklub lands Caf rights in the Balkans
United Media’s pay-television broadcaster Sportklub has acquired exclusive media rights in the Balkans for the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the knockout phases of the TotalEnergies C…
Polish audience figures emerge for TVN’s first FIS ski jumping coverage
Viewership of the first two events of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Poland reached an average of 2
Nent adds KSW to Viaplay portfolio in 10 European countries
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s subscription streaming platform Viaplay has acquired rights to Europe’s mixed martial arts organisation KSW in 10 countries.
Uefa sees modest gain for club competition rights in Hungary
Uefa has secured a modest increase for its club competition rights in Hungary thanks to its new deals with MTVA, AMC Networks and RTL.
NBA lands huge increase in Greece but suffers decline in Mena
The NBA secured a big uplift fee in Greece, while a late agreement with beIN in the Middle East and North Africa resulted in a decline.
United Media pays increases across pan-regional deal for Fiba tournaments
United Media is paying increases in multiple territories for rights to events hosted by Fiba, world basketball’s governing body, in a pan-regional deal covering the Balkans, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
Romania’s TVR misses EBU rights payment for 2022 Fifa World Cup
Romania’s public broadcaster TVR has missed a payment to the European Broadcasting Union for rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup, putting the fate of its existing agreement at risk.
RTVS to share Slovak national team rights with AMC
Slovakia’s public-service broadcaster RTVS has reached a deal to show half of the national team’s matches during the 2022-23 to 2027-28 cycle.
Fiba seals Canadian broadcast deal with Sportsnet
Fiba, the world basketball governing body, has grown its footprint in North America by signing a long-term agreement with Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet
AMC awarded Uefa national team rights in Slovakia, Czech Republic
AMC Networks International has secured rights to the Slovak national football team’s matches until 2028, along with third-party Uefa national team rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
EuroLeague deal landed in France as L’Équipe secures rights
EuroLeague Basketball has struck a late agreement with L’Équipe Group, which will broadcast selected matches in France, a major market where Europe’s top-tier club competition had not managed to secur…