Handball Worlds throw off with widespread broadcast distribution but no Polish deal
Broadcast rights to the 2021 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship, which begins today (Wednesday) in Egypt, have been distributed widely by the Sportfive agency in handball markets worldwide, with the e…
Arena Sport channels remain on Bosnian telco HT Eronet
Bosnian telecoms operator HT Eronet has extended its carriage agreement with Arena Sport, the pay-television broadcaster in the Balkan region
PTO commissions Noah Media Group for long-form documentary
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), the not-for-profit entity that represents the body of professional triathletes, has commissioned the UK-based production company Noah Media Group to create…
Turkish Basketball Federation adds blockchain sponsor
The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has announced Bitci, the Turkish blockchain technology company, as an addition to its sponsorship portfolio
Silver Lake ‘eyes’ All Blacks commercial stake, CVC ‘finalises’ Six Nations deal
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has held talks with US-based private equity firm Silver Lake about the acquisition of a 15-per-cent stake in its commercial rights arm, according to various reports
Sky Sports is latest broadcaster to acquire Extreme E rights
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has become the latest broadcaster to acquire rights to Extreme E, the electric off-road racing series
Canal Plus mourns death of sports acquisitions director Lelong
Pierre Lelong, the long-serving sports acquisitions director at France-based pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, has died
February deadline for Irish broadcasters interested in Uefa club competition rights
Ireland is the latest country in which the sales processes have begun for broadcast rights to the Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24
FC Köln renews sleeve sponsorship deal with insurance firm DEVK
German Bundesliga football club 1. FC Köln has announced the extension of its sleeve sponsorship deal with DEVK, the Cologne-based insurance group.
Cosmote picks up FA Cup rights from TAF Media
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has acquired rights to the FA Cup, English football’s knockout clubs competition, for the remainder of the 2020-21 tournament and also the 2021-22 edition.