Canal Plus strikes late renewal for BCL rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed rights to the Basketball Champions League for another two seasons
VRT picks up sublicensed Olympics rights in Belgium
Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT has agreed a sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery for exclusive, free-to-air rights in the Flanders region of Belgium to the 2022-2024 Olympic Games cycle,…
Norris takes up director role at Gravity Media after leaving BT
Former head of BT commercial sports rights, Steve Norris, has moved to production company, Gravity Media Group
Irish football clubs ‘to take on TV rights’ if All-Island league proposal fails
League of Ireland football clubs will reportedly take over ownership of their broadcast rights from the 2021-22 season if current plans for an All-Island league fail
BBC finalises IAAF World Championships deal to 2023
UK public broadcaster the BBC has taken up an option to broadcast rights in the country to the 2021 and 2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships
Sky lands exclusive rights to Keeneland horseracing in UK, Ireland
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired exclusive, multi-year rights in the UK and Ireland to US-based Keeneland horseracing and sale events
Canal Plus offers new-subscriber digital offer as competition erodes base
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has responded to competitive pressures in the market with another sharp temporary fee reduction for new subscribers to its digital services
BT appoints Haworth as managing director of sports rights
UK telco BT has appointed Andy Haworth as managing director of Sports Rights and Commercial.
Haworth will manage BT’s sports rights portfolio and its commercial business in the newly-created role.
Canal Plus NHL renewal deal in France looks done
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus appears to have renewed its broadcast deal in France for the NHL North American ice hockey league
Dutch court rules out Fox Sports Eredivisie carriage probe
A Dutch court has ruled that the country’s competition regulator is not required to launch an investigation into the carriage agreement model for Fox Sports’ Eredivisie premium channels.