Poland
Former ProSiebenSat.1 executive Karajica launches European League of Football
SEH Sports & Entertainment Holding, the company set up by former ProSiebenSat
Canal Plus Poland’s IPO launched with 21.6m shares offered
Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has today (Tuesday) published the details of its initial public offering, following approval from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
ESPN agrees one-year SPFL deal in US, secures Latin American rights
The Disney-owned direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ has acquired US broadcast rights to the Scottish Premiership in one of a string of broadcast deals finalised by the Infront agency
Eleven Sports add Primeira Liga to football portfolio in Poland
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured exclusive rights in Poland to Portuguese football’s top-tier Primeira Liga.
CAA Eleven goes to market in Poland with Uefa national team rights
The CAA Eleven agency has launched an invitation to tender in Poland for Uefa national team rights in the new 2022-28 cycle, SportBusiness understands
Discovery seals European handball deals in France and Poland
International media group Discovery has finalised a deal for a host of European Handball Federation rights in France and Poland with the Infront agency
LaLiga broadcast rights on the market in heavyweight European countries
Mediapro, the international sales agency of the Spanish LaLiga, is to issue an invitation to tender in the coming week covering broadcast rights in seven European countries from 2021-22 to 2025-26, SportBusiness…
Cyfrowy Polsat-Discovery OTT venture referred to Polish regulator
The creation of a joint OTT streaming venture by Polish pay-television broadcaster Cyfrowy Polsat and media group Discovery has been referred to the Polish competition authority by the European Commission
Ekstraklasa finalises renewals with Canal Plus, TVP as fee remains flat
The Polish Ekstraklasa has finalised domestic rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Platforma Canal Plus and public-service broadcaster TVP in two-season extensions to the current contracts
Polsat regains CEV club rights in Infront’s first major deal
Polish pay-television broadcaster Polsat has regained rights to the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Champions League from 2020-21, signing a new deal with the governing body and its distribution…
Ekstraklasa set to renew domestic rights deals after clubs’ approval
The Polish Ekstraklasa is poised to finalise negotiations with its domestic broadcasters to renew the current deals for a further two seasons, covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
Ekstraklasa makes record club payments from centralised commercial revenues
Poland’s Ekstraklasa will pay a record high of PLN225m ($58.1m/€50.7m) to its clubs from the league’s centralised media and sponsorship rights in 2019-20.
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Ekstraklasa furthers international reach through Dugout deal
Football-focused digital media company Dugout will distribute content from the Ekstraklasa in a deal with the Polish top flight
Canal Plus Poland appoints editorial sports director
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Poland has appointed Michal Kolodziejczyk to the newly created position of editorial sports director
Eurosport and DPlay air Covid-19 charity skins in seven European countries
Discovery, the media group and owner of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport and subscription streaming service Dplay, will broadcast the first live golf since before the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown…
UCI WorldTour’s CCC Team seeks new main sponsor
UCI WorldTour cycling outfit CCC Team is seeking a new title sponsor after Polish shoe and bag retail group CCC elected to end its deal early amid wider financial struggles at the company
Polish Football Association signs T-Mobile as official sponsor
The Polish Football Association has signed up mobile phone network T-Mobile as an official sponsor
Eredivisie season voided, Ekstraklasa sets out re-start date
The Dutch Eredivisie has become the first top European football league to end its 2019-20 season due to Covid-19, while Poland’s Ekstraklasa has become one of the first to spell out formal plans for a…