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Sportfive and Polish FA still talking as agency contract expiry date looms
Sportfive Poland remains in talks with the Polish Football Association (PZPN) about the renewal of its exclusive marketing agreement, despite the looming expiry date on the current contract
Canal Plus Polska repurposes pirate websites to promote its offering
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has claimed a first for the Polish market through action that has led to the disabling of online portals offering pirated content, and their subsequent repurposing…
Premier League rights included as Viaplay seals carriage with Canal Plus Polska
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay has signed a wide-ranging deal in Poland with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus that includes carriage of Viaplay on Canal Plus platforms and the sublicensing…
Tokyo wins race to host World Athletics Championships in 2025
World Athletics has selected Tokyo to host its World Championships in 2025, with the Japanese capital beating rival bids from Nairobi, Silesia and Singapore
Stats Perform agrees expanded Opta data deal with Ekstraklasa
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has extended its official data agreement with the Ekstraklasa, with the deal including access to live feeds from every match of the top division of Polish…
Ekstraklasa includes scheduling flexibility in 2023-27 domestic rights tender
The Polish Ekstraklasa has launched its long-awaited invitation to tender for its domestic media rights from 2023-24 to 2026-27, offering flexibility to broadcasters regarding the league’s schedule and s…
LIV Golf opener to be broadcast by Mola TV and Viaplay
LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series event at London’s Centurion Club this week is to be broadcast by streaming service Mola TV, SportBusiness understands, while subscription streaming operator Via…
Polish FA delivers change to sponsorship strategy with InPost deal
InPost, the European logistics firm, has become a major sponsor of the Polish Football Association (PZPN) in a two-year contract with the option of a two-year extension
Tokyo officially reveals bid to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
Tokyo's bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2025 was confirmed yesterday (Wednesday), as Japanese officials welcomed an inspection team from World Athletics
Polsat lands 10-year FIVB rights deal with Volleyball World
Volleyball World, the commercial rights-holder for all International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) properties, has signed a long-term agreement in Poland with commercial broadcaster Polsat
Viaplay secures 10-country EFL rights deal
Viaplay has secured rights to the English Football League's Championship and League Cup in all Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland and the Netherlands from 2022-23 in what has been announced as a 'long-term'…
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat sees its Q1 profit dip
Polish commercial broadcaster Cyfrowy Polsat has seen its net profit for the first three months of the year decline, while its sports and film spending marginally increased
Poland’s TVP secures free-to-air Serie B rights
Poland’s TVP has secured rights to the playoffs of Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football, starting next week, in a deal also covering matches next season.
Covid-19 continues to plague Diamond League events in China, rugby in Japan
The two Diamond League athletics events due to take place in China later this year have been cancelled because of the country’s quarantine requirements and travel restrictions, World Athletics has announced.
Viaplay adds 778,000 to global subscriber total, confident of dodging Netflix-style dip
The launch of Viaplay in the Netherlands helped the streaming service add 778,000 new subscribers to its global total in the first quarter of this year
Eleven showing Belgian Pro League matches on Polish channels
Eleven has started showing matches of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, for which it holds domestic and international rights, on its Polish subscription channels and will continue doing so over the next…
Viaplay bags PFL streaming rights in 10 European markets
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has secured platform-neutral exclusive rights to the Professional Fighters League in all Nordic and Baltic countries,…
Poland and Slovenia replace Russia as FIVB Worlds hosts
Poland and Slovenia have been appointed by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) as the initial new co-hosts of its 2022 Men’s World Championship, which was originally due to be held by Russia.