Romania

Football
Media

Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
Tennis
Events

The Women’s Tennis Association has added a new event in Romania to its schedule for the 2021 season. The Winners Open will take place in the city of Cluj-Napoca from August 2-8.
Industry Moves

Sport and events technology specialist TEC: Digital Agency has appointed Kevin Bain as a consulting partner in an effort to aid its growth ambitions
Ski Jumping
Events

The annual round of the Ski Jumping World Cup in Rasnov, Romania will introduce a mixed gender event for the first time as Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium…
Media

US-based media group Discovery has signed a long-term carriage agreement across multiple European markets with telecoms operator Vodafone as its new global OTT streaming service, discovery+, launches today…
Media

The Romanian division of France-based telecoms giant Orange has agreed a €268m ($318.4
Biathlon
Media

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has renewed a rights agreement with the Romania Ski Biathlon Federation (RSBF)
Media

Media group Discovery has agreed a wide-ranging deal with the Romanian arm of Vodafone through which its sports broadcaster, Eurosport, will be carried on the telco’s Vodafone TV service.
Media

Telcoms operator Digi Communications has extended carriage deals with media group AMC Networks International and international media company Discovery in agreements that will allow it to continue offering…
Tennis
Media

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has strengthened its position in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia by securing exclusive rights to men’s tennis organisation the ATP Tour in a…
Media

German telco Deutsche Telekom is reportedly facing problems in selling its stake in its Romanian subsidiary, Telekom Romania, as rival telco RCS & RDS look to navigate around any anti-competitive issues
Handball
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport has acquired European Handball Federation club and national team events across the Balkan region in a new four-year deal
Football
Events

Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to lay the groundwork for a joint bid to host either the 2028 Uefa European Championship or the 2030 Fifa World Cup
Football
Events

Following Fifa's award of the 2026 World Cup to three North American nations, joint bids are becoming more common for the showpiece event
Rugby Union
Business

World Rugby has confirmed Romania and Brazil will host the next two editions of its U20 Trophy national team youth tournament in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Rugby Union
Business

World Rugby has today (Tuesday) announced that Romania and Spain have entered appeals against the sanctions handed out for rule-breaking during the controversial European qualification tournament for the 2019 World Cup, punishments which saw the former nation removed from next year’s event in Japan.

Rugby Union
Business

Russia has been handed a place in the 2019 Rugby World Cup after Romania was ejected as part of sanctions also imposed on Spain and Belgium for rule-breaking during the controversial European qualification tournament for next year’s event in Japan.

Basketball
Events

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Bucharest will host this year’s 3x3 Europe Cup, marking the third time that the Romanian capital will have staged the national team tournament.