Romania
Arqiva delivers Premier League Europort signal
Arqiva has signed a new contract with Eurosport SA to support the live broadcast of English Premier League matches live and exclusively to viewers in Hungary and Romania.
2006-2007 HEINEKEN CUP DELIVERED TO OVER 100 COUNTRIES
Rugby union’s premier European club competition, the Heineken Cup, has secured distribution in over 100 countries.
NEW CHANNEL WINS SERIE A RIGHTS IN ROMANIA
The Media Partners & Silva agency agreed a deal with the new Romanian sports channel, Sport One, for the broadcast of Italian Serie A in Romania.
ROMANIAN UEFA CUP TV DEAL
Romanian commercial broadcaster Antena 1 acquired the rights for the Uefa Cup latter stages and the Uefa Super Cup for the next three seasons.
ESPN BRANDED BLOCK TO AIR IN EUROPE
For the first time in central and eastern Europe, an ESPN-branded block will air on a dedicated sport channel.
FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP UNVEILS CLUTCH OF TV DEALS
A series of television deals with broadcasters from Europe and beyond have been agreed for motor racing’s FIA GT Championship.
EBU CHAMPIONS NEW MEDIA
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says it is committed to providing additional content access to sports fans around Europe following record levels of new media coverage for the Winter Olympics.
IRB TO PUMP MILLIONS INTO RUGBY
The International Rugby Board (IRB) will make the biggest investment in high performance rugby in its 120-year history, after pledging £30million to the sport.
FIVE BID TO STAGE EURO 2012
UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.
DAVIS CUP RATINGS BOOST
The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round ties on March 4-6 delivered strong television ratings and market shares around the world.
WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS EXTEND REACH
The World Endurance Championship is set to achieve a wider distribution through television than ever before.
HORMANN OPENS ITS DOORS TO SOCCER
HC6rmann KG, international supplier of building elements such as garage doors and industrial door systems, has booked panel advertising at international World Cup qualifying matches and friendly matches.
DAVIS CUP SPREADS NET
This weekend’s World Group first round ties in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas are set for worldwide television exposure.
EIGHT BIDS FOR EURO 2012
Ten national soccer associations, making up eight bids, are bidding to host the European Championship finals in 2012.
NORDIC WORLD CUP RIGHTS DEAL
Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with a group of leading Nordic broadcasters for a substantial package of rights to FIFA’s top events, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Eurodata set for Euro 2004
International TV data bank service Eurodata TV is to launch a service during this summer’s Euro 2004 to provide its clients with overnight TV audiences of all the tournament’s matches.
Infront scores three for FIFA
Infront has signed a hat-trick of FIFA World Cup 2006 TV deals.
Extreme adds million more
The Extreme Sports Channel has added nearly one million extra households to its reach through a series of deals across Central Europe.