Serbia

Basketball
Media

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has signed a long-term rights deal with pan-regional broadcasting group United Media across nine markets in Southern Europe
Multi-Sport
Media

Telekom Srbija, the state-owned Serbian telecoms operator, has expanded an agreement with Discovery to offer customers access to a number of the media group’s channels, including Eurosport.
Wrestling
Events

United World Wrestling (UWW) has moved to switch the hosting rights to its 2022 and 2023 Senior World Championships in order to fall in-line with the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) ruling on t…
Football
Media

The Ekstraklasa, the top tier of club football in Poland, has signed a new rights deal in the Balkan region with pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport
Football
Media

The Asian Football Confederation has agreed a deal with United Media, owner of the Sportklub channels, to broadcast AFC competitions in Southeast Europe
Wrestling
Events

USA Wrestling has announced it will not send a team to this year's senior world championships in Serbia in December due to concerns over the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Football
Media

Dentsu, the Japanese advertising agency heavily involved in sports marketing, has concluded a number of broadcast deals for the J.League ahead of the Japanese top flight’s resumption on July 4.
Tennis
Events

The organising committee for the Adria Tour tennis tournament has cancelled its remaining matches after a number of players, including director and founder Novak Djokovic, tested positive for Covid-19
Tennis
Sports Betting

Sports data and content company Sportradar has announced the signing of a partnership with the Tipsarevic Tennis Academy for the duration of the Eastern European Championship 2020, which is taking place…
Boxing
Events

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has reassigned hosting rights for its 2021 men’s World Championships to the Serbian capital of Belgrade after New Delhi did not fulfil its obligations to pay t…
Football
Media

LaLiga, the governing body of Spanish football’s top two divisions, has launched its invitation to tender covering broadcast rights in 16 European territories.
Basketball
Governance

The Chinese Basketball Association is close to a long-term agreement with the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS), covering joint work to develop basketball in China
Football
Media

Invitations to submit offers (ISOs) have been launched in seven countries across the Balkan region for rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League covering the 2021-22…
Athletics
Events

World Athletics has awarded hosting rights for its 2022 Indoor Championships and Half Marathon Championships to Belgrade and Yangzhou, respectively
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