Handball
Wiederer to run for second term as EHF president
European Handball Federation president Michael Wiederer has announced he will run for a second term when the EHF Congress gathers in Luxembourg at the end of April 2021
Denmark to stage whole of Women’s Euro following Norway withdrawal
The European Handball Federation (EHF) has announced that Denmark will stage all of Women’s Euro 2020 under a new hosting strategy.
MySports picks up EHF European League, America’s Cup rights
Swiss pay-television broadcaster MySports had signed new media rights deals for second-tier European Handball League club competition, the EHF European League, and sailing’s America’s Cup.
Denmark lined up as sole EHF Euro 2020 host as Norway withdraws
The Norwegian Handball Federation (NHF) has been forced to withdraw its co-hosting rights to the European Handball Federation’s women’s Euro 2020, with plans now being worked on for Denmark to become the…
Switzerland handball matches remain on SRG SSR in long-term deal
Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR has renewed its rights agreement with the Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) for four more years until the end of the 2023-24 season
Lidl extends ties in EHF Euro 2022 qualifiers sponsorship
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has been named as presenting partner of men’s handball’s EHF Euro 2022 qualifiers in a deal announced today (Tuesday).
Handball market report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the handball media-rights landscape.
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Inetum promotes new identity with PSG Handball extension
Reigning French Starligue handball champion Paris Saint-Germain has agreed a three-year extension to its contract with main sponsor, IT services company Inetum
TV2 seeks rebates from Danish handball deals
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 is seeking media-rights rebates on its deals for the Danish Handball League and Danish Handball Cup following cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic
EHF awards ticketing contract to CTS Eventim, 14 countries keen to host EHF Euros
The European Handball Federation (EHF) has appointed German ticketing and live entertainment giant CTS Eventim as its official ticketing partner for the 2022 and 2024 editions of its men’s and women’s Eur…
France and Switzerland prepare joint bid for men’s EHF Euros
The French Handball Federation (FFHB) and Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) have announced their intention to bid for the EHF European Men’s Handball Championship in 2026 or 2028.
L’Équipe lands free-to-air rights to French national-team handball
Digital terrestrial broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired free-to-air rights to a series of French women’s and men’s national-team handball matches.
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Automated production in place as TV2 commits to Norwegian handball, ice hockey
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 is to show widespread coverage of the country’s top handball and ice hockey leagues with matches produced using automated cameras.
Swiss Handball Federation’s sponsorship revenue nears CHF1m
The Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) has reported revenues of CHF7.04m (€6.54m/$7.69m) for the 2019-20 period, including CHF930,001 generated from the sale of sponsorship rights.
LNH streams matches not aired by beIN ahead of ‘likely’ OTT launch
The Ligue Nationale de Handball (LNH), the top men’s handball league in France, is to broadcast all matches not shown by rights-holding broadcaster beIN Sports this season ahead of the probable launch o…
Russia plans bid for men’s EHF Euros in 2026 or 2028
Russia is set to bid for the rights to host the EHF European Men’s Handball Championship in either 2026 or 2028, according to the country’s official state news agency, TASS.
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