Handball
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
Hisense-owned Gorenje extends EHF Champions League backing
Gorenje, the Slovenia-based home appliance manufacturer, has extended its sponsorship backing for handball’s men’s EHF Champions League in a two-year agreement.
DAZN seals six-year EHF deal in German-speaking countries and Spain
International sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain to European Handball Federation club competitions for the next six seasons in a deal with…
Eurosport close to EHF Champions League rights deal in France
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport is close to finalising an agreement in France for rights to handball’s EHF Champions League from the 2020-21 season.
EHF commits to Final4 in Cologne, working on fan attendance
The European Handball Federation (EHF) has confirmed that its men’s Final4 event, which serves as the climax of the Champions League club competition, will be held in the German city of Cologne on December 2…
Round-Up: PP Sports ‘to sue’ EPL, Bach addresses Beijing expo, East Bengal to join ISL, and more
Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is going to sue the English Premier League over the termination of their media-rights contract for the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, according to Chinese news service Beijing…
‘Sport in France’ extends French women’s handball coverage into 2020-21
The ‘Sport in France’ free-to-air channel will continue to broadcast the country’s top-tier women’s handball league into the 2020-21 season.
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Liqui Moly named EHF Champions League sponsor at start of Infront-DAZN cycle
German motor lubricants manufacturer Liqui Moly has become a sponsor of handball’s men’s EHF Champions League during the 2020-21 season.
Incumbent Sky Deutschland rules itself out of EHF Champions League renewal
Pay-television operator Sky Deutschland has publicly withdrawn its interest in renewing its rights in Germany to handball’s EHF Champions League.
EHF continues marketing overhaul with Iqoniq deal
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is looking to develop its fan engagement strategy through a new deal with new platform Iqoniq
DOSB extends domestic second-tier Germany handball deal
DOSB New Media, which operates the online streaming service, Sportdeutschland.TV, has extended its deal for rights in Germany to the country’s second-tier 2. Handball-Bundesliga until 2022-23.