Media
Greek powerhouse Olympiacos close to Cosmote rights deal
Greece’s Cosmote TV is nearing a deal for Olympiacos’ rights in the Greek Super League, making another landmark addition to its portfolio of Greek teams.
Tender launched for DFB-Pokal international betting video and data rights
The German Football Federation (DFB) has initiated an invitation to tender process for international betting streaming and data rights to the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s top-tier cup competition, ahead of the n…
BBC extends World Snooker Tour rights to 2027
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended its broadcast deal with World Snooker Tour for another three years
United Group’s revenues grow as sports rights spending increases
United Group has reported higher revenues for the 2021 financial year thanks to multiple acquisitions that it concluded, while its sport rights spending more than doubled
Eleven showing Belgian Pro League matches on Polish channels
Eleven has started showing matches of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, for which it holds domestic and international rights, on its Polish subscription channels and will continue doing so over the next…
Incoming Premier League broadcaster Telekom Srbija plans €500m bond issuance
Telekom Srbija is looking to raise up to €500m ($540m) through the corporate bonds to be issued on a European stock exchange next month.
PFL secures ESPN Africa rights deal, Bravago Bold Seltzer partnership
Disney-owned ESPN Africa has acquired exclusive rights to the Professional Fighters League in sub-Saharan Africa, ahead of the start of the season on April 20
Disney and Facebook extend Copa Libertadores rights-sharing agreement
Media group Disney and social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta, have agreed to extend their agreement to share their respective rights to the Copa Libertadores in South America
CBC secures Olympic Games rights in Canada until 2032
The International Olympic Committee has awarded exclusive broadcast rights in Canada for the Olympic Games between 2026 and 2032 to public service broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada
SuperSport extends French Open rights in sub-Saharan Africa
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has renewed its media rights agreement for Roland Garros with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport in sub-Saharan Africa for another six years
Eurosport renews tennis rights agreement with RFET
Eurosport has renewed its media rights agreement with the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) for a minimum of 14 Spanish tennis tournaments due to take place in 2022
EuroLeague’s new docuseries to be shown on Amazon Prime
Euroleague Basketball has teamed up with Amazon Prime to air a new docuseries “Back to Basketball”.
Nent to air Fury-Whyte fight in 10 European countries
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will be the exclusive broadcast partner in 10 European countries of the heavyweight boxing title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte next month
QSI-backed Premier Padel lands multi-territory Sky deal
The new global padel tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Players Association has announced a broadcast deal with Sky covering multiple…
Ekstraklasa lands UK commercial venues deal with Screach
Polish football’s top-tier Ekstraklasa has secured coverage of its matches in commercial venues across the UK through a deal with streaming platform Screach.
Cosmote sublicenses F1 rights in Greece from ERT for one more season
Greece’s Cosmote TV has renewed rights to the Formula One World Championship in a sublicensing deal with public-service broadcaster ERT covering the 2022 season, which starts on March 18.
Poland’s Eleven hit by pirated broadcast from Palestine
Polish pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports is investigating a pirated broadcast of its content by Palestinian broadcaster Fajer TV
BeIN Sports lands two-year deal with World Athletics in Mena region
BeIN Sports has secured the broadcast rights to World Athletics events for the Middle East and North Africa in a two-year deal