Media
Viaplay in talks to pass on rights in non-core markets
Nordic media giant Viaplay is currently involved in discussions to sublicense or sell on its rights in all its markets outside of the Nordics and the Netherlands
Sky signs off on Wimbledon rights extension in German-speaking countries
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under a multi-year deal, its second in Europe announced in the last two weeks
Seifert’s S Nation goes big to take Basketball Bundesliga from Deutsche Telekom
The German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) has increased its domestic media rights value in a deal with S Nation Media, the newly established platform led by former chief executive of the German Football League Christian Seifert.
Seifert’s S Nation Media closes in on Handball Bundesliga domestic rights
Germany’s Handball Bundesliga has entered final talks with Christian Seifert’s S Nation Media after the ‘significant majority’ of the league’s executive committee opted to back the new streaming platform’…
ESPN retains Tour de France rights in Latin America to 2027
ESPN has renewed its media rights in Latin America and the Caribbean to the flagship Tour de France and other marquee international cycling competitions for another five years
Sport1 renews World Games 2022 rights in the DACH region
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the 2022 World Games multi-sport event in a deal with International Sports Broadcasting
Sport TV renews NBA rights in Portugal for flat annual fee
Rights-holders have found it difficult to secure substantial increases in Portugal as competition between Sport TV and Eleven has slowed down since the latter’s launch in 2018.
ORF and ServusTV agree sublicensing deals for Fifa World Cup and Euro 2024
Austrian commercial network Servus TV and public-service broadcaster ORF have entered into two sublicensing agreements covering the upcoming 2022 Fifa World Cup and the 2024 Uefa European Championship
Marginal drop for Austrian Bundesliga free-to-air rights with ORF
Sky Österreich will earn slightly less in new sublicensing deals for free-to-air rights to Austrian Bundesliga highlights and selected live matches over the next four seasons.
DAZN strikes deal to secure global rights to Anthony Joshua fights
DAZN Group has acquired exclusive global media rights to all events featuring former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, securing his rights in the UK and Ireland for the first time
NBA secures healthy increase in the Baltics with TV3 renewal
The NBA will boost the value of its media rights in the Baltics from next season after a securing a new long-term deal with regional media group TV3.
Ekstraklasa includes scheduling flexibility in 2023-27 domestic rights tender
The Polish Ekstraklasa has launched its long-awaited invitation to tender for its domestic media rights from 2023-24 to 2026-27, offering flexibility to broadcasters regarding the league’s schedule and s…
Sportdeutschland.TV serves up ETTU Champions League in Sportradar deal
DOSB New Media, the operator of online streaming service Sportdeutschland.TV, has secured rights to the Table Tennis European Champions League in a deal with Sportradar covering the German-speaking region
ORF retains Austrian Bundesliga highlights, lands live matches in new Sky deal
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has extended its highlights rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Austria in an agreement that also includes four selected matches from the country’s t…
Fiba strikes spate of multiyear deals for ‘3×3’ events
After spending years on the development of its ‘3x3’ events, the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has signed several multi-year deals over the past few months.
Nova outbids Cosmote to secure Aris rights to 2025
United Group’s Nova has extended its rights agreement with Greek football club Aris for another three seasons, seeing off competition from rival broadcaster Cosmote TV.
Euroleague renews deal with Sports Channel in Israel for flat fee
Euroleague has renewed its contract with Sports Channel in Israel for another three seasons at a flat fee, consolidating the gains made in the previous deal.
DAZN retains Uefa national team rights in major territories, details UWCL final audience
DAZN has retained broadcast rights in Japan and German-speaking countries to Uefa national team matches, including selected friendly matches