Champions League media-rights tender goes to second round in France
The invitation to tender process for broadcast rights in France to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new-third tier Europa Conference League during the three-season cycle from 2021-22 to 2023-24…
TF1 and M6 seal Euro 2020 deal, pay-TV rights still on market
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have jointly acquired free-to-air rights in the country to select matches from next summer’s the Euro 2020 football championship.
EXCLUSIVE: Sky’s head of sports rights Verow leaves company
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky’s head of sports-rights acquisitions, Richard Verow, has left the company.
He decided to leave to pursue another opportunity, Sky told SportBusiness Media on Tuesday.
Eurosport in talks with Canal Plus to sublicense Pro D2 French rugby
Discovery-owned Eurosport is in talks with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus to sublicense some of the latter’s rights to the Pro D2, France’s second-tier rugby union club competition, SportBusiness Med…
BT Sport prices ‘set to be raised’ to help finance Champions League renewal
UK telco BT is planning to raise the price of its sports channels after the renewal of broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions contract for the 2021-24 cycle, it has been reported
BT retains Champions League and Europa League in £400m/year deal
UK telco BT has retained exclusive, multi-platform rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the 2021-24 cycle, it said Friday
BBC renews Formula E rights in UK
UK public broadcaster the BBC has renewed its rights to the electric car racing series Formula E for the 2019-20 season
ViàOccitanie acquires French top-tier rugby league rights
French local digital terrestrial broadcaster ViàOccitanie has acquired exclusive rights to the country’s top-tier rugby league competition, the Elite One Championship.
LNR to launch rugby sevens competition on Feb 1
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby, the governing body of the Top 14, will launch its new Super Sevens competition on February 1 next year, it said on Tuesday
EBU lands Women’s Euro 21, youth, futsal rights until 2022
The European Broadcasting Union has acquired rights to the Women’s Euro 21 tournament as well as various Youth and futsal competitions until the end of the 2021-22 season, SportBusiness Media understands.