Austria
LaLiga broadcast rights on the market in heavyweight European countries
Mediapro, the international sales agency of the Spanish LaLiga, is to issue an invitation to tender in the coming week covering broadcast rights in seven European countries from 2021-22 to 2025-26, SportBusiness…
LASK sponsorship revenue rises as Kornspitz named shirt sponsor
Austrian Bundesliga football club LASK has unveiled Kornspitz, the Austrian baked goods brand, as its new shirt sponsor
Sport1 lands AFC rights in DACH region in first European deal of new cycle
The Asian Football Confederation has sealed the first rights deal in Europe in its new rights cycle, agreeing a two-year contract across Germany, Austria and Switzerland with sports broadcaster Sport1
LASK unveils climate-neutral stadium as Raiffeisen retains naming rights
Austrian Bundesliga football club LASK has revealed plans to develop a new climate-neutral stadium, with banking group Raiffeisen set to continue as naming rights sponsor
ORF plans Tokyo 2020 remote production amid cost cuts
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF will turn to remote production where possible for its coverage from next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo as it continues its cost cutting plan in the wake of the C…
Eurosport lands rights to bett1Aces and Thiems7 tennis
Eurosport has agreed media-rights deals for two European tennis tournaments, bett1Aces in Berlin on July 13-19, and Thiems7, which got underway in Kitzbühel yesterday (Tuesday) and runs until July 11.
Formula 1 returns to social distancing, face masks, and empty grandstands
Formula 1 motor-racing returned at the weekend after its Covid-19 suspension with a Grand Prix behind closed doors at Austria’s Red Bull Ring.
ServusTV and ORF finalise three-year F1 rights-sharing deal
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has announced a new three-year deal for Formula 1 media rights, and will sublicense half of the races to the country’s public-service broadcaster ORF.
ORF signs three-year Extreme E deal, unlikely to extend Austrian Bundesliga live rights
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has acquired rights for three years to Extreme E, the electric SUV off-road racing series, but is unlikely to seek an extension of its Austrian Bundesliga live match…
Dentsu agrees raft of J.League international deals ahead of season resumption
Dentsu, the Japanese advertising agency heavily involved in sports marketing, has concluded a number of broadcast deals for the J.League ahead of the Japanese top flight’s resumption on July 4.
Formula 1 season ready to start under strict Covid-19 controls
Austria will host the first behind-closed-doors Formula 1 race of the 2020 season this weekend with stringent health and safety protocols in place
ServusTV, ORF to share free-to-air F1 rights in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV and public-service broadcaster ORF will both broadcast coverage of Formula One from 2021 onwards, according to reports in Austria
Round-Up: Positive message from Tokyo, D-Day for Women’s World Cup, Aussie rugby pay cut, and more
In a positive sign for next year's Olympics, Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yasuhiro Yamashita has told his international counterparts that Tokyo is gradually resuming sporting activities - Kyodo News
Sky, Discovery agree expanded deal in carrriage extension
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has agreed an expanded, long-term extension to its carriage deal with international media group Discovery covering the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria
F1 given approval for Austrian season start
The Austrian government has given Formula 1 the green light to commence its 2020 season behind closed doors with two races at the Red Bull Ring, while Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix, is also…
ORF adds more matches to Austrian 2. Liga deal
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has enhanced its deal for second-tier domestic football league 2. Liga rights with sports data and betting-related services company Sportradar
3 Group telco brands sign up with MotoGP eSport Championship
Telco brands under the 3 Group umbrella will sponsor the MotoGP eSport Championship in a three-year deal, from 2020 to 2022
Amazon extends Bundesliga rights for remainder of season
Retail giant Amazon has extended its deal with the German Football League (DFL), giving it domestic rights to seven more top-tier Bundesliga matches and four relegation matches between Bundesliga and second-tier…