Eastern Europe
Sportway takes first international expansion step with Czech ice hockey deal
Sportway, the automated production and live streaming firm, has added the Czech Ice Hockey Association as its latest client in the first step of its international expansion outside of the Nordic markets
Romania’s Digi Sport lands string of domestic football rights
Romanian pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport has sealed a host of domestic football rights, including the second-tier football league, from the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) from next season
Table Tennis signs up to 2023 European Games
Table Tennis will be included in the 2023 European Games programme in Poland, the European Olympic Committee has confirmed
DraftKings faces analyst claims of black-market activity
Short seller alleges SBTech deals extensively in banned, unregulated markets
France-Germany watched by nearly 23m on ZDF, over 15m on M6
Tuesday evening’s heavyweight Uefa European Championship clash between Germany and World Cup holders France attracted bumper audiences on free-to-air broadcasters in both countries.
Nent adds Women’s World Cup rights to growing Polish offering
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights in Poland for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which will take place in Australia and New Zealand.
Volia and Megogo extend Uefa club rights co-operation
Ukrainian telco Volia and international OTT streaming platform Megogo have continued their recent collaboration by agreeing a carriage deal for the latter’s coverage of the Uefa club competitions.
Spring Media retains Swedish speedway business to 2025
Spring Media, the Stockholm-based agency, has extended its agreement to commercialise the broadcast rights and improve broadcast exposure for Sweden’s top speedway league.
DigitAlb lands Bundesliga rights in Albania
Pay-television broadcaster DigitAlb has agreed a new deal in Albania and Kosovo for exclusive rights to the Bundesliga, the top tier of club football in Germany
Infront seals first Serie A deal as Arena retains rights in Balkans
The Infront agency has finalised its first Serie A media-rights deal since taking over from rival IMG as the league’s international rights-holder, sealing a deal in the Balkans with pay-television broadcaster A…
NHL expands presence in Baltics with OlyBet sports betting partnership
The National Hockey League has announced a partnership with Olympic Entertainment Group, which has named the Estonia-based gaming operator's flagship betting brand OlyBet the league's official sports betting…
Eleven Sports adds Swedish speedway to Polish rights portfolio
Subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Poland to Swedish speedway competition the Bauhaus-Ligan
Nent picks up W Series and other motorsport rights across nine countries
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in nine countries for the W Series and three other motorsport series
Belarus stripped of European Track Championships amid ongoing political tension
The European Cycling Union (UEC) has cancelled next month’s European Track Championships in Belarus amid the enduring political situation in the country.
Uefa national team rights bids due next month in 18 European, Asian markets
Broadcasters in a total of 18 different European and Central Asian countries must submit their bids in the second week of June for a suite of Uefa men’s national team rights during the 2022-28 cycle.
EXCLUSIVE: beIN, Nent and Sport TV among new Ascot broadcasters in Europe
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and subscription broadcaster Sport TV are among the broadcasters to have acquired rights to this year’s edition of Royal A…
TV3 takes Baltics rights to Motocross World Championship
Media group TV3 has agreed a three-year deal for broadcast rights in the Baltic countries to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP)
PKO Bank extends Ekstraklasa title sponsorship as Lotto also renews
Polish bank PKO Bank Polski has renewed its title sponsorship of the Ekstraklasa – the top-level professional football league in Poland – for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.