Eastern Europe
Content Arena facilitates Lega Basket deals in Balkans, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria
Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body for the top division of Italian basketball, has further extended its broadcast reach through various rights deals in European markets
Nent adds NHL rights to growing Baltic offering
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a new deal with the National Hockey League for rights across the Baltic region for five seasons, from 2021-22 to 2025-26
Extreme E tops up Croatian distribution with SPTV
Sport TV Croatia (SPTV), the free-to-air sports channel launched by the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) a decade ago, has become the latest broadcast to acquire rights to Extreme E, the electric off-road…
Silesia to join hosting plan for Poland’s European Games
The Polish region of Silesia has been added to the hosting plan for the 2023 edition of the European Games multi-sport event, joining nearby Krakow and the Region of Malopolska
Slovakia’s RTVS retains Europa League rights, adds Europa Conference League
Slovakian public broadcaster RTVS has retained rights to European football’s second-tier Uefa Europa League while also adding rights to the new third-tier Uefa Europa Conference League.
Nent adds host of women’s football rights across its markets
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired a host women’s football content across the Nordic and Baltic countries, along with Poland, as it continues its push in women’s sport.
Infront adds Tour de Pologne rights to cycling portfolio
The Infront agency has further bolstered its cycling portfolio by agreeing a four-year for global media rights to the Tour de Pologne, the UCI WorldTour event
Nent adds Europa League, Europa Conference League to Polish portfolio
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has added rights to the Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League to its Polish offering
ATP approves Italian 250 tournament, WTA adds Poland event
The Association of Tennis Professionals and Women’s Tennis Association have both announced the addition of new European events to their calendars for 2021.
Billie Jean King Cup finals pushed back again
The finals of the Billie Jean King Cup tennis event, originally scheduled for April, will now be held later in the year amid continued health and safety concerns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
TV3 lands WWE rights in the Baltics
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed a ‘multi-year’ rights deal with World Wresting Entertainment.
Rasnov 2021 leaps into new Eurovision Sport contract with mixed gender event
The annual round of the Ski Jumping World Cup in Rasnov, Romania will introduce a mixed gender event for the first time as Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium…
Liga ACB gains coverage in Estonia with TV3
Spanish basketball organisation Liga ACB has agreed a deal in Estonia with media group TV3 for rights to the remainder of the league season and Copa del Rey cup competition
Barelli: European Aquatics Championships to go ahead in May
Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) president Paolo Barelli has today (Thursday) issued a statement declaring that the 2021 European Aquatics Championships will go ahead as planned in Budapest this May.
Telekom Srbija expands Discovery carriage deal
Telekom Srbija, the state-owned Serbian telecoms operator, has expanded an agreement with Discovery to offer customers access to a number of the media group’s channels, including Eurosport.
Georgian media group Adjara acquires Setanta Sports Eurasia
Setanta Sports Eurasia has been acquired by the Adjara Group, parent company of Georgian pay-television broadcaster Adjarasport, in a deal that sees Setanta's media-rights portfolio and carriage agreements…
United World Wrestling switches World Championships host after Russia ruling
United World Wrestling (UWW) has moved to switch the hosting rights to its 2022 and 2023 Senior World Championships in order to fall in-line with the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) ruling on t…
Nent lands FA Cup, Championship and Conmebol qualifiers in Baltics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights in the Baltic region to English football’s FA Cup and second-tier Championship, as well as South American qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa W…