Eastern Europe
PTO delays Collins Cup, diverts quarter of $2m pot to triathlon community
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), the not-for-profit entity that represents the body of professional triathletes, has pushed the Collins Cup, its flagship event, back to August amid the…
Latvia awarded sole hosting rights to IIHF Worlds, Liga Stavok signs on as sponsor
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed that the Latvian capital of Riga will be the sole host of its upcoming World Championship, while Russian betting company Liga Stavok has signed…
Uefa club competitions media rights hit Polish market
The Team Marketing agency has launched a sales process in Poland for broadcast rights to club competitions in the new 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Eurosport, Nent and Ziggo pick up Daytona 24 rights
Broadcast rights to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the first race of the 2021 WeatherTech IMSA Sportscar Championship, have been secured by leading broadcasters in Europe, including Eurosport, the N…
Budapest exploring 2032 Olympics bid, establishes feasibility committee
The Hungarian Olympic Committee has announced that it has established a committee to look into the feasibility of launching a bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics in the country’s capital city of Budapest.
Eleven, Canal Plus divide up LaLiga rights in Poland
Subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired all rights in Poland to Spain’s LaLiga from the 2021-22 season onwards and has immediately agreed to sublicense half to pay-television broadcaster P…
UIPM World Championships removed from Minsk, IIHF readies hosting decision
Belarus has lost its latest major sporting event with the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) announcing that its 2021 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships will not take place in Minsk
Arena Sport picks up Ekstraklasa in Balkans as Planet Sport retains Croatia rights
The Ekstraklasa, the top tier of club football in Poland, has signed a new rights deal in the Balkan region with pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport
Lithuania makes IIHF Worlds proposal, UIPM under pressure over Belarus event
Lithuanian officials have announced the country would be open to co-hosting ice hockey’s 2021 IIHF World Championship alongside Latvia after Belarus was stripped of its hosting rights for the tournament e…
Tipsport becomes NHL’s first sports betting partner in Europe
The National Hockey League has announced a multiyear partnership with Tipsport, which has become an official sports betting partner of the league and the official sportsbook of the NHL in the Czech Republic…
TVP agrees ‘compromise’ deal with Sportfive for Handball World Championship rights
A broadcast rights deal has been negotiated in Poland for the ongoing IHF World Men’s Handball Championship after TVP, the country’s public broadcaster, and the Sportfive agency had been unable to str…
Uefa club rights on market in Oceania, ISOs issued in Czech Republic, Slovakia
Broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand have been asked to lodge their first-round bids for Uefa Champions League rights by the middle of next month following the launch of the sales process by the Team…
String of sponsors to quit Ice Hockey Worlds unless IIHF drops co-host Belarus
Major sponsors of the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship in Belarus and Latvia have threatened to withdraw their support for the competition because of the recent human rights record of Belarus
Megogo seals exclusive Uefa club competition rights in Ukraine
International OTT streaming platform Megogo has acquired exclusive rights to all Uefa club competitions in Ukraine, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
IIHF committed to 2021 Worlds plan, but needs ‘concrete actions’ from Belarus
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president René Fasel has maintained the organisation remains committed to Belarus co-hosting its 2021 World Championship, but admitted that the government needs …
Handball Worlds throw off with widespread broadcast distribution but no Polish deal
Broadcast rights to the 2021 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship, which begins today (Wednesday) in Egypt, have been distributed widely by the Sportfive agency in handball markets worldwide, with the e…
Arena Sport channels remain on Bosnian telco HT Eronet
Bosnian telecoms operator HT Eronet has extended its carriage agreement with Arena Sport, the pay-television broadcaster in the Balkan region
Beltelecom adds Russia’s Basketball World and Match! Planet to line-up
Belarusian telecoms operator Beltelecom has added Basketball World and Match! Planet, two Russian sports channels, to its channel line-up on Zala, its terrestrial television and IPTV service