Eastern Europe
Telekom Slovenije drops Sport TV channels in carriage fee row
Slovenian telecommunications provider Telekom Slovenije has halted the availability of the Sport TV 1, 2 and 3 channels on its television platform after accusing the broadcaster of hiking up the carriage…
Croatia’s HRT picks up Euro 2020 rights in United Group sublicense
Croatian public-service broadcaster HRT will cover next summer’s Uefa European Championships after striking a sublicensing deal with United Group, the rights-holder in the Balkan region.
Coop Norge extends Nordic World Championships support in Infront deal
Norwegian supermarket chain Coop Norge has broadened its presence in skiing by agreeing a deal to sponsor the next three editions of the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Nordic World Ski Championships.
World Athletics awards events to Belgrade, Yangzhou
World Athletics has awarded hosting rights for its 2022 Indoor Championships and Half Marathon Championships to Belgrade and Yangzhou, respectively
Onefootball and Lagardère agree deal for Polish Cup PPV streaming
The Lagardère Sports agency, official marketing partner of the Polish Football Association (PZPN), has agreed a deal with Onefootball for the digital platform to offer live streaming of Polish Cup fixtures.
Zala Springs Golf Resort engages IMG
The IMG agency has been appointed to provide management, marketing and communications consultancy services at the Zala Springs Golf Resort in Hungary as the venue looks to establish itself as one of Europe’s b…
New circuit lined up to host Hungary’s MotoGP return
The MotoGP motorcycle-racing series has today (Wednesday) signed a preliminary agreement to add a Hungarian race to its calendar from 2022, with a new circuit to stage any future events
Media Group Ukraine to launch third football channel
Media Group Ukraine has said it will launch its third channel dedicated to football next year
Saran expands Wimbledon rights deal to 13 territories
Saran Media, the Turkish media-rights agency, has extended its contract for the rights to tennis Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon for a further two years in a deal covering 13 territories
Cyfrowy Polsat and Discovery invest €7m each in Polish OTT service
An over-the-top streaming platform featuring sports, entertainment, movies and documentaries will be launched in Poland in a tie-up between pay-TV broadcaster Cyfrowy Polsat and media group Discovery
Eurosport adds new markets to ATP Tour portfolio
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has strengthened its position in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia by securing exclusive rights to men’s tennis organisation the ATP Tour in a…
Bookmaker STS backs Polish volleyball league
Polska Liga Siatkówki, which operates PlusLiga, Poland’s top volleyball league, has signed up bookmaker STS as a sponsor.
Spring Media adds Paunovic and ITF’s O’Hara to commercial team
Spring Media, the Stockholm-based agency, has strengthened its commercial team with the appointments of Slaven Paunovic, formerly of the MP & Silva and The Sportsman Media Group agencies, and Carly O’Hara, c…
Premier League the focus of Rambler, Setanta anti-piracy effort
Russian media and entertainment company Rambler Group has agreed a partnership with international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports designed to combat online piracy in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS countries,…
Estonian, Latvian basketball leagues net production deal
Estonian television and radio network operator Levira has teamed up with AI-automated sports production firm Pixellot to produce and live-stream coverage of Estonian and Latvian basketball competitions
NBA seals pan-Baltic deal with All Media Baltics
The National Basketball Association has agreed a new deal with pay-television broadcaster All Media Baltics across the Baltic region (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), having previously sold rights on a…
Deutsche Telekom ‘facing difficulties’ in Telekom Romania sale
German telco Deutsche Telekom is reportedly facing problems in selling its stake in its Romanian subsidiary, Telekom Romania, as rival telco RCS & RDS look to navigate around any anti-competitive issues
Three bids submitted for Women’s EHF Euro 2024
The European Handball Federation (EHF) has confirmed that it has received three bids spanning seven countries for the 2024 edition of the Women’s EHF Euro national team tournament.