Europe

The European Tour broke even in 2023 thanks to £19.6m (€23.3m/$25.7m) in funding from the PGA Tour designed to cover any deficit under the terms of the “strategic alliance” between the two tours, SportBusiness can reveal.

The race to host the Uefa Women’s Euro 2029 is set to feature five bids after Italy joined Germany, Poland, Portugal and Denmark-Sweden in declaring an interest in hosting the tournament.

BeIN Sports continues to withhold its first instalment payment for Ligue 1 rights amid ongoing doubts over its allocated sponsorship inventory and questions raised over the broadcaster’s media rights package.

The Austrian Bundesliga (ÖFBL) has appointed Munich-based consultancy SN1 Consulting to an advisory role ahead of its next domestic and international rights sales process.

With England's tour of Pakistan starting in just six days, pay-television broadcaster Sky is expected to secure media rights in the UK for the three-Test series, SportBusiness understands

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has signed an extension with Premiership Rugby to show live matches on linear television for the next two seasons.

Adrian Filby, the long-standing commercial director at Scottish Premiership club Celtic, has joined English Premier League outfit Aston Villa as chief commercial officer.

Juventus has seen its annual losses widen to €199.2m, but has spelled out its expectation that operating result and cash flow are soon set to be in the break-even range.

The National Basketball Association is thought to have struck a new deal with beIN Sports that allows the league to continue to be aired in France for another season.

Hampshire has become the first county in English cricket to be owned by an overseas franchise, after the GMR Group, co-owners of the Indian Premier League's Delhi Capitals, finalised its takeover

German streaming platform Dyn Media has added more basketball rights to its portfolio in a deal to exclusively show the matches of German sides Ludwigsburg and Braunschweig in the second-tier Fiba Europe Cup.

Danish Superliga domestic rights-holder Viaplay claims to have terminated its agreement with Matchday Production just over two months into the joint venture’s first season of handling the host broadcast f…

Switzerland has moved a step closer to hosting the 2038 edition of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after the country’s Federal Council pledged its support for the bid.

The Eredivisie has created its first commercial director position following the decision to take back control of its international broadcast and betting video and sponsorship rights late last year

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will on Monday issue an invitation to tender (ITT) for global media rights to the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2027 and 2029, SportBusiness understands.

Sorare, the crypto-based digital collectibles company that has a multi-year deal with the English Premier League, has been charged by the UK Gambling Commission, accused of providing unlicensed gambling…