Romania
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
Digi Sport retains LaLiga rights in Romania
Pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport has secured the rights to broadcast LaLiga in Romania for the three seasons from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Champions League TV rights on the market in trio of European countries
Sales processes for Uefa club competition broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been issued in Belarus, Moldova and Romania
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
WTA adds new Romanian event to 2021 season
The Women’s Tennis Association has added a new event in Romania to its schedule for the 2021 season.
The Winners Open will take place in the city of Cluj-Napoca from August 2-8.
Bain seeks to take R&A digital expertise to TEC agency
Sport and events technology specialist TEC: Digital Agency has appointed Kevin Bain as a consulting partner in an effort to aid its growth ambitions
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…
Discovery marks OTT launch with Vodafone deal in 12 European markets
US-based media group Discovery has signed a long-term carriage agreement across multiple European markets with telecoms operator Vodafone as its new global OTT streaming service, discovery+, launches today…
Orange moves for OTE’s controlling stake in Telekom Romania’s fixed services division
The Romanian division of France-based telecoms giant Orange has agreed a €268m ($318.4
Eurovision Sport secures four-year extension with Romania Ski Biathlon Federation
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has renewed a rights agreement with the Romania Ski Biathlon Federation (RSBF)
Discovery agrees Vodafone carriage in Romania but Telekom Romania standoff continues
Media group Discovery has agreed a wide-ranging deal with the Romanian arm of Vodafone through which its sports broadcaster, Eurosport, will be carried on the telco’s Vodafone TV service.
Digi extends AMC Networks and Discovery carriage deals
Telcoms operator Digi Communications has extended carriage deals with media group AMC Networks International and international media company Discovery in agreements that will allow it to continue offering…
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…
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
Arena expands EHF coverage in Infront/DAZN deal
Pay-television broadcaster Arena Sport has acquired European Handball Federation club and national team events across the Balkan region in a new four-year deal
Four Balkan nations sign MoU ahead of potential bid for Euro 2028 or World Cup 2030
Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to lay the groundwork for a joint bid to host either the 2028 Uefa European Championship or the 2030 Fifa World Cup
Four Balkan nations explore joint bid for 2030 World Cup
Following Fifa's award of the 2026 World Cup to three North American nations, joint bids are becoming more common for the showpiece event
Brazil, Romania to host World Rugby’s U20 Trophy
World Rugby has confirmed Romania and Brazil will host the next two editions of its U20 Trophy national team youth tournament in 2018 and 2019, respectively.