Eastern Europe
Premier League returns to agency deal in Romania
Saran Media has bought broadcast rights for the Premier League and FA Cup in Romania as the English top flight returns to a model of selling rights in the country to an intermediary agency
Canal Plus Poland regains Premier League exclusivity
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has won back exclusive English Premier League rights in Poland as incumbent rights-holder Viaplay winds up its operations in the country
Germany ups Olympic plans, Hungary facing bid threat
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has advanced a proposed bid across the 2036 to 2044 cycle with a revised masterplan
IMG retains digital role for NHL international markets
IMG will continue to manage the National Hockey League (NHL) social media strategy in eight international markets, expanding a remit first held by Seven League in 2019
Fulham completes Nemiroff’s quartet of Premier League deals
Nemiroff Vodka's sponsorship of Fulham completes the brand's entry to the PL market and expands Fulham's work in the alcohol category.
F1 returning to Eleven in Poland amid Viaplay exit
Eleven Sports is continuing to profit from Viaplay's planned exit from Poland, after regaining rights in the country to Formula 1 motor racing.
Poland sets out pathway to 2040 Olympics in Warsaw
Building on previous declarations from President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Poland is rolling out a strategy that intends to culminate in its first Olympics.
EBU lands 2026, 2030 World Cup rights in handful of markets
The European Broadcasting Union today (Monday) announced a new agreement with Fifa covering media rights in five countries for the next two men's World Cups
EBU seals four-year Fiba deal across 16 countries
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has secured free-to-air rights to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) premium men’s and women’s national team events from November 2025 to 2029.
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Eleven is lone Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland
Eleven Sports is now the sole Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland after signing off on a five-season rights deal
LaLiga seeks five-season TV deal in Hungary
Broadcasters in Hungary have been invited to bid for LaLiga broadcast rights as the Spanish league looks to secure a new five-season agreement, SportBusiness understands.
Digi, Prima share Uefa club rights in Romania
Romanian pay-television broadcasters Digi Sport and Prima Sport have acquired rights to Uefa’s three club competitions for the next three seasons.
Serie A sticks with Saran in 15-territory deal
Saran Media has continued to build its European football portfolio, acquiring Serie A rights in a host of Central Asian and Eastern European territories in a mix of three- and five-season deals.
Czech Cup behind paywall in five-year O2 deal
Extensive live coverage of Czech football’s knockout clubs competition is moving away from public-service broadcaster Česká Televize to pay-television broadcaster O2 TV in a landmark five-season agreement.
Saran nets Premier League, FA Cup jointly in Central Asia
Central Asia is the next region in which Premier League and FA Cup rights have been sold together, with the Saran Media Group picking up the contract to 2027-28
Ekstraklasa free-to-air window certainty secured
Domestic free-to-air coverage of the Polish Ekstraklasa has been secured for the next three seasons, after a late sublicensing agreement was struck between pay-television's Canal Plus Polska and public…
Albania’s TV Klan lands 2026 Fifa World Cup rights
TV Klan, the private television channel in Albania, has acquired exclusive rights to the Fifa World Cup in 2026.
Bundesliga returns to Eleven in Poland amid Viaplay retreat
Viaplay's impending exit from Poland as part of a wider international retrenchment will result in a new Bundesliga broadcaster in the country as rights return to Eleven Sports.