Czech Republic

Czech broadcaster TV Nova has made Anna Lenerova its director of sports acquisition and pay-television channels following the recent merger of its international streaming service Voyo and O2’s television offerings.

Infront has finalised the sale of Bundesliga rights from next season to broadcasters in nine European territories, 10 months on from it being announced as the agency responsible for sales in those markets.

Canal Plus displayed revenue growth of 3.6 per cent in 2024 but the pay-television broadcaster’s share price has fallen by around 40 per cent since listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in December.

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

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

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.

Nova has retained rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Champions League, completing its set of European club competition rights for the 2024-27 cycle.

Warner Bros. Discovery has retained exclusive rights to Wimbledon in 11 European markets in a play designed to drive consumers to its new Max streaming service being rolled out across the continent

Bundesliga International has turned to Infront to manage media rights sales in 10 mainly Central and Eastern European countries in the agency's third multi-territory distribution deal in quick succession with a major European league.

Pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has secured first-pick rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Europa League and Conference League over the next three seasons, 2024-25 to 2026-27, completing the…

Chance, a subsidiary of Tipsport, has acquired title sponsorship rights to the top two divisions of Czech football, ending rival betting firm Fortuna’s backing of the leagues.

The 2029 and 2031 editions of both the men’s and women’s World Handball Championships will be held in Europe, extending the International Handball Federation (IHF)’s reliance on the continent as the host of its flagship events.

Lega Serie A continues its piecemeal international rights sales strategy, picking off markets in direct deals, and has now issued an RFP in Poland, SportBusiness understands.

Fifa has issued tenders in six Central and Eastern European countries for media rights to the 2026 and 2030 men's World Cups as it seeks to maximise the commercial impact of improved qualification prospects for Europe's mid-tier nations.

The European Handball Federation (EHF) has taken the unprecedented step of awarding hosting rights for the 2026 Women’s Euro to five countries: Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Turkey.

The Ligové Fotbalové Asociace (LFA), the Czech league football association, has begun the search for a title sponsor for the top two divisions.