Europe

There will be no domestic television coverage of an England rugby union test match for the second successive summer, after the World Rugby-owned RugbyPass TV picked up exclusive rights to next month's game versus USA.

DAZN has entered the Greek market through a multi-year deal with the Antenna Group that starts with both media companies showing the Fifa Club World Cup, which begins tomorrow (Saturday).

Ligové Fotbalové Asociace (LFA), the Czech league football association, has expressed its concern about the financial impact of a proposed ban on gambling advertising in the Czech Republic.

Relations between France's Professional Football League and Canal Plus finally look to have been repaired, with the country's largest pay-television broadcaster wanting an active role in the proposed new LFP channel.

The Sportfive agency is planning a "more intensive cooperation" with Hertha Berlin after announcing an extension of its partnership with the 2. Bundesliga club.

Marriott International has decided not to extend its sponsorship agreement with Manchester United after targeting $80m to $90m in annual cost savings as part of a significant restructuring effort.

The European League of Football has secured fresh investment from Goal Line Sports, along with 885 Capital and Oakvale Ventures.

The host broadcast of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is set to be handled by Actua Sport, a Swiss production firm that works closely with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), SportBusiness understands.

Europe's top five leagues generated total revenue of over €20bn ($23.1bn) for the first time in the 2023-24 season, with club finances primarily boosted by rising commercial income.

West Ham United has signed a new front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with BoyleSports for the final season in which betting sponsors are allowed to brand Premier League clubs’ main shirt assets.

BeIN Sports is to remain the home of the Bundesliga in France, the biggest exporter of foreign talent to the German top flight, until at least the end of the 2028-29 season.

Countries across Europe and Central Asia are the latest to be selected by Warner Bros. Discovery for the roll out of its streaming platform Max next month.

Italian government reforms look set to pave the way for the lifting of the ‘no single-buyer’ rule that currently shapes the sale of Serie A’s domestic broadcast rights.

Fanatics has added Italian powerhouse Inter Milan to its stable of European football licensing agreements on a decade-long term.

Renault has announced an early extension to its sponsorship agreement with Roland Garros, securing its relationship until at least 2031 and continuing to enjoy net branding rights.

Danish football’s lower-tier leagues have sold their title sponsorship rights to the Malta-based betting group Soft2Bet to promote two of the operator’s betting brands, Betinia and CampoBet.