Ukraine
April deadline for Uefa club competition rights bids in Ukraine
Broadcasters in the Ukraine must submit first-round offers for Uefa club competition rights by April 22 after the sales process was launched by the Team Marketing agency
LaLiga+, OneFootball among global carriers of Ukraine Premier League channel
UPL TV, the streaming project of the bulk of Ukrainian Premier League clubs, is to go live today (Friday), with global distribution secured
Setanta renews Bundesliga in Eurasia, adds rights in Baltics
Pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports has renewed its exclusive rights to the German Bundesliga across Eurasia and acquired rights in the Baltics previously held by Viaplay
Poland’s KSW secures Megogo coverage in Ukraine, Central Asia
Megogo has picked up rights to Polish mixed martial arts promotion KSW in the streaming platform’s main market of Ukraine plus nine other countries spanning Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
Game4Ukraine to get broad Eurasia coverage on Setanta
Setanta Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights in a host of European and Asian countries to Game4Ukraine, the charity football match being played in London next month
Shakhtar boss: Fifa, IOC are punishing Ukraine for Russian invasion
Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Sergei Palkin, one of Ukraine's most outspoken sports administrators on the Russian invasion, has slammed the approaches taken by two of global sport’s biggest organisations, claiming t…
IBA expelled by IOC, Bach calls out Ukrainian government
International Olympic Committee members today (Thursday) voted overwhelmingly in favour of excluding the International Boxing Association (IBA) from the Olympic Movement, following four years of governance…
EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian clubs close to TV pact, eye YouTube project
Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) clubs are close to a unanimous agreement to formulate a centralised broadcast rights pool, after factions broke out in the 2022-23 season causing the domestic deal with Setanta…
Women’s World Cup breakthrough in major markets after EBU intervention
Fifa has extended its media rights agreement for the 2023 Women’s World Cup with the European Broadcasting Union, ensuring the tournament will be screened in the major markets of France, Germany, Italy, S…
Shakhtar claims Fifa transfer rule extension could cost €80m in lost fees
Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk has claimed it could lose up to €80m ($85.7
Setanta blames clubs as it terminates Ukrainian Premier League TV deal
Setanta Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, today (Thursday) announced its intention to terminate a domestic rights deal with the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) one year into the three-season deal,…
WhiteBIT goes back to its roots with Ukrainian Football Association deal
WhiteBIT, a cryptocurrency exchange that was founded in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF)
Addition of Poland completes EuroBasket 2025 hosting line-up
Poland has been announced as the fourth and final co-host of EuroBasket 2025, with organisers having shelved initial plans to take the national team basketball tournament to Ukraine
Setanta lands centralised Ukrainian Premier League rights in $16.2m, three-year deal
The Ukrainian Premier League has signed a $16.2m (€15.9m), three-year centralised domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports.
Ukrainian public broadcaster awarded free rights as Munich 2022 gets underway
UA:PBC, the national broadcaster in Ukraine, has been allocated rights free of charge to the 2022 European Championships in Munich
United24 logo to brand Shakhtar Donetsk shirts for Champions League campaign
Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk will feature the logo of the United24 charity fundraising platform logo on the team’s shirtfronts for its 2022-23 Champions League group stage games.
Latvia, Cyprus and Finland land EuroBasket 2025, Fiba Europe holding Ukraine talks
The Fiba Europe division of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has today (Tuesday) awarded hosting rights for EuroBasket 2025 to Latvia, Cyprus and Finland, with Ukraine potentially set to…
Ukrainian betting firm Parimatch to continue as Chelsea sponsor
Online betting platform Parimatch Tech is set to continue as a sponsor of Chelsea but will seek to limit its marketing activity with the Premier League club as it focuses on providing financial assistance…