TVE to broadcast UCI Road World Championships finale
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has agreed a rights deal for cycling’s UCI Road World Championships under which it will broadcast Sunday’s showpiece men’s road race.
BeIN Sport converts Rugby League World Cup deal
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast Rugby League World Cup 2013 matches in France.
Eurosport signs Women’s Champions League deals
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired the exclusive media rights to all home games featuring German teams Vfl Wolfsburg and 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam in the 2013-14 Uefa Women’s Champions League club competition.
IMG Media gets slice of MMA action with World Series of Fighting tie-up
The IMG Media agency has signed a three year agreement to globally represent and distribute all media rights for the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) mixed martial arts organisation.
ABU partners with APC in drive to boost Paralympic coverage
The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) to strengthen broadcast coverage and awareness of Paralympic events and sports in Asia.
Twitter strikes video content deal with NFL
Social networking website Twitter has agreed a deal with American football league the NFL to make game clips and other content available through its Amplify platform, according to the Wall Street Journal.
MP & Silva partners with Digiturk to take Super League global
The MP & Silva agency has agreed a two-year deal with Turkish pay-television operator Digiturk to distribute its highlights package for the country’s top-tier Super League football division on a global basis.
DFL launches Bundesliga YouTube channel
The German Football League (DFL) has agreed a deal with YouTube that will lead to the launch of the Bundesliga’s first official channel on the video-sharing platform.
GAA considers channel launch
Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association is considering launching its own internet-based subscription channel and a pay-television channel as it prepares for its next domestic rights cycle, from 2014-15 onwards, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
Racing UK launches pay per day service
Horse racing pay-television channel Racing UK has launched a pay per day service on digital-terrestrial platform Freeview.