Zenga TV serves up US Open action
Mobile television service Zenga TV has sealed the exclusive mobile rights to the 2013 US Open tennis championships in India.
Irish football fan acquires Australian rights to key qualifiers
An Irish football fan living in Australia has bought the Australian broadcast rights to his country’s Fifa World Cup qualifier against Sweden in a bid to ensure the expat population do not miss the crucial game, according to the Reuters news agency.
Time Warner Cable Sports partners with Mid-American Conference
US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable Sports has agreed a three-year regional television deal with college sports’ Mid-American Conference.
Australian government targets 2014 for new sports channel
The Australian Sports Commission has said a government-funded digital television sports channel dedicated to the country’s lower-profile sports could be launched as soon as 2014, according to the Australian Financial Review.
Launch date set for UFC’s Latin American channel
Mixed martial arts promoter the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Mexican media group Televisa have announced that their new UFC-dedicated pay-television channel will launch on September 1 across 20 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America.
Beer to take new NBCUniversal role
US media group NBCUniversal has confirmed Rhys Beer is to take up the newly created role of vice-president of sports distribution and business development at the company.
At The Races and SIS extend Irish racing rights
Pay-television broadcaster At The Races and news and sports coverage provider SIS have retained the rights to Irish horse racing after agreeing an extended deal with Horse Racing Ireland and the Association of Irish Racecourses.
BeIN Sport nets rights to Handball-Bundesliga
Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired rights in France to the Handball-Bundesliga, the top division of handball in Germany.
Women’s Bundesliga scores wide coverage with Eurosport deal
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has enhanced its women’s football content by acquiring the international television rights to the German Women’s Bundesliga in a deal spanning the 2013-14 to 2015-16 seasons.
PCB appoints Ernst & Young to oversee rights sales
The Pakistan Cricket Board governing body has appointed professional services company Ernst & Young to oversee the process of awarding media rights for the national team’s forthcoming ‘home’ series against South Africa and Sri Lanka, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.