CBS Sports to show Mountain West Conference’s title game
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has acquired rights for the Mountain West Conference college sports competition’s American football championship game.
L’Equipe 21 in European football deal
French digital-terrestrial-television channel L’Equipe 21 has acquired live rights for this week’s Uefa Europa League play-off first leg match between French team Saint-Etienne and Danish team Esbjerg.
MP & Silva, OCA to form new broadcasting services company
The Olympic Council of Asia and the MP & Silva agency have announced that they will establish a new OCA Broadcasting Services company for the continental body's multi-sport events.
MTG nets Premier League rights extension in Baltic markets
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has extended its exclusive rights to English Premier League football in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on all platforms for three seasons, from the 2013-14 season to 2015-16.
RCTI picks up Liga rights in Indonesia
Indonesian commercial broadcaster RCTI has acquired rights for the Spanish Liga, the top division of football in Spain.
CCTV launches new sports channel
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV launched a second dedicated sports channel on Sunday, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Sportdigital adds Primeira Liga rights to football portfolio
German sports broadcaster Sportdigital has acquired rights to Portuguese Primeira Liga top-flight football in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
BBL launches live streaming service
The British Basketball League, the UK’s top division of basketball, is to launch a new dedicated online platform for the high definition broadcast of live games throughout the 2013-14 season.
Forstmann Little seeking out buyers for IMG
Private equity company Forstmann Little has begun formally soliciting buyers for the IMG agency and is distributing financial information to potential suitors, according to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
EPTV pounces for Ligue 1 rights
Algerian public-service broadcaster EPTV has acquired rights for Ligue 1, the top division of football in the country.