Viasat snaps up Allsvenskan online rights, report says
Pay-television broadcaster Viasat, operated by pan-Nordic media company Modern Times Group, has acquired online rights in Sweden for the country’s top-tier Allsvenskan football league in a sub-licensing deal with C More Entertainment, the premium pay-television arm of media company TV4 Group, according to the Expressen news website.
Foxtel lands latest blow against 3D
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has become the latest broadcaster to end its 3D offering due to a lack of viewing interest in the format.
PCB hits back at broadcast rights criticism
Pakistani cricket’s governing body, the Pakistan Cricket Board, has rejected criticism concerning the transparency of its broadcast rights sales process, according to The Nation newspaper.
German cable and IPTV providers lose Digiturk’s Lig TV
Turkish pay-television operator Digiturk has terminated its carriage agreements for its football channel Lig TV with German cable and IPTV providers Kabel Deutschland, Unitymedia Kabel BW, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone.
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TV2 and NRK bounce back with Norwegian Euro 2016 rights
Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster NRK have acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.
Sky New Zealand seals Cricket World Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the domestic rights to the 2015 Cricket World Cup tournament, which is being co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
Rutgers teams up with IMG College
The IMG College agency has agreed an 11-year multimedia rights partnership with Rutgers University Athletics, which will begin in the 2013-14 academic year.
BBC extends Scottish League Cup deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended its rights deal for the Scottish League Cup football competition until 2016.
Sethi appointed to top Eurosport Asia-Pacific role
Gursharan Sethi has been appointed as senior vice-president of affiliate sales and marketing at the Eurosport Asia-Pacific division of pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport.