Yes Network strikes college sports deal with Fox
US regional pay-television channel Yes Network has agreed a deal with Fox Sports Media Group, a division of the Fox network, for live rights to Atlantic Coast Conference college basketball and American football games, along with Big East Conference basketball games.
Eurosport says game on with Xbox 360 partnership
The Eurosport group has announced a new partnership that will offer its pan-European sports channel Eurosport to the Xbox Live online service on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 games console.
RTL acquires Uefa European qualifiers package
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has announced that German commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired rights for Uefa Euro 2016 and Fifa 2018 World Cup qualifying matches.
Canal Plus preparing complaint against beIN Sport
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is preparing a complaint to the country’s Tribunal de Commerce business court over rival pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport, according to the BFM TV news website.
Setanta Sports Eurasia pins down UFC deal
Pay-television sports broadcaster Setanta Sports Eurasia has agreed a rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
PCB brings in former ICC chairman Mani in bid to boost TV revenues
Pakistani cricket’s governing body, the Pakistan Cricket Board, has enlisted the assistance of Ehsan Mani, former chairman of the sport’s global governing body the International Cricket Council, as part of an effort to boost its television revenues, according to the AFP news agency.
Deutsche Telekom awards Bundesliga contract to Laola1.tv
Online sports broadcaster Laola1.tv has been appointed to produce coverage of all football matches on behalf of the Deutsche Telekom telecommunications company for the Club TV portals of numerous teams in the 1.Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga divisions.
Universal Sports strikes Time Warner Cable partnership
US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network, has agreed a multi-year carriage deal with cable-television operator Time Warner Cable.
Boxing final to air on beIN Sport
US pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights to this weekend’s Super 4 boxing final between Edwin Rodriguez and Denis Grachev.
IMG Media nets Spain’s Premier League rights
The IMG Media agency will exclusively market the media rights to English Premier League football in Spain and Andorra for the three years covering the 2013-14 to 2015-16 seasons of the league.