Cable Thai Holdings agrees Red Bull content deal
Thai pay-television operator Cable Thai Holdings has agreed a content partnership with the Red Bull Media House global media company.
Dailymotion bolsters sailing content with double deal
Video-sharing website Dailymotion has agreed new content deals with the Extreme Sailing Series and the Kieler Woche, Germany’s leading sailing event.
Globo opts for coverage of protests over Confederations Cup match
Brazilian media group Globo decided against showing live coverage of the Spain v Tahiti game last night (Thursday) at the Fifa Confederations Cup national football team tournament after opting to provide coverage of the ongoing protests on the streets of Brazil.
Women’s MMA organisation secures maiden TV deal
Women’s mixed martial arts organisation the Invicta Fighting Championships has secured its first pay-per-view television rights deal for its event in Kansas City, Missouri on July 13.
Eurosport renews Le Mans 24 Hour deal
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has renewed a live rights deal for live coverage of motorsport’s FIA World Endurance Championship, featuring the annual Le Mans 24 Hour race.
Ofcom rejects BT’s adverts complaint against Sky
UK media regulator Ofcom has dismissed a complaint over pay-television broadcaster BSkyB’s refusal to carry advertising for telecommunications company BT’s new pay-television sports service.
Fifa considers taking step back from 3D coverage
Fifa, football’s global governing body, is considering dropping 3D broadcasts of the 2014 World Cup, according to the Associated Press news agency.
Astro teams up with UFA Sports Asia for sepaktakraw venture
Malaysian pay-television operator Astro has linked up with the UFA Sports Asia agency to create Asia Sports Ventures, a new joint venture that will aim to commercialise the sport of sepaktakraw worldwide.
IPC to offer live streaming of Athletics Worlds on YouTube
The International Paralympic Committee has announced it will stream live coverage of the forthcoming 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships through its official channel on video-sharing website YouTube.
Turkey’s Super Lig moves closer to new rights model
Turkey’s top-tier football competition, the Super Lig, has moved a step closer to launching a new media rights model after the Turkish Union of Clubs reached an outline agreement on the proposal.