Barcelona and Real want income protected in collective rights switch
Barcelona and Real Madrid will only agree to join a collective rights sales process for the Spanish Liga if their rights income does not decrease, according to league chief Javier Tebas.
Hutton joins MP & Silva as COO
Respected industry figure Peter Hutton has been appointed as the new chief operating officer at the MP & Silva agency.
BeIN Sport secures Trophée des Champions
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights to the next three editions of French football’s Trophée des Champions, from 2013 to 2015.
ORF weighing up cost of F1 rights
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF is considering not renewing Formula One rights beyond 2014 due to cost-cutting measures.
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ESPN aces exclusive US Open rights as Canadian deal is extended
The US Tennis Association has sealed 11-year rights deals for the US Open with US pay-TV broadcaster ESPN and Canadian pay-TV broadcasters TSN and RDS.
Mediapro claims victory in Real Sociedad court case
Spanish Liga club Real Sociedad has been ordered by a Spanish court to pay the Mediapro agency €7m ($9.2m) after an earlier verdict was reversed.
Mountain West conference strikes regional deal with DirecTV Sports
DirecTV Sports and its Root Sports regional sports network has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference.
Ten Sports swoops for Asian Games rights
Ten Sports has acquired rights for the 2014 Asian Games and four other Olympic Council of Asia events.
IMG pens landmark badminton deal
The Badminton World Federation has agreed a worldwide rights distribution deal with the IMG Media agency.