BBC pays big to keep hold of key Wimbledon deal
The BBC paid a significant increase to retain rights to the Wimbledon tennis championships, one of its crown jewels, despite cuts elsewhere in its sports budget.
Perform promises OTT rollout will be “whole different ball game”
LeTV Sports’ Hong Kong buy leaves marker
Chinese internet company LeTV Sports’s acquisition of English Premier League rights in Hong Kong is indicative of the company’s international ambitions.
Eurosport ups fee to keep Australian Open in tennis stable
Eurosport has paid a significant increase to retain long-term exclusivity over Australian Open rights in Europe.
Sky activates clause to trigger Scottish football renewals
Scottish football will remain split between pay-television broadcasters after a clause in Sky’s contract triggered an early renewal process.
Sky snaps up Bangladesh tour
Sky paid a significant fee to secure rights to England’s tour of Bangladesh in 2016. The deal ensures Sky has rights to all England international cricket for the next two years.
Tabcorp strikes Victoria deal at last
The new deal with Racing Victoria, the representative body of the state’s four racing clubs, covers domestic and international broadcast rights, plus digital rights.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 10 to 23
Media rights clips from September 10 to 23
Pay-television battles in four of Europe’s big five help Uefa to healthy increase
Strong pay-television competition in four of Europe’s big five markets helped Uefa significantly increase the media rights value of its club competitions in the 2015-16 to 2017-18 cycle.
LeTV Sports leads charge of China’s digital brigade
China’s booming digital sports rights market has helped the Premier League, LaLiga and Uefa’s Champions League earn impressive returns in recent months from a historically difficult market.