Cyprus proves tricky for Uefa
Cyprus’s weakened economy has caused a decline in the value of Uefa’s club football competitions for a second successive cycle.
Americas success story drives Formula E renewal
A successful inaugural Formula E season drove Fox to extend its Latin and North American deals ahead of time.
Spain on the brink of collective Liga sales
Spanish football’s ongoing rights shake-up continued during a fortnight in which collective selling was brought forward by the league and Mediapro was appointed its international marketing partner.
BeIN breaks free in Asia with buyout of MP & Silva stake
The beIN Media Group is on the verge of acquiring full control of the beIN Sports channels in Asia, having agreed a deal with MP & Silva for the agency’s 50-per-cent stake.
TSN and CFL stick together
The Canadian Football League jumped at the chance to guarantee income well into the future by extending its deal with TSN late last month.
NFL testing the waters in online deal with Yahoo
The NFL’s deal with Yahoo for the 2015 International Series game earlier this month was driven by a desire to test the online waters.
Racing Victoria gambles on the power of free-to-air
The thoroughbred racing clubs of Victoria eschewed an immediately lucrative offer for their rights from Sky Racing in favour of launching a new channel with commercial broadcaster Seven.
Discovery snaps up Setanta
Discovery Communications last week acquired Setanta Sports Asia in an attempt to grow its sport business in the region.
Jeffrey Orridge, commissioner, Canadian Football League
Interview with Jeffrey Orridge, new commissioner of the Canadian Football League, about extending its deal with pay-television broadcasters TSN and RDS to 2021.
Cricket Australia to take more flexible sales approach
Cricket Australia will take a more flexible approach to its rights sales when its global advisory deal with the IMG Events & Media agency expires after the 2015-16 season.