Richard Welbirg

The International Olympic Committee expects to increase the value of its European media rights despite the gloomy economic outlook across much of the continent.

Cypriot pay-television broadcaster CyTAvision has expanded its motorsport portfolio over the past month, striking two new deals.

The matching-rights clause held by pay-television broadcaster Astro in its previous agreement with the Football Association of Malaysia is continuing to cause complications for the association.

Indian pay-television channel Sony Six’s decision to extend its deal for TNA Wrestling last month is a strategic buy for a property the channel believes it can develop.

Interview with Timo Lumme, the IOC’s managing director of television and marketing, about the launch of its European tender for the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games, and its advisory deal with IMG Events & Media.

Weak competition for Europa League rights in Spain forced Uefa into lengthy negotiations with the beIN Media Group and the Mediapro agency, who were bidding jointly. A deal was eventually agreed last week.

MP & Silva’s deal to distribute National Football League rights in Europe is a “landmark” deal for the agency, according to senior vice president Daniel Cohen.

Formula One Management earned a significant increase in the value of its rights in Australia last month by allowing a pay-television broadcaster to acquire rights to the championship for the first time in the country.

Last month’s deal between the Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12) and Chinese internet firm LeTV is evidence that China’s internet platforms are providing sports bodies with exposure which has a value beyond rights fees.

Pay-television network Ten Sports’s desire for exclusivity pushed up the value of MotoGP rights in the Indian subcontinent in last month’s deal.