Scottish Rugby renews Pitch distribution deal without tender
Scottish Rugby earned an increase of more than 70 per cent by selling international rights to its autumn Test matches directly to the Pitch International agency, without offering them to the market.
Value of Greek national team matches declines for Uefa
Difficulties in the Greek media market meant Uefa suffered a decrease of about 23 per cent in the value of national team qualifying matches last month.
SRG close to Wimbledon rights extension in Swiss market
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG is in advanced discussions to renew its deal for Wimbledon tennis media rights, TV Sports Markets understands.
Watching Brief (Vol.134) – UK television audience highlights
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, highlights some UK television audiences in the period between Monday 3rd October and Sunday 23rd October
Premier League audiences – early-season fall could yet be corrected
SRG renews raft of key winter sports properties in Switzerland
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG has renewed a host of winter sports rights in recent weeks for a combined investment of about CHF62m (€57m/$64m).
Swisscom fights back against UPC with domestic league deal
The Swiss Football League last week announced the sale of all media and marketing rights worth a total of CHF40m (€37m/$41m) per season.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 29 to October 12
Media rights clips from September 29 to October 12
Watching Brief (Vol.133) Special Focus: 2016 Paralympic Games
Joseph Rivers, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in selected European markets for the 2016 Paralympic Games.
Watching Brief (Vol.133) – UK television audience highlights
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, highlights some UK television audiences in the period between Monday 19th September and Sunday 2nd October.