Sky New Zealand buys Italy v All Blacks
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired live rights to the New Zealand national rugby union team’s away Test match against Italy on November 18.
Spanish ACB agrees rights deal in Cyprus
Cypriot pay-television broadcaster Cyta has agreed a deal with the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto, the Spanish basketball association, for rights to all ACB competitions in the current season.
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Perform extends Serie A deal
Digital media specialists Perform Group have extended their deal to distribute online free-to-view highlights and news clips covering Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, for a further three years, f…
World Sport Group extends Singapore Open deal as rights talks continue
The World Sport Group agency has renewed a deal to promote the Singapore Open golf tournament for five years, from 2013 to 2017
IMG to distribute Winter Games NZ rights
The IMG Media agency has struck a deal with the organisers of the 2013 Winter Games NZ to distribute broadcast and internet coverage of the New Zealand winter sports event
ESPN renews rights to BDO World Darts Championships
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN has renewed its rights to the British Darts Organisation World Professional Darts Championships to cover the 2013 event
MP & Silva to sell Venezuela v Nigeria rights
The MP & Silva agency has acquired the global rights for live coverage of the Venezuela v Nigeria friendly match on November 14 in Miami, the US
News Corp completes ESPN Star Sports buy-out
Media conglomerate News Corporation has completed a deal to buy out Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN’s stake in their jointly-owned pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.