SportBusiness Staff

Horse Racing

The Pitch International agency has struck rights distribution deals with Racecourse Media Group, which controls the media rights of 30 British racecourses, and English racecourse Ascot
Football

Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes has acquired rights for tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, in a 10-year…

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has renewed a rights deal for coverage of the World Superbike Championship motorcycling series for three years, from 2013 to 2015

Thai commercial broadcaster BBTV has set itself a budget of Bt1 billion (€25 million/$32 million) for the acquisition of international sports rights for its commercial Channel 7, according to the Nation n…

The TV Sports Markets webinar on the latest developments in the consumption of sports media by fans across the globe, Understanding the Changing Habits of Sports Viewers in a Digital World, will take place…
Football

The NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal has acquired the US rights for the Premier League, the top division of football in England, in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16
Football

Pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has acquired exclusive rights for coverage of the FA Cup, the top knockout football tournament in England, and England national team matches in a six-year…
Football

The MP & Silva agency has been appointed by Australian public-service broadcaster SBS to distribute the media rights in the Oceania region to events operated by football’s world governing body, Fifa, i…
American Football

The next cycle of domestic rights to the US college sports conference the Big East will be opened up to the market after sports broadcaster ESPN failed to reach a deal with the operators of the conference,…
Boxing

UK pay-per-view channel Primetime has acquired rights for Ricky Hatton’s comeback fight against Vyacheslav Senchenko on November 24. Primetime will charge viewers in the UK and Ireland £14.99 (€18.50/$23.87)