ESPN to tip off new FIBA basketball deal
US cable-television broadcaster ESPN is close to a media rights deal with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) for coverage of six of the governing body’s national team tournaments, according t…
ESPN Star acquires Russian Premier League rights
Pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has acquired live rights for the Russian Premier League, the top division of football in the country.
The three-year deal will run from 2012-13 to 2014-15
India’s iStream adds Brazilian football rights
Indian online video service iStream.com has acquired exclusive internet rights for the Campeonato Série A, the top-tier Brazilian football league, in a deal with the Total Sports Asia agency.
Champions League rights sold in Moldova
European football’s governing body Uefa has agreed a deal for the rights in Moldova for the Champions League tournament in the 2012-13 to 2014-15 period with commercial broadcaster Prime.
IMG-CCTV links up with Chinese Super League as Eurosport acquires rights
The IMG agency’s joint venture in China with the country’s state broadcaster, CCTV, has agreed a 10-year deal, from 2012 to 2021, to manage and market the Chinese Football Association Super League, the…
Bangladesh Cricket Board settles for short-term Virgo deal
The Bangladesh Cricket Board, the sport’s governing body in the country, has sold its worldwide media rights for the country’s national team series against West Indies to satellite-television broadcaster Vir…
IMG to market European Rallycross rights
The IMG agency has agreed a 10-year deal, from 2013 to 2022, with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, motor racing’s global governing body, to promote its European Rallycross Championship.
TV4 goes the distance with Ski Classics
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights for the Ski Classics series of long-distance skiing championship in a two-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2013-14
World Series of Boxing partners with Fighting Spirit
The International Amateur Boxing Association has appointed fight sports programme distributors, Fighting Spirit, as the distribution partner for the World Series of Boxing, an annual boxing competition…
TF1 pounces for Rugby World Cup rights
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired rights for the 2015 edition of the Rugby World Cup in England, according to French newspaper l’Equipe.