Manchester United seals Bakcell partnership
Mobile phone operator Bakcell has agreed a deal with Manchester United to become the English Premier League club’s broadcast and telecommunications partner in Azerbaijan.
Tellier warns of 3D production cost increases for World Cup
Francis Tellier, the chief executive of Host Broadcast Services (HBS), the host broadcaster of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, has said that his company’s production costs for the tournament will increase by 4…
Polsat snaps up Poland national team rights
Polish pay-television operator Polsat acquired domestic rights for Poland national team football matches in a deal with the Sportfive agency
Sky renews British Basketball League rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has renewed a rights deal for coverage of the British Basketball League, the country’s top division of basketball.
EHF to test out live streaming strategy
The European Handball Federation, the governing body for the sport in Europe, has announced plans to stream a number of qualifying matches for the Men’s Euro 2014 competition live online.
Asian Le Mans Series unveils rights deals
Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports and the Eurosport Asia-Pacific pay-television channel have purchased rights for the 2013 Asian Le Mans Series of motor-racing endurance events
IRIB to show Iran World Cup qualifier
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the country’s public-service broadcaster, has acquired live rights for tonight’s (Tuesday) qualifying match for the 2014 Fifa World Cup between the Iran and…
NBC to replace Speed as F1’s US broadcaster
The NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal has struck a four-year deal, from 2013 to 2016, for the exclusive US media rights to the Formula One motor-racing championship
Fox agrees new Nascar rights deal
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has sealed an eight-year rights extension, from 2015 to 2022, for coverage of the Nascar motor-racing series
Oerlemans departs ESPN
Jeroen Oerlemans, the vice-president of television channels at ESPN’s Europe, Middle East and Africa division, has left the sports broadcaster.