Canal Plus snaps up Africa Cup of Nations rights
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights from the Confédération Africaine de Football, the African football confederation, for the Africa Cup of Nations national team t…
English Premier League agrees new deal in Singapore
Singapore telecommunications company SingTel has renewed its rights deal with the English Premier League for three seasons, from 2013-14 to 2015-16. It has signed a non-exclusive deal for the rights
News Corp set to acquire Consolidated after rival Seven bid is blocked
Media conglomerate News Corporation’s hopes of acquiring Australian media investment company Consolidated Media Holdings have been boosted after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the c…
Sky can ‘absorb’ increased Premier League costs, says Francis
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will be able to absorb the “bulk of the costs” incurred by the huge increase in its rights fee for live coverage of the English Premier League from the start of nex…
Marca TV pounces for Euroleague rights
Marca TV, the Spanish digital-terrestrial channel managed by the Mediapro agency, has acquired rights to show games involving Spanish team Unicaja Malaga in the Euroleague, basketball’s top European c…
MP & Silva to sell Hong Kong football rights abroad
The Hong Kong Football Association has appointed the MP & Silva agency to distribute media rights in foreign territories for the governing body’s national team matches.
Fuji TV picks up women’s volleyball rights
Japanese commercial broadcaster Fuji TV has acquired rights for the women’s competition of the Volleyball Champions League, which is operated by the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball, the European voll…
US pay-per-view rights picked up for Froch v Mack
US pay-per-view platform Integrated Sports Media has acquired the rights for the super middleweight world title boxing bout between belt holder Carl Froch and challenger Yusaf Mack next month
Football League appoints Endemol executive Medina
Alfonso Medina has been appointed as the new head of media rights at the English Football League, which represents the three divisions below the top-tier Premier League
Eurosport aces deal for Düsseldorf ATP event
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired media rights and become the host broadcaster for the annual tennis tournament operated by the ATP World Tour, the men’s professional tour, in Düsseldorf, Ge…