NRL is sustainable if deal is not reached by November 1, commission says
The Australian Rugby League Commission, the body which runs the National Rugby League, said it has contingency plans to cater for the possibility that a new domestic media rights deal is not agreed by…
Sky wins appeal against Ofcom on wholesale prices for sports channels
Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled against a decision by UK media regulator Ofcom that pay-television broadcaster BSkyB must make its flagship sports channels, Sky Sports 1 and 2, available…
ICC secures Latin American platform through ESPN deal
Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports, the global media distribution rights partner of the International Cricket Council, cricket’s global governing body, has agreed a deal with the ESPN International p…
Ten Sports adds English Football League rights to portfolio
Asian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has acquired exclusive rights for the English Championship, the second tier of football in England, and the country’s League Cup knockout tournament.
ESPN adds European Darts Championship to autumn line-up
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive rights for the 2012 European Darts Championship, in a deal with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) governing body
WealthTV picks up more boxing rights
US broadcaster the Wealth Television Cable Network has acquired live domestic rights for a 12-event package of boxing from the Hennessy Sports and Gym Promotions promotional companies in deals that will…
W9 to continue Super Bowl coverage
French channel W9, owned by commercial broadcaster M6, has reportedly agreed a three-year deal for American football’s Super Bowl, from 2013 to 2015.
The deal was reported in French newspaper Le Parisien.
News Corp makes bold move into Dutch football
The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media conglomerate News Corporation has acquired a 51-per-cent stake in Eredivisie Media and Marketing (EMM), the media company that owns rights for…
Champions League and Europa League deal agreed in Kazakhstan
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed a deal in Kazakhstan with commercial broadcaster KTK for the free-to-air rights to the Champions League and Europa League, for three seasons, from 2…
Indian race circuit promoter acquires World Superbike rights
Jaypee Sports International, promoters of India’s Buddh International Circuit, has acquired the Indian broadcast rights to the newly instated Indian round of the World Superbike Championship, which is o…