Gannett picks up Perform’s ePlayer for USA Today websites
Digital media company Perform has agreed a deal to provide its ePlayer sports video-on-demand service to more than 100 of the Gannett media company’s digital media platforms in the US, including USA T…
Israel’s Channel 10 renews deal for Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague games
Israeli commercial broadcaster Channel 10 has renewed a rights deal with Euroleague Basketball for coverage of Israeli team Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv’s matches in the competition.
Zee’s sports division set to reduce losses
Asian broadcast group Zee Entertainment is set to reduce the financial losses incurred by its sports business unit in the 2012-13 financial year, but is likely to fall short of its target of the division…
US rights deal for Nascar expected by late 2013
International Speedway Corporation (ISC), the owner of Nascar’s race tracks in North America, expects the sales process for the next cycle of domestic rights for the motor-racing series to be finalised b…
DR and TV2 retain Olympic rights in Denmark
Danish public-service broadcasters DR and TV2 have acquired rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Olympics
Premier Sports brings Champions League handball to the UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired rights for the European Handball Federation Champions League in a deal with the continental governing body’s marketing division, EHF Marketing.
Dubai state-owned broadcaster picks up British horseracing
State-owned media company Dubai Media Incorporated has reached a four-year rights deal, from 2013 to 2016, with Racecourse Media Group, which controls the media rights of 30 British racecourses, and English…
Ten Sports reaches Indian football deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has purchased rights for the domestic I-League top division and Federation Cup football tournaments
Direct 8 to offer Champions League free-to-air window in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus plans to show Uefa Champions League games on a delayed basis on its free-to-air general entertainment channel Direct 8 from later this month, according to French…
Free TV Sports Markets webinar on sports consumption trends on October 31
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…