IMG to provide broadcast coverage of cycling’s Tour de Brunei
The IMG Sports Media agency has agreed a television production and rights distribution deal with Tourism Brunei for the 2012 edition of UCI Asia Tour cycling event the BHC Tour de Brunei
TV Sports Markets FREE webinar on sports consumption trends rescheduled
The TV Sports Markets webinar on the latest developments in the consumption of sports media by fans across the globe, Understanding Sports Viewers in a Digital World, will take place on Wednesday, October…
Singtel acquires Champions League and Europa League rights
Singapore telco Singtel has acquired rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Bundesliga teams up with Perform to find Italian audience
DFL Sports Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German football league, the Bundesliga, has agreed a deal with digital sports specialists Perform for live and highlights coverage of the 2012-13 season…
BeIN Sport acquires international rugby league rights
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights for this autumn’s triangular international rugby league series between France, England and Wales.
Finland’s Nelonen buys Europa League rights
Finnish broadcaster Nelonen has acquired live rights for the Europa League for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, in a deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body.
ESPN snaps up NextGen Series
Sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired the exclusive rights to the NextGen Series youth football tournament in the US, Brazil, Latin America, the Caribbean, Oceania and the Middle East for four years, from…
Cup rights deal exposes strain in IMG-Reliance’s Indian football partnership
The All India Football Federation agreed its own television rights deal for domestic cup competition the Federation Cup with public-service broadcaster Doordarshan after a deal arranged by the federation’s c…
BBC snaps up Tri Nations rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC agreed a deal with the Rugby Football League, rugby league’s governing body in England, for the 2012 Tri Nations tournament between England, France and Wales.
World Sport Group refutes Iranian broadcaster’s overcharging claim
The World Sport Group agency has rejected claims from Iranian state broadcaster IRIB that it is overcharging for rights for the Iranian national football team’s qualifying games for the 2014 Fifa World C…