Great Sports Media lands Chinese Europa League rights
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has awarded media rights in China for the 2012-13 to 2014-15 cycle of the Europa League to Great Sports Media, a subsidiary of Shanghai Media Group.
FISU seals Eurosport partnership
The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire, the International University Sports Federation, has signed a six-year pan-European rights deal with sports broadcaster Eurosport.
E.tv pounces for Champions League rights in South Africa
South African commercial broadcaster E.tv has acquired rights for the Uefa Champions League, Europe’s top club football tournament, in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
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Beaumont questions BT’s Premiership rights deal
Premiership Rugby, the body that represents clubs in the top division of rugby union in England, may have breached its contract with the Rugby Football Union, the sport’s governing body in England, by a…
Traffic-World Sport Group joint venture wins Concacaf rights
The Brazil-based Traffic Sports agency and the World Sport Group agency, part of the Lagardère Unlimited sports marketing group, have been awarded media rights for two competitions operated by Concacaf, …
Uefa set to unveil CAA Constellation on October 1
Uefa, European football’s governing body, is expected to confirm on October 1 that the newly-created company CAA Constellation has won the contract to sell the European Qualifiers package of rights for f…
Premier League opens tender process for rights in Americas
The English Premier League, the country’s top football division, has launched an invitation to tender for its live broadcast rights in the Americas for three seasons, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
Infront acquires global rights to key cycling events
The Union Cycliste Internationale, the international cycling union, has awarded the Infront Sports and Media agency its international media rights for four years, from 2013 to 2016
Sky snaps up long-term cricket rights deals
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has acquired rights for six England national cricket team overseas tours through to 2020 as part of new multi-year deals with the Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa…
Fox and Turner close in on MLB renewals
North America’s Major League Baseball is close to renewing rights deals with US network Fox and cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System, according to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.