MCS agrees deal for top WTA events
French pay-television operator the MCS TV Group acquired rights for the Women’s Tennis Association’s Premier Tournaments for four years, from 2013 to 2016, in a deal brokered by the IEC in Sports agency and…
Bandsports lands French Open rights
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has acquired exclusive rights for the French Open tennis tournament for five years, from 2013 to 2017
US heavyweights ESPN and HBO to share boxing content
US sports broadcaster ESPN and pay-television broadcaster HBO have struck a partnership that will allow both platforms to share programming from the latter’s pay-per-view boxing coverage.
Europa League rights awarded in Hungary
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in Hungary with the Sanoma Digital Media group and pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport for the Uefa Europa League for three seasons, from 2…
Central selling could double Liga club revenues, study says
The central sale of the media rights for the Portuguese Liga, the top division of football in the country, could generate double the total revenues currently raised through the individual selling of rights…
CBC secures Pan Am Games deal
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has acquired rights for the 2015 Pan American Games and Parapan Am Games, which will take place in Toronto
Telemundo agrees deal with Mexican Liga’s Club León
US Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo has acquired rights to the home matches of Mexican Liga MX football side, Club León. The deal is effective immediately.
SBS in deal for delayed coverage of Australian World Cup qualifier
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired delayed rights to the national football team’s away World Cup qualifying match against Jordan this afternoon, Wednesday, September 11.
MCS picks up Top Rank boxing
French pay-television operator Ma Chaîne Sport has acquired rights for boxing events operated by Top Rank, the company owned by promoter Bob Arum.
Channel 4 targets Rio 2016 rights after Paralympic success
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 said it intends to bid for the rights to the Rio 2016 summer Paralympic Games following its successful coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics