Bundesliga lands North Korean rights deal
North Korean state broadcaster Korean Central Television has agreed a deal to show games from the Bundesliga, the German football league, from the middle of this month, according to the German edition…
Belgian public-service broadcasters extend football cup rights
Belgian public-service broadcasters VRT and RTBF have extended domestic rights deals for the Belgian Cup knockout football competition
ESPN joins Fox Sports as Big 12 rights-holder
US college sports conference the Big 12 has confirmed a new 13-year rights deal, from 2012-13 to 2024-25, with sports broadcaster ESPN
MBC airs new Middle Eastern mixed martial arts championship
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC Group has acquired rights for the Desert Force Mixed Martial Arts Championship from X-Management, the operator of the competition
Two more to jump ship at Team Marketing
Two long-serving members of staff have quit the Team Marketing agency, TV Sports Markets understands
Norway’s away qualifiers to be shown on Max
Norwegian basic-tier broadcaster TV Norge has purchased rights for all five of the Norway national football team’s away qualifying games for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
Perform to stream Ireland matches on Goal.com
Digital media company Perform has acquired exclusive live rights covering the UK, Northern Ireland and Australia for three Republic of Ireland national team football matches in a deal with the Kentaro…
ITV enhances cycling portfolio with Tour of Britain
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights for this month’s Tour of Britain cycling event, which will be shown on digital channel ITV4.
Al Janoubia acquires and sublicenses Tunisia match rights
Pay-television broadcaster Al Janoubia has acquired and sublicensed on live rights for the Tunisian national football team’s qualifying match for the 2013 African Cup of Nations away to Sierra Leone t…
Optus TV Now service set to close
Australian telecommunications company Optus will shut its TV Now mobile television service after being denied leave to appeal its case against two Australian sports bodies and rival telco Telstra in the…