UFC broadens coverage in Australia with Fox deal
Mixed martial arts promoter the Ultimate Fighting Championship will get improved coverage in Australia under a new two-year multi-channel rights agreement covering 2012 and 2013 with News Corporation-owned…
Late 2012 Olympics deal agreed in the Bahamas
Public-service broadcaster the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas has acquired exclusive rights for the London 2012 Olympic Games in a sublicensing deal with International Media Content, owner of…
MP & Silva links up with Rightster to enhance digital video offering
The MP & Silva agency has partnered with digital video specialist Rightster to launch a range of new digital services using sports media and betting rights
Uefa engages Eurovision for global transmission contract
Uefa has agreed a new multi-year partnership under which Eurovision, the production subsidiary of public-service broadcaster consortium the European Broadcasting Union, will provide live, global audiovisual…
NHL’s Canadian broadcasters make plans in case of lockout
The National Hockey League’s Canadian broadcast rights-holders are examining their programming options in the event that the ice hockey league’s new season is delayed as a result of talks over a new col…
BBC saved £150m with new F1 deal, report says
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC saved its licence fee payers £150 million (€187.5 million/$234.4
Serie B renews with Sky and Mediaset
Italy’s second-tier football league, Lega Serie B, has renewed deals for its live rights for the next three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with pay-television operators Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium.
Free-to-air broadcasters join forces in Hong Kong Olympic rights bid
Free-to-air broadcaster TVB submitted a last-minute bid to the International Olympic Committee for rights for the 2012 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, according to the China Daily newspaper
Millicom swoops for Paraguayan football rights-holder
Swedish telecommunications company Millicom announced the acquisition of Paraguayan pay-television operator Cablevisión, which owns the rights to Paraguay’s top-tier football league via its sports broadcaster Te…
Sky Italia antitrust investigation extended
The Italian antitrust authority, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, has extended its investigation into the sports-rights acquisitions of Rupert Murdoch’s pay-television platform Sky …