Thompson “closing in” on Olympics deal for BBC, report says
Mark Thompson, the outgoing director general of UK public-service broadcaster the BBC, appears to be “closing in on a deal” to secure rights for future editions of the Olympic Games despite “reservations” from th…
Broadcasters shun free-to-air Italian football highlights package
Lega Serie A, the top Italian football league, did not receive a bid for its package of free-to-air highlights comprising afternoon comment-based programming and the first viewing of goals round-ups in…
Swiss ice hockey association renews domestic deals
The Swiss ice hockey association has renewed its deals with media group Cinetrade and SRG SSR, the public-service broadcaster, for rights to the domestic league and national team matches, for a further…
Wimbledon men’s final pulls record audience for ESPN
US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN attracted its largest-ever audience for a tennis match for its live coverage of the men’s final of Wimbledon on July 8, according to audience measurement company N…
Ufa Sports to market Manchester United pre-season tour
The Ufa Sports agency has signed a deal to market the international rights for English Premier League club Manchester United’s upcoming pre-season tour.
Euro 2012 results in spike in online video viewing
The online coverage of the Uefa Euro 2012 tournament caused a significant increase in worldwide online video viewing of sports-related content, according to new data released by mobile internet company…
IMG Reliance explores franchise football league in India
IMG Reliance, the joint venture between the IMG agency and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, and the All India Football Federation, football’s governing body in India, are considering launching a…
MTG acquires Olympics rights in the Baltics
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired free-to-air and pay-television rights in the Baltics for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in a deal with the…
Argentina’s ‘football for everyone’ costs revealed
The Argentinian government has spent about ARS$4 billion (€700 million/$880 million) on its ‘fútbol para todos’ (‘football for everyone’) scheme to show domestic league matches on free-to-air television…
Canal Plus boosts handball portfolio
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights for the country’s handball cup competition for two seasons, from 2012-13 to 2013-14, according to L’Équipe.
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