Osasuna signs lucrative new rights deal with Prisa, presidential candidate says
Spanish La Liga football club Osasuna has signed a new television rights contract to begin next season with pay-television broadcaster Prisa TV, according Miguel Archanco, who is a candidate to become…
Champions League deals agreed in Georgia
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in Georgia with Georgian Public Broadcaster and commercial broadcaster Rustavi 2, for live free-to-air rights to the Champions League, for three s…
Sky Deutschland steps in after ARD rejects Haye v Chisora fight
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired the rights for boxing’s heavyweight fight between David Haye and Dereck Chisora on July 14 in London.
Wimbledon a popular option for Indian advertisers
Pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has sold out its advertising inventory for its Indian coverage of the Wimbledon tennis championships and could earn revenues of Rs50 million (€710,000/$893,000) f…
MTG confirms acquisition of handball Euros
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, for the men’s and women’s European Handball Championships in …
IOC keeps pressure on BBC ahead of Olympics rights auction
IOC president Jacques Rogge said “everything is possible” when it comes to selling the UK television rights to the Olympic Games after London 2012, and raised the prospect that public-service broadcaster the…
NBC agrees ten-year extension for Tour de France rights
US cable channel the NBC Sports Network has renewed its deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation for rights to the Tour de France cycle race for a further ten years, from 2014 to 2023
News Corp confirms it is considering splitting TV and newspaper businesses
Media conglomerate News Corporation has confirmed it is considering a restructure which would separate its business into two distinct publicly traded companies – one covering its television and entertainment b…
ESPN Caribbean acquires ICC and Champions League T20 rights
The Caribbean arm of sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a deal with Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports for rights to the International Cricket Council’s events and the Champions League T20 tournament u…
Mediapro fires back in Athletic Bilbao rights dispute
The Mediapro agency has responded to claims by Spanish Liga football club Athletic Bilbao that it owes €7 million ($8.8