SportBusiness Staff

Horse Racing

Racing New South Wales, horse racing’s governing body in the Australian state, has told country and provincial racing associations to sell their next cycle of media rights to Australian pay-television h…
Hockey

Pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports acquired exclusive rights for this year’s Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the men’s national team field hockey tournament organised by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation.
Ice Hockey

Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 renewed its rights for Norwegian ice hockey’s top-tier domestic league, the Get-League, and national team matches, for three years, from 2012 to 2…
Football

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC renewed its highlights rights for English Premier League matches for three seasons, 2013-14 to 2015-16, in a deal worth £179.

Nasser al-Khelaifi, director of pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera Sports, has said the company is exploring launching channels in every market in Europe, and is currently weighing up a bid for the…

Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera announced the acquisition of rights for the 2012 Olympics as it unveiled its sports rights portfolio for its new French channels

The International Olympic Committee and the US Olympic Committee agreed a revenue-sharing deal, bringing an end to a long-running dispute over the division of Olympic Games media rights and sponsorship…
Football

Chelsea’s Uefa Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich pulled in fewer viewers for the US network Fox Sports than the 2011 final between Barcelona and Manchester United.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, will show live 3D coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games in Norway following a sublicensing agreement with rights-holder NRK,…

Live sport will continue to be a hot property for television networks and social media platforms can complement and enhance their coverage, John Skipper, president of US sports broadcaster ESPN and co-chairman…