IMG and Doğuş launch joint venture in Turkey
The IMG Worldwide agency will form a joint venture sports, fashion and entertainment company in Turkey with local conglomerate Doğuş Group that it is planned will be involved in the sale of sports media r…
GM balks at Super Bowl ad cost increases
Car manufacturer General Motors will not advertise during television coverage of the 2013 Super Bowl due to price increases put in place by the game’s broadcast rights-holder the CBS network.
ESPN reports record Premier League viewing in US in 2011-12
US sports broadcaster ESPN has reported that 2011-12 was its most successful ever season of broadcasting English Premier League football in terms of audiences
ESPN acquires Rugby Sevens rights in UK
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive live rights for the 2012 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens tournament
US Soccer objects to PPV distribution of World Cup qualifier
Football’s governing body in the United States, the US Soccer Federation, has criticised the decision to make the national team’s 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on June 12 available on …
Setanta picks up rights to Ireland v Hungary friendly
Irish basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports has acquired rights to the international football friendly match between Hungary and the Republic of Ireland next month
BSkyB breaks 15-year-old Premier League audience record in 2011-12
The thrilling battle for the championship in the 2011-12 English Premier League football season helped UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB break a 15-year-old average audience record
ECB on verge of major Asian rights deal with ESS
The England and Wales Cricket Board is set to announce a new rights deal worth $200 million (€153 million) with pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.
ProSiebenSat.1 ponders Europa League rights renewal
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is interested in acquiring the free-to-air rights to the Uefa Europa League, according to the company’s sporting director Sven Froberg.
Turner snaps up rights to MLB’s new post-season games
US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System acquired rights to the new wild card games created by Major League Baseball’s revamp of its post-season.