SportBusiness Staff

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC is committed to remaining the home of “crown jewel sporting events,” according to director of sport Barbara Slater.
Australian Rules Football

Australian telco Optus has been forced to suspend its TV Now mobile phone service, which allows subscribers to watch near-live sports programmes originally broadcast on free-to-air television, after Australia’s F…
Football

Chilean commercial broadcaster Canal 13 acquired the rights to the 2015 Copa America in a deal worth $12 million (€9.16 million). The fee rose by 380 per cent from the $2.5
Football

Croatian public-service broadcaster Hrvatska Radiotelevizija has acquired media rights to the Uefa Europa League for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Cycling

The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of public-service broadcasters, renewed its deal with the Lagardère-owned event management company Upsolut Event to distribute the worldwide media rights …

Irish pay-television operator Setanta Sports has secured live broadcast rights to the 2012 Paralympic Games, which take place from August 29 to September 9
Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, has concluded deals for Champions League media rights in Belgium and the Czech Republic for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.

Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC’s coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has defended the UK public-service broadcaster’s decision to accredit 765 members of staff for the event – a significant incre…
Football

South Africa public-service broadcaster the SABC has agreed a deal with the South African Football Association for rights to the South African national team home matches for the next three seasons, 2012-13…
Football

Spanish football clubs will be forced to set aside 35 per cent of their broadcast rights income as a guarantee against tax obligations from the start of the 2014-15 season, under new rules agreed between…