London organising committee claims broadcast revenue record for Paralympics
The London 2012 Paralympic Games will generate record broadcast income of £10 million (€12.3 million/$16.1
Eurosport’s Jean-Thierry Augustin joins TVSM Live speaker list
Jean-Thierry Augustin, the general manager of TV distribution, rights acquisitions and development at sports broadcaster Eurosport, has been confirmed as the fourth keynote speaker at TVSM Live, a new…
Rugby World Cup broadcast rights tender launched in France
The rights in France for the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and 2019 have been put on sale
Sky will not renew Hatton fight deal, report says
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will not renew its deal to show boxing bouts promoted by Manchester-based Hatton Promotions
Universal Sports Network renews La Vuelta rights
US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network, has renewed its rights deal for cycling’s Vuelta a España, for four years, from 2013 to 2016.
Ufa Sports expands Spanish football deal
The Ufa Sports agency has expanded its media rights distribution footprint for the Spain national football team in a new deal with Santa Monica Sports, the partner agency of the Real Federación Española d…
Setanta agrees French Open tennis deal in Ireland
Irish pay-television broadcaster Setanta has acquired live rights to the French Open tennis tournament in a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014, with the MP & Silva agency
La Sexta rules out bid to retain free-to-air Liga rights
José Miguel Contreras, the chief executive of Spanish commercial broadcaster La Sexta, has ruled out a bid to retain domestic rights for the weekly free-to-air match from the Spanish football league, …
SABC sets October target for new sports channel launch
South Africa public-service broadcaster the SABC plans to use recently-acquired NBA basketball rights to help launch a long-mooted new sports channel in South Africa on October 1
Blatter criticised by Council of Europe over ISL case
Sepp Blatter, the president of Fifa, football’s world governing body, has been criticised by the Council of Europe for his apparent failure to act decisively over the scandal involving the ISL agency.