MCS fails in legal bid to block Ligue 2 rights tender
French pay-television operator Ma Chaîne Sport has failed in a bid to stop the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French football league, from launching a tender for the media rights for Ligue 2, the …
Prisa to appeal court defeat in rights fee case with Betis
Prisa has vowed to appeal after a commercial court in Seville agreed with Real Betis that the Spanish pay-television operator’s payment of €10 million ($13.3 m
Pitch buys worldwide rights for New Zealand Cricket
The Pitch International agency agreed an eight-year deal with New Zealand Cricket to distribute the international media rights to the home matches of the New Zealand national team from 2012-13 to 2019-20
Indian Premier League deals agreed in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Pakistani pay-television broadcaster Geo TV and Sri Lankan free-to-air broadcaster the Carlton Sports Network have acquired rights for cricket’s Indian Premier League in one-year deals for the 2012 season.
Sky first to sign up as BBC opens up streaming for London 2012
UK Pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will carry coverage from the London 2012 Olympic Games after UK public-service broadcaster the BBC said that its 24 live internet streaming channels covering the event…
Deutsche Telekom confirms bid for Bundesliga rights
The Deutsche Telekom telecommunications company has submitted a bid for the live pay-television rights for Bundesliga 1 and 2, the top two divisions of club football in Germany, in the new cycle covering…
Sky agrees renewal for golf’s Ryder Cup and European Tour
UK pay-television broadcaster the BSkyB renewed its deal for golf’s European Tour and Ryder Cup, securing the rights for a further six years, until 2018.
Belmer says Canal Plus can co-exist with Al Jazeera
Rodolph Belmer, the deputy chief executive of French pay-television operator Canal Plus, said rival pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera would not pose a risk to his company’s business model, as long a…
More deals in the Balkans for Uefa Champions League and Europa League
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a number of deals in the Balkans, to add to the three-year deals it announced last month, for the Champions League and Europa League from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
New Canal Plus deal gives French basketball more exposure
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus will continue to show La Ligue Nationale de Basket, the French basketball league, for the next five years, after a new rights deal was agreed