Time Warner in new deal for WNBA basketball in Los Angeles
US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable agreed a multi-year deal with Women’s National Basketball Association team Los Angeles Sparks.
Mediapro chief wants to make football cheaper on Gol TV
Jaume Roures, the director of Mediapro, said the Spanish agency would like to offer live football matches via its Gol TV pay-television service for less than €1 ($1.3
Taj sets fee and target for new golf channel
Indian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television launched its new Ten Golf channel in India on Thursday, March 16, with a subscription price of Rs200 (€3/$4) per month.
Constantin Medien looks for investors in sports division
The Constantin Medien media company, which owns the Team Marketing agency and German sports broadcaster Sport1, is looking for investors for its sports division, but is not willing to sell the unit, according…
Ten Network chief targets expanded sports portfolio
James Warburton, the chief executive of Ten Network, said the Australian commercial broadcaster was looking to become more competitive in the sports-rights market in a bid to increase its viewing figures
Mediaset considers Roland Garros offer as TVE delays bid
The Mediaset media group, which owns Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco, said it would consider bidding for the rights in Spain for the French Open tennis tournament for three years, from 2012 to…
Uefa to sanction English football bodies after broadcast clash
Football’s European governing body Uefa said it would sanction England’s Football Association and Premier League after Tuesday’s Liverpool v Everton Premier League game was broadcast live on the same …
Fox Soccer adds Aussie rules and English rugby league rights
US pay-television channel Fox Soccer Plus agreed three-year rights deals, from 2012 to 2014, with the Australian Football League and the English Rugby Football League
Serie A deadline approaches for Italian DTT operators
Lega Serie A, the top Italian football league, will know tomorrow whether it will have a digital-terrestrial pay-television broadcast partner for the live matches of Serie A’s smaller teams for the next t…
Real Sociedad-Prisa deal heats up Mediapro rights dispute
The Spanish Mediapro agency said it would sue Real Sociedad after the Spanish Liga club agreed a rights deal worth €50.1 million ($66.8