Champions League and Europa League rights awarded in Balkans
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia for the Champions League and Europa League for the three seasons from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Indian clubs form association as I-League revamp talks continue
Clubs from the I-League, the top division of football in India, formed the Indian Professional Football Clubs Association in an effort to safeguard their interests as the All India Football Federation…
Formula One renewal agreed in the Baltics
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, renewed its exclusive rights deal for Formula One motor racing in the Baltic countries until 2014
IEC succeeds EBU as European Gymnastics Union rights partner
The IEC in Sports agency was appointed by the Union Européenne de Gymnastique, the European gymnastics union, as its worldwide distributor of media rights from 2013 to 2016.
Sportfive invites offers for Olympics rights in Belarus
The Sportfive agency invited offers for the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in Belarus.
The deadline for the offers is 5pm central European time on May 14
Channel 4 makes big offer to take control of UK free-to-air horse racing rights
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 submitted an offer of £15 million (€17.6 million/$23.8
IMG tees off second round of golf bidding in France
The IMG agency asked pay-television broadcasters Al Jazeera, Canal Plus and Golf Channel to submit a second round of bids for the French rights for golf’s Ryder Cup, European Tour and World Golf Championship e…
US broadcaster buys rights for Cheltenham horse racing
US horse racing broadcaster TVG acquired live rights to the Cheltenham horse racing festival taking place in England this week
French Golf Channel acquires rights for LPGA Tour
French pay-television broadcaster the Golf Channel acquired exclusive rights for the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in a one-year deal for the 2012 season
Decision on WRC rights partner for 2013 onwards expected by end of month
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, motorsport’s world governing body, is in talks with the European Broadcasting Union for the production and distribution of television coverage of the remai…