CBS and MSG weigh up investing in Dodgers bidding groups
US network CBS and MSG Network, the pay-television channel owned by New York sports venue Madison Square Garden, are separately considering investing in groups that want to acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers…
Record threatens legal action over Globo World Cup deal
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Record said that it would consider taking legal action after accusing Fifa, football’s world governing body, of reneging on a promise to carry out a “public, transparent and…
Lega seeking €225 million for rights that nobody wanted
Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, is seeking bids of about €225 million ($301.5 m
ESPN seals Facebook first with college basketball deal
US sports broadcaster ESPN announced a partnership with Facebook that will allow a syndicated video player from the ESPN3 internet service to be carried on the social networking website
Taj Television acquires more golf content
Indian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television acquired rights to golf’s Asian Tour in a six-year deal, from 2013 to 2018.
MCS scores IRB Sevens World Series rights in France
French pay-television operator Ma Chaîne Sport acquired live rights for rugby union’s Sevens World Series in a deal that covers the remaining four rounds of the 2011-12 season and the entire 2012-13 ca…
World Sport Group renews J-League deal
The World Sport Group agency renewed its rights deal with Japan’s top-tier football league, the J-League, for a minimum of three seasons, from 2012 onwards.
BoxNation misses out on subscribers after system crash
The UK boxing channel BoxNation missed out on signing up about 30,000 new customers due to its subscription service crashing on February 18 in the hours leading up to its coverage of the Dereck Chisora…
ESPN will not break the bank for English Premier League rights, says Hair
Ross Hair, the managing director of ESPN in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said the international sports broadcaster would not be overly aggressive in its bidding for the next cycle of UK rights for…
IMG Reliance and AIFF postpone I-League revamp as clubs demand changes
The All India Football Federation and its commercial partner IMG Reliance postponed the announcement of their plans to overhaul India’s top football division, the I-League, for up to eight weeks, to a…