A-League clubs can expect 80-per-cent increase in media income, says federation
Australian A-League football clubs can expect their media rights income to increase by 80 per cent in the next cycle, Frank Lowy, chairman of the Football Federation Australia, the league’s rights-holder, s…
Vodafone pulls out of German Bundesliga rights race
Friedrich Joussen, Vodafone Germany’s chief executive, said that the telecommunications company would not bid for domestic rights for the Bundesliga, the German football league.
Antena 3 chief expects losses on Formula One deal
Antena 3 chief executive Silvio González said that the Spanish commercial broadcaster could lose between €5 million ($6.6
Quiet cricket schedule to hit Indian advertising revenues
A quieter Indian cricket schedule could lead to advertising revenues for the country’s sports broadcasters being reduced by about Rs3 billion (€46 million/$61 million) in 2012, according to the IndianTelevision web…
SuperSport to be delivered via connected-TV app in partnership with Samsung
Samsung and SuperSport, the sub-Saharan Africa pay-television broadcaster, have partnered to create an application for the electronics company’s internet-connected television sets in South Africa.
Perform strengthens South American football portfolio
Digital media company Perform acquired rights from Uruguay-based agency the Full Play Group for club football matches in Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru in a three-and-a-half-year deal running…
Ten acquires rights for new American football league
Asian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports acquired rights for the Elite Football League of India, a new American football league based in India, in a deal agreed directly with the league
Columbus Crew secures greater reach with Fox Sports Ohio deal
US regional sports network Fox Sports Ohio agreed a rights deal with local Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew covering the 2012 season
Karen Murphy wins appeal against fine but still cannot show Premier League
UK publican Karen Murphy today won a High Court appeal against a prosecution brought by English football’s Premier League for showing league football matches in her pub using a Greek satellite service r…
Sweden’s TV4 to launch pay-television sports channel after renewing Serie A rights
Swedish commercial and basic-tier broadcaster TV4 will launch a pay-television sports channel, TV4 Sports Xtra, on May 4.
The channel’s content will include football from the Italian Serie A.