Paraguayan government echoes Argentina’s Football For All project in move for football rights
The Paraguayan government is in negotiations with Argentinian media group Grupo Clarín to buy Paraguayan pay-television operator Cablevisión, which owns the rights to Paraguay’s top-tier football league via…
Laola1 strikes deal for German volleyball streaming
Internet sports streaming service Laola1 will show live coverage of the finals of the DVV-Pokal, the German club volleyball knockout tournament, on March 4, under a deal organised by the service’s parent c…
Bundesliga tempts commercial broadcasters with new advertising slots
The Deutsche Fussball Liga, the German football league, may relax restrictions on advertising during its live and highlights programming to build interest in its domestic rights among commercial broadcasters
French basketball league to cut short Canal Plus deal and seek new agreement
La Ligue Nationale de Basket, the French basketball league, plans to cut short its current domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus at the end of this season and seek a new deal…
Medge and AMI agree NHL deals in Ukraine and Balkans
The Medge Consulting and Advisers Media International agencies agreed four-and-a-half-year rights deals, from now until the end of the 2015-16 season, for National Hockey League ice hockey in the Ukraine…
British Eurosport renews MotoGP rights
British Eurosport, the UK arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, renewed its rights deal for motor cycling’s MotoGP World championship for two years, from 2012 to 2013.
UFC president asks fans to be patient as championship seeks new UK deal
Dana White, the president of mixed martial arts promoter the Ultimate Fighting Championship, called for UK fans to be patient as the promoter tries to agree a new television rights deal in what he described…
IMG secures live internet deal for first World Snowboarding Championships
US video-sharing website Livestream acquired exclusive live internet rights for the inaugural World Snowboarding Championships in a deal with the IMG agency
NFL defends broadcast blackouts as FCC deadline passes
American football’s National Football League defended the broadcast blackout rule in a filing to the Federal Communications Commission, the country’s media regulator. Th
NBC Sports Network signs its first NCAA conference deal
NBC Sports Network, the cable-television sports channel of US network NBC, agreed an exclusive five-year deal with the Colonial Athletic Association, for rights to American football and basketball matches…