Teams blast FIA for ordering WRC rallies to find own broadcasters
World Rally Championship teams have attacked an instruction from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, motorsport’s world governing body, for rallies in the championship to negotiate their own t…
Rai lowball offer considered “ridiculous” by Serie A clubs
Italian state broadcaster Rai’s offer for the free-to-air highlights rights to Serie A was so low as to be considered “ridiculous” by the league, Lega Serie A, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. The
Premier League to resume legal action against pubs
The English Premier League said it would restart legal action against pubs showing live games from the league via foreign pay-television services without its authorisation, following a UK High Court ruling…
IOC agrees deal in Japan for Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016
The International Olympic Committee agreed a deal in Japan with a consortium of broadcasters for the rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Games reported to be worth $472 million…
Big rights fee boost expected for Australian V8 motor-racing series
The domestic rights for the Australian V8 Supercars motor-racing series are attracting interest from all major free-to-air broadcasters and pay-television, and the rights fees could more than double to…
Sportitalia acquires Italian national basketball rights
Italian digital sports channel Sportitalia acquired exclusive rights for the Italian men’s national basketball team’s home matches in a two-year deal with the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro, the Ita…
MP & Silva to distribute Brazilian leagues in Europe and Asia
The MP & Silva agency agreed a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014, with Brazilian media group Globo to distribute the rights in selected European and Asian territories for the Brazilian football league…
US prosecutors seize pirate websites
US prosecutors seized 16 websites that illegally stream live sports and pay-per-view events, and charged a man with running nine of them, ahead of the American football NFL Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday
BSkyB adds GP2 and GP3 coverage to Formula 1 channel
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB acquired live rights for motor racing’s GP2 Series and GP3 Series, the first- and second-tier feeder series for Formula One, in a deal with Formula One Management, t…
Lega studies fresh Serie A rights bids after Rai delay
The Italian football league, Lega Serie A, is studying the bids it received today, February 3, for four packages of media rights