Sky Sports News reveals F1 plans
UK pay-television channel Sky Sports News will broadcast up to six days of coverage from each Formula One grand prix in 2012, the first year of parent company BSkyB’s first rights deal for the motor-racing c…
RTL’s F1 ad prices increase
The price of advertising during German commercial broadcaster RTL’s coverage of Formula One motor-racing in 2012 has increased by 2.5 per cent in comparison with 2011.
News highlights from December 15 to January 11
The European Commission approved the acquisition of the Infront Sports & Media agency by the UK private equity house Bridgepoint Capital
Uefa centralised rights tender in second quarter
Uefa, European football’s governing body, said that its long-awaited tender for the centralised media rights for European qualifying matches for the Uefa Euro 2016 and Fifa 2018 World Cup tournaments w…
France national team rugby bids due
Bids are due in today, January 26, for the domestic media rights for France national team Test rugby union matches from July 2012 to June 2016
Fraidenraich replaces Dutaret at Canal Plus
Pierre Fraidenraich was appointed as the new rights acquisitions director at the sports division of Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, according to l’Equipe.
Europa League deals in Cyprus
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Cyprus for the Europa League for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with public-service broadcaster CYBC and pay-television broadcaster Cyta.
MP & Silva to distribute Asian Games rights
The MP & Silva agency agreed a deal with the Olympic Council of Asia to distribute the global media rights for the 2014 Asian Games and other events organised by the council
ARD to show Bayern-Netherlands Friendly
German public-service broadcaster ARD acquired rights for the friendly football match between German club Bayern Munich and the Dutch national team, scheduled for May 22