France to get Olympics in 3D
French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions will launch a 3D television channel to cover the London 2012 Olympic Games, according to Le Parisien.
Colombian broadcasters dispute Liga rights fee
Colombian pay-television broadcasters Telefόnica, Une and Telmex had their latest joint bid to acquire rights for the country’s top football league, Liga Postobon, rejected by the División Mayor del Fút…
Nine chief worried by lost cricket advertising time
Channel Nine chief executive David Gyngell said that the Australian commercial broadcaster’s advertising sales could suffer due to fewer days of play than expected in the Test cricket series currently u…
Action sports channels launched on YouTube
Ride Channel, an online channel dedicated to skateboarding that was established by skateboarding star Tony Hawk, was one of four action sports channels launched on video-sharing website YouTube on Tuesday
Big Sky signs DirecTV deal
US pay-television operator DirecTV agreed a five-year deal with the Big Sky college sports conference for its basketball and American football competitions
Tennis Channel secures Verizon carriage
US pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel reached a new multi-year carriage agreement with IPTV operator Verizon FiOS TV, ending a four-month blackout
Lega meets bidders as Sky enjoys Sunday record
The Italian football league, Lega Serie A, today met the broadcasters who are bidding for media rights which the league was unable to sell when it auctioned its main domestic rights last September
FA suffers big cut in ITV deal
The English Football Association has taken a cut of over 40 per cent in its fee for domestic free-to-air rights for the FA Cup, England matches and the Community Shield in the deal announced this week…
DFL chief reveals interest in Bundesliga rights tender
More than 30 bids have been submitted for the domestic rights for German football’s Bundesliga, according to Christian Seifert, chief executive of the Deutsche Fussball Liga, the German league.
IOC turns down joint bid from CBC and Bell
The International Olympic Committee rejected a joint bid of C$70 million (€54 million/$69 million) from Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC and telco Bell for the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic G…