Eurosport appointment saved WRC season-opener, says organiser
The Automobile Club de Monaco said it had “no other option” but to appoint pan-European broadcaster Eurosport to produce television and internet coverage of this month’s Monte Carlo Rally, the opening stage…
EC to propose copyright legislation following Murphy case
The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, intends to propose new copyright legislation in the wake of last year’s ruling by the European Court of Justice in the English Premier L…
Green light finally arrives for Bundesliga
The German football league, the Deutsche Fussball Liga, can finally send broadcasters its long-awaited invitation to tender for the media rights to the Bundesliga for the next rights cycle, following the…
Pitch snaps up FA’s European rights
The English Football Association awarded the Pitch International agency European rights for the England national team’s home international games and domestic club competition the FA Cup in a six-year d…
News Corp considers Dodgers stake
Media conglomerate News Corporation is considering buying a minority stake in the bankrupt Major League Baseball team the Los Angeles Dodgers in a move designed to help its US network Fox retain the team’s l…
BBC to scale back Australian Open coverage
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC confirmed reduced coverage plans for the 2012 Australian Open tennis tournament, which starts on Monday
USOC and IOC schedule revenue-sharing talks
US Olympic Committee chairman Larry Probst and chief executive Scott Blackmun will hold further talks with the International Olympic Committee tomorrow over a new broadcast and sponsorship revenue-sharing…
Analysts predict competition for pay-TV
Stock market analysts believe established European pay-television broadcasters will face competition from internet-based companies for sports rights and investment this year, according to the Financial…
L’Equipe TV one of 34 to bid for DTT licences
L’Equipe TV, the pay-television channel run by French sports newspaper L’Equipe, and sports news website RMC Sport were among the 34 applicants for six digital-terrestrial television licences set to be …
Johansson calls for probe into Warner claims
Former Fifa presidential candidate Lennart Johansson called for an independent investigation into claims by Jack Warner, a former vice-president of football’s world governing body, that he was sold World C…