Analysis
Lifetime IMG deal gives Hearn more rights control
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn on new deal with IMG Media.
IAAF frustrated as broadcasters spend big on other sports
Spanish free-to-air broadcasters follow Germans in bidding low for World Championships rights.
NTV Plus tries to muscle in on Eurosport rights
Russian pay-television broadcaster wants bigger package of International Skating Union rights, causing problems for EBU.
News in brief, Issue 15:5
Premier League gives up on growth in China ... Copa deals concluded ... FA digging in on Uefa plan ... Rai-federation stalemate ... New home for Strikeforce ... MotoGP confirms IMG.
WRC buy is first of many, says CSI
Russian-backed CSI planning rapid expansion this year after buying World Rally promoter.
Infront’s search for funds could trigger takeover bid by rivals
Infront seen as an attractive target, for rival agencies as well as third-party investors.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Motorsport, Olympics, rugby union, tennis and more
Kickboxing: German commercial broadcaster Sat.1 agreed a two-year deal, beginning immediately, for rights to the fights of World Kickboxing Association world champion Christine Theiss
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: IAAF athletics, basketball, boxing, ice hockey and more
Athletics: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai acquired rights for the IAAF World Athletics Series, including the World Championships, in a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, with the IEC in Sports…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Uefa club competitions, South American football
Football: Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE and regional Catalan broadcaster TV3 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Sailing, world cup skiing, squash, US college sport and more
Rugby League: Pan-regional broadcaster Setanta Asia acquired rights for the Australian National Rugby League’s Premiership and State of Origin competitions in a two-year deal, covering 2011 and 2012, w…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Superbike, Formula One, Olympic Games and rugby league
Mixed Martial Arts: Canadian channel The Fight Network acquired the English-language broadcast rights in a multi-year deal for kick-boxing promotion It’s Showtime.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Boxing, ICC and IPL cricket, cycling and football
Boxing: New Zealand state broadcaster Māori Television acquired the exclusive rights to show the heavyweight boxing clash between David Tua and Demetrius King on March 19.
Lega splits up rights to draw in more bidders
Details of Italian domestic basketball league tender, designed to tackle an increasingly tough market.
Lowball MTG lets TV4 snatch World Championships
Cost-conscious Modern Times Group loses ice hockey World Championship after broadcasting it for over 20 years.
League offers four-year option to tempt in ESPN
English Football League offers longer deals, new match timeslots and platform neutral rights in effort to draw in BSkyB rival.
Tenfield and Full Play bag Uruguay
Federation earns big increase as agencies renew national team rights.
Colombian league rights to increase by 1000 per cent
Pay TV growth in South America's fourth-largest economy has local analysts predicting a big pay-day for domestic football.
Globo eyes new markets but has to win rights first
Brazilian broadcaster targeting deals in the UK and Germany once it renews domestic league international rights.