Analysis

Football

Indian broadcaster Zee is in the process of completing its takeover of Dubai-based sports broadcaster Ten Sports.

The England FA is determined not to be panicked into agreeing a quick-fix deal in solving the problem caused by the demise of Setanta, its secondary domestic television rights partner.
Football

The flourishing Middle East sports-rights market could hold the key to the MP & Silva agency getting a return on its investment in the international rights to Serie A.

Football

The battle between rival Scandinavian platforms Canal Digital and Viasat has driven apart the free-to-air consortium that was aiming to land the rights for Euro 2012 in a pan-regional deal.

MTV3 has extended its deal for Formula One until 2012, securing what has been the cornerstone of its mini-pay offering for a further three years.
Football

Football: Lega Calcio, the body representing Italian football’s top clubs, agreed a number of deals for the domestic and international rights for the country’s top two divisions, Serie A and Serie B, …
Baseball

Baseball: Chinese broadcasters Shenzhen TV, Jiangsu TV and Beijing TV acquired packages of rights for Major League Baseball matches in 2009 and 2010 in deals with Major League Baseball International,…
Athletics

The IAAF had little alternative but to award a four-year contract for the European and African media rights for its top events to the IEC in Sports agency after the final offer from the EBU, its long-term partner and the only other realistic bidder, was some 35-per cent lower than what it pays now.
Football

ARD and ZDF are looking to break the trend of escalating sports rights costs for major events, taking a hardline stance in talks for football’s Euro 2012 and the 2014 and 2016 Olympics.
Football

A takeover of Saudi-owned Middle East pay-broadcaster Arab Radio and Television by Qatar-based Al Jazeera Sports is likely to still go ahead, according to industry insiders.

Football

Lega Calcio moved this week to calm concerns about the transparency of its tender process for the international rights to Serie A.
Football

Fox Sports International acquired English Premier League rights in the US and Latin America in deals worth some 50 per cent more than the value of the present deals.
Basketball

Sky Italia is set to drop its coverage of Formula One motor racing in what would be the latest – and most high-profile – cut in its sports-rights spending.
Football

The Swedish football federation has received a good response to its recent television tender for national team and domestic league rights, but there are signs that it will face as tough a sell as last time.
Boxing

Primetime launched last week in an attempt to exploit the increasing amount of sport missing out on live television coverage.

The success of new-media coverage in Chinese Taipei of last year's Beijing Olympics has helped the IOC secure its first-ever Winter Games deal in the country.
Football

The launch of EXQI Plus has been delayed, affecting coverage of Uefa’s second-tier Europa League competition, rights for which the new channel acquired earlier this year.
Cricket

Football: Middle East pay-broadcaster Al Jazeera Sports acquired the rights for Euro 2012 and 2016 in a deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body, worth $100m (€67m) overall. Al