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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Mixed martial arts, motorsport, rugby, tennis and more
Mixed Martial Arts: US pay-television channel Spike TV will stream live on its website preliminary bouts from season five of the US mixed martial arts promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football deals outside Europe for Champions League and more
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a series of pay-television and free-to-air television deals for 2012-13 to 2014-15 for the rights to the Champions League and Europa league i…
RFL bucks the UK trend with solid rights fee increase
Rugby's international tender
Broadcasters baulk at NHL prices as season approaches
Medge/AMI race the clock in Europe but NHL is relaxed
Improving Premier Soccer League reaps rewards
Investment in South African football pays off for league
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, American football, basketball, ice hockey and more
Football: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV acquired the rights to China’s international football teams for three-and-a-half years, from July 23 until the end of 2014, from the Chinese Football Association’s com…
Football League takes tough stance on fee guarantees
Football League takes its time to make sure of guarantees
Big increase for NHL but it ‘could have been bigger’
Five-year deal helps NHL to big increase but 'it could have made more,' one bidder says
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: MMA, Olympics, skiing, table tennis, wrestling and more
Mixed Martial Arts: Fight sports programme distributors, Fighting Spirit, agreed a deal from June until the end of 2012 with mixed martial arts promotion M-1 Global in Africa, Europe and the Middle East…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Tippeliga and more
Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Ice hockey, mixed martial arts, motorsports, sailing and more
Ice Hockey: Internet operator Laola1.tv acquired live rights for the Kontinental Hockey League, streaming its first match on September 15
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: American football, badminton, boxing, cricket, golf and more
American football: US sports broadcaster ESPN agreed an eight-year extension to its rights deal with the NFL for Monday night matches, worth $15.2bn (€10.95bn).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football: Euro 2012, Africa Cup of Nations and more
Football: SNTV, the sports news agency operated by the IMG agency and The Associated Press, has acquired non-exclusive news clip rights outside Europe for the Confederation of African Football’s Africa C…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Copa America, Belgian Pro League, La Liga and more
Football: The Brazil-based Traffic Sports agency concluded media rights deals for the 2011 Copa America in Paraguay, Canada and Belgium and in more than 50 countries with YouTube (see page this issue)
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, golf, MMA and more
Badminton: Indian sports broadcaster Neo Sports signed a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, for the Badminton World Federation World Superseries, with the global rights-holder, the Malaysia-based Total…
League sets high reserve price but talks to everyone
England's Football League touting global rights for $60 million over three seasons amidst sceptism from market experts
French deal the first step in Al Jazeera’s global strategy
Al Jazeera makes aggressive move to get into sports-rights business
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Handball, horse racing, mixed martial arts, and more
Handball: Setanta Africa, the sub-Saharan Africa sports broadcaster, acquired the rights for the European Handball Federation Champions League Final Four in a deal with the Sportsman Media Group