Africa
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
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Europa League and more
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed three-year deals, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, for the rights for the Uefa Champions League in the UK with commercial broadcaster ITV and pay-television b…
More primetime games as NHL targets Europe
NHL exploring several innovations to increase rights fees in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Fastrack: Issue 15:8
Sportfive close to Euro 2012 deals in Asia ... HiTV hits out at ‘exploiters’ ... Pay-per-view ‘is killing’ boxing
Ligue doubles its money and looks at C+ deal renewal
League rights spotlight on France's Ligue 1
Bundesliga targets parity with Spanish and Italian leagues
League rights spotlight on Germany's Bundesliga
FA signs big deal with Al Jazeera until 2016 with Uefa blessing
English Football Association secures fee increase in Middle East, but did it include England qualifiers previously thought to be centralised?
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Golf, ice hockey, mixed martial arts and Formula One
Golf: Pay-television golf broadcaster the Golf Channel acquired the rights to the Asian Tour in North America, Latin America and Japan in deals with Asian Tour Media, the distributor of the tour’s media r…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: IAAF athletics, Major League Baseball, IPL cricket and more
Athletics: The IEC in Sports agency agreed deals with free-to-air broadcasters in five European countries for the rights for the World Athletics Series from 2011 to 2013, including the athletics World…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: English FA, Champions League, Bundesliga and more
Football: Middle Eastern pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera agreed a four-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2015-16, worth over $30m (€21m), for English Football Association rights in a deal brokered by t…
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 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.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NFL, IAAF athletics, European basketball and cricket
American Football: NFL team the New York Jets extended its television and marketing partnership in a multi-year deal with regional sports network SportsNet New York (SNY)
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Fifa World Cup, Bundesliga, La Liga and more
Football: Pan-regional broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights for Fifa competitions between 2015 and 2022, including the 2018 and 2022 World Cup The deal covers cable, satellite, terrestrial,…
ESPN World Cup deal set to shake up US cricket market
Sports broadcaster close to deals for Cricket World Cup and other ICC events.
Al Jazeera’s pre-emptive bid ‘too big to refuse’
Fifa's new seven-year deal in the Middle East could be worth as much as $500 million
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, basketball, boxing, winter sports and more
Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015