Africa

Football

International rights split between several agencies - revenue increases 275 per cent

Football

Football: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish national team home matches, paying DKr41.5m (£3.9m/ €5.6m
Cricket

African football revenue sharing, Digitürk spoiler, legal challenge to funding of Brazil's Record, CSI drops cricket commission rate
Football

African deal paves the way for IMG contract extension
Rugby Union

Rugby World Cup viewing in Europe, Oceania, Argentina, South Africa
Football

Asian fees alone likely to exceed £40 million
Cricket

The World Sport Group agency is set to recoup the bulk of its outlay on the overseas rights for cricket’s Indian Premier League from just two territories
Football

Football: Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF acquired the rights for all 31 matches of the Euro 2008 tournament in a deal worth €10m (£7m). 
Cricket

Rugby Union: Pay-broadcaster Supersport acquired the rights for South Africa’s domestic Currie Cup competition and home Test matches outside the Tri-Nations tournament.

Cricket

Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star has got off to a strong start in its global sales for International Cricket Council events
Rugby Union

A new five-year deal for South African rugby is the latest example of pay-broadcaster Supersport’s land-grab of top rights
American Football

Athletics: The Dentsu agency signed a 10-year, €180m (£122m) deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations for the worldwide marketing rights and worldwide television rights outside Eu…
Football

Football: The English Premier League sold the rights for its internet and mobile clips packages to various companies worldwide for the three years from 2007-08 to 2009-10, bringing in about $40m (£20m/€29m).
Football

Platform-specific packages aimed at pitting broadcasters against mobile and internet operators for new media rights
Football

English Premier League to receive £74 million over three years from sale of mobile and internet clip rights

Basketball

Football: Swiss pay-television broadcaster Teleclub acquired the live rights for all matches in Germany’s Bundesliga 1 and Bundesliga 2 in a one-year sublicensing deal with German pay-broadcaster Premiere. 
Football

Olympics: Hong Kong pay-television broadcaster I-Cable Communications acquired the new media rights for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and all media rights for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and…
Rugby Union

Advertisers keen on rugby as it attracts affluent males