Americas
TSN set to retain Canadian Football League rights
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN is set to extend a domestic rights deal for the Canadian Football League, the country’s top gridiron division, according to the Globe and Mail newspaper.
Ustream extends deal for Six Nations and Gaelic sports
North American sports broadcaster Premium Sports has extended a deal with Ustream to allow the video-sharing platform to show live coverage of the Six Nations international rugby union championship and…
ESPN picks up English-language rights to Mexico matches
US cable-television sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired English-language rights for the Mexico national football team’s home matches.
MLB raises concerns over Dodgers’ rights deal
Major League Baseball (MLB) has expressed concerns over the Los Angeles Dodgers’ new local rights deal with US broadcaster Time Warner Cable (TWC), according to the USA Today newspaper.
Time Warner Cable confirms new channel launch as part of Dodgers deal
US broadcaster Time Warner Cable (TWC) has confirmed that a new regional pay-television sports channel will be launched as part of a deal to acquire the media rights of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles D…
NFL closes in on new rights deals in Mexico
Mexican media group Televisa and commercial broadcaster TV Azteca are set to acquire domestic rights for American football’s NFL in three-year deals, from 2013-14 to 2015-16, according to news website E…
US Figure Skating unveils NBC extension
US Figure Skating has agreed a new rights deal with the NBC network, while the Icenetwork
Gol TV expands football rights portfolio in Peru
Pay-television broadcaster Gol TV has struck domestic rights agreements in Peru with newly-promoted clubs UTC de Cajamarca and Pacífico and has sold rights for games featuring another top-tier football …
Canada not a big draw in Canada
Lack of stars caps Concacaf earnings in Canada
Fox moves away from football for second channel
Fox is expanding in Brazil and won't be relying on football
IPL model won’t work for smaller boards, experts say
The IPL is spawning many copy-cat leagues but rights experts say that they can't all work
Watching Brief (Vol.48) Special Focus: International TV Sports Viewing – Review of 2012
Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2012 across 10 of the world’s biggest media markets
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IMG College snaps up West Virginia University rights
The IMG agency’s college sports division, IMG College, has acquired multimedia rights for sporting events organised by West Virginia University in the US, according to the Charleston Daily Mail newspaper.
NBC to give Scottish Open US network exposure
US network NBC has acquired rights for the Scottish Open golf championship in a deal with the European Tour, the sport’s leading professional tour in Europe, and US pay-television broadcaster the Golf C…
Time Warner set to land Los Angeles Dodgers rights
US broadcaster Time Warner Cable is set to acquire regional broadcast rights in the US for Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball games in a deal that will run for 20 years, from 2014 to 2033
ESPN picks up Africa Cup of Nations
US cable-television sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
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Peruvian rivals strike new rights deals
Peruvian football clubs Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal have struck new rights deals with Media Networks Latin America, a division of telecommunications company Telefónica, and pay-television broadcaster …
TVN retains top-tier highlights in expanded deal
Chilean state broadcaster TVN acquired highlights rights for the Primera División and Primera División B, the top two divisions of football in the country, according to the Cooperativa news website.