Americas
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.
WealthTV to show Prizefighter welterweight event
US cable-television broadcaster WealthTV has acquired rights for the Prizefighter ‘Welterweights III’ boxing event tomorrow (Saturday).
NESN to produce AHL All-Star event
US regional cable-television broadcaster NESN will produce coverage of the 2013 American Hockey League All-Star ice hockey event later this month
Infront one step closer to monopoly
Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights
Universal Sports extends USA Swimming partnership
US cable-television broadcaster Universal Sports, part of US media group NBCUniversal, has extended rights for events operated by the USA Swimming national governing body
ESPN to provide Spanish-language coverage of World Baseball Classic
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive Spanish-language rights for the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic national team tournament
One World Sports picks up Hockey India League
Asia-focused sports broadcaster One World Sports acquired exclusive North American rights for the inaugural season of the Hockey India League, the new franchise-based hockey competition starting today…
Sportsnet scores Concacaf rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired the exclusive domestic rights for seven tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the…