Americas
Slim investment could shake up Mexican football rights market, report says
Media group Televisa and commercial broadcaster TV Azteca’s stranglehold on Mexican football rights could about to be challenged following an investment in two of Mexico’s first division clubs by telecommunications com…
Fox hunt for top sport continues
How Eredivisie deal fits into Fox expansion strategy
Contrasting fortunes for IOC in Canada and China
Big jump in China, big drop in Canada for 2014-16 Games
Al Jazeera drives Pitch’s Brazil friendly deal
Al Jazeera helps Pitch to pull off Brazilian rights coup
IEC set to take legal action over gymnastics U-turn
IEC anger at UEG back flip
Sportsnet takes ownership of Grand Slam of Curling
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has agreed a deal to purchase the Grand Slam of Curling series from event organiser Insight Sports Ltd
Italian volleyball fits MP & Silva’s growth strategy
Italian volleyball goes global
Ecuador football federation chief claims control in rights dispute
Luis Chiriboga, the president of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol, the Ecuadorian Football Federation, said that the governing body remained in control of its broadcast rights despite having a centralised s…
ESPN pays double to extend MLB coverage
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired US and international rights for Major League Baseball for eight years, from 2014 to 2021, in a deal worth $5.6 billion (€4.5
Bandsports picks up Italian volleyball rights
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has acquired rights for Serie A1, the top division of volleyball in Italy, in a deal with the MP & Silva agency
BeIN Sport swoops for US football
Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport, recently launched in the US, has acquired rights to the US national men’s football team away qualifiers for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
Ecuador centralised sales process halted by civil court
Ecuadorian commercial broadcaster Ecuavisa has succeeded in halting a centralised sales process for the rights to Serie A and Serie B, the country’s top two football divisions, that was launched by the F…
Bolivian football federation closes in on World Cup qualifiers deal
The Federación Boliviana de Fútbol, the Bolivian football federation, is close to a deal to sell the domestic and international media rights for the national team’s home qualifying matches for the 201…
Fox Deportes snaps up Nascar rights
Fox Deportes, the US Spanish language pay-television broadcaster, has acquired rights for North American motor-racing series Nascar
Grand Prix Sports snaps up indoor volleyball rights
Grand Prix Sports, a division of the Grand Prix Entertainment agency, has acquired global broadcast rights for professional men’s and women’s indoor volleyball events organised by the USA Volleyball nat…
New deal for K-1 kickboxing agreed in the US
US pay-television channel Spike TV has agreed a deal with the K-1 kickboxing series for live streaming to four events in 2012, and television coverage for the 2013 season
London 2012 internet streaming breaks new ground for NBCUniversal
US media group NBCUniversal set new internet streaming audience records during its coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
According to the Multichannel News website, NBCU attracted 159
Pitch replaces Kentaro as Brazil marketing partner
The Pitch International agency has agreed a deal with Confederação Brasilera de Futebol, the Brazilian football confederation, to organise and sell the media and commercial rights for all international f…