Americas
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
FCC rules in favour of Tennis Channel in Comcast carriage dispute
The Federal Communications Commission, the United States media regulator, has ordered pay-television provider Comcast to place pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel on its digital basic tier
NCTC seals Pac-12 Networks carriage deal
The National Cable Television Cooperative, a consortium of cable-television broadcasters in the US, has reached a deal to carry the Pac-12 Networks, the pay-television channels dedicated to covering the…
NBC Sports Network snaps up Grey Cup rights
The NBC Sports Network US cable-television channel has acquired live rights for the 2012 Grey Cup, the annual championship game of the Canadian Football League
Univision Deportes expands Mexican football rights portfolio with Chivas deal
Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes has sealed a multi-year deal for broadcast rights to Mexican Liga MX football club Chivas de Guadalajara
HBO strikes deal for Vitali Klitschko title defence
US pay-television broadcaster HBO has acquired the rights for the boxing match between World Boxing Council heavyweight title-holder Vitali Klitschko and Manuel Charr in Moscow, Russia on September 8
Late 2012 Olympics deal agreed in the Bahamas
Public-service broadcaster the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas has acquired exclusive rights for the London 2012 Olympic Games in a sublicensing deal with International Media Content, owner of…
NHL’s Canadian broadcasters make plans in case of lockout
The National Hockey League’s Canadian broadcast rights-holders are examining their programming options in the event that the ice hockey league’s new season is delayed as a result of talks over a new col…
Millicom swoops for Paraguayan football rights-holder
Swedish telecommunications company Millicom announced the acquisition of Paraguayan pay-television operator Cablevisión, which owns the rights to Paraguay’s top-tier football league via its sports broadcaster Te…
NBC likes Olympic partnership with Facebook
US Olympic Games broadcast rights-holder NBC has formed a partnership with social media website Facebook to enhance its coverage of the London 2012 Games
North American TV deals agreed for World Football Challenge
The organisers of the 2012 World Football Challenge agreed broadcast deals for North America
Wimbledon men’s final pulls record audience for ESPN
US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN attracted its largest-ever audience for a tennis match for its live coverage of the men’s final of Wimbledon on July 8, according to audience measurement company N…
Argentina’s ‘football for everyone’ costs revealed
The Argentinian government has spent about ARS$4 billion (€700 million/$880 million) on its ‘fútbol para todos’ (‘football for everyone’) scheme to show domestic league matches on free-to-air television…
T3Media to manage US Soccer’s video assets
The US Soccer Federation, football’s governing body in the United States, signed an agreement with T3Media that will allow the video management and licensing services company to manage the body’s video ass…
NBC expands Fight Night multiple-promoter boxing deal
The NBC Sports Network US cable-television channel has struck a deal with the Main Events boxing promoter to show between six and 16 live Saturday night ‘Fight Night’ programmes during the 2013-14 sea…
NFL eases broadcast blackout rule
American football’s National Football League has relaxed its broadcast blackouts rule, which blocks US sports events from being shown live on television in their local market unless all tickets to attend h…
ESPN renews rights to the Rose Bowl college football game
US sports network EPSN has renewed its rights deal for the Rose Bowl game, the annual college American football game, for a further 12 years, from 2015 to 2026
ICC goes from free to pay in the Caribbean
ESS sells ICC rights to ESPN