Americas
Nascar domestic rights renewal talks to begin in next few months
US network Fox will begin talks over a new domestic rights deal for the Nascar motor-racing series before the end of this season in November
Perform strengthens South American football portfolio
Digital media company Perform acquired rights from Uruguay-based agency the Full Play Group for club football matches in Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru in a three-and-a-half-year deal running…
Columbus Crew secures greater reach with Fox Sports Ohio deal
US regional sports network Fox Sports Ohio agreed a rights deal with local Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew covering the 2012 season
UFC fee ambitions not matched by UK broadcasters
UFC pushing for big increase in UK but ESPN is lukewarm
NFL closing in on global deal after Nordic renewal
NFL set to follow Nordic deal with IMG Media renewal
NBA bounces back from lockout with a series of deals
Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning
EBU splits again for World Cup bids
EBU splits again over World Cup bids
USA Today teams up with MLBAM in digital initiative
The USA Today Sports Media Group and MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and internet company of Major League Baseball, announced a joint venture to develop and produce new content and products for…
Armstrong factor draws NBC Sports Network to Ironman
World Triathlon Corporation, a global promoter of triathlon events, is in talks with NBC Sports Network, the cable-television sports channel of US network NBC, about televising live coverage of the 2012…
HBO buys rights for Mayweather v Cotto
US pay-television service HBO beat competition from rival Showtime to acquire the rights for the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr and junior middleweight title-holder Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand…
Turner puts March Madness basketball behind paywall
US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System is introducing a charge for viewers for online coverage of the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Division I Basketball…
Ustream acquires Arena Football League rights
The Ustream website acquired rights for US indoor American football league the Arena Football League in a two-year deal covering the 2012 and 2013 seasons
Ustream expands relationship with Universal Sports Network
The Ustream website agreed a deal with Universal Sports Network to stream the US sports broadcaster’s live coverage of several sporting events, including the 2012 alpine skiing World Cup and the Sevens W…
IMG secures live internet deal for first World Snowboarding Championships
US video-sharing website Livestream acquired exclusive live internet rights for the inaugural World Snowboarding Championships in a deal with the IMG agency
NFL defends broadcast blackouts as FCC deadline passes
American football’s National Football League defended the broadcast blackout rule in a filing to the Federal Communications Commission, the country’s media regulator. Th
NBC Sports Network signs its first NCAA conference deal
NBC Sports Network, the cable-television sports channel of US network NBC, agreed an exclusive five-year deal with the Colonial Athletic Association, for rights to American football and basketball matches…
Eurosport pays big to save grand slams but plays it cool with WTA
Eurosport hangs on to French and US Opens - but at a price
Boxing rights deal for US broadcaster Wealth TV
US cable-television channel Wealth TV acquired exclusive rights to the WBC Continental Americas Lightweight title boxing bout between Chris Howard and Arash Usnamee in Georgia in the US on March 17