Americas
One World Sport renews rights to Asian football leagues
US Asian-focused sports network One World Sports has renewed its rights for the top-tier domestic football leagues of Japan, Korea and China, for a further three years, from 2012 to 2014
GM balks at Super Bowl ad cost increases
Car manufacturer General Motors will not advertise during television coverage of the 2013 Super Bowl due to price increases put in place by the game’s broadcast rights-holder the CBS network.
ESPN reports record Premier League viewing in US in 2011-12
US sports broadcaster ESPN has reported that 2011-12 was its most successful ever season of broadcasting English Premier League football in terms of audiences
US Soccer objects to PPV distribution of World Cup qualifier
Football’s governing body in the United States, the US Soccer Federation, has criticised the decision to make the national team’s 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on June 12 available on …
Leenders: Fiba has found ‘innovative solution’ for rights
Fiba teams up with Leenders and Klooz in 'innovative' move
Uefa enjoys 30% increase in Europe despite recession
Champions League value up by 30% in top 5 European markets
Terra scouting the US
Terra goes looking for football rights in US
Unchallenged Sky pays increase for ICC rights
ESS bucks the trend and gets increase from Sky
ESPN would consider Apple partnership
US sports broadcaster ESPN is considering including its WatchESPN application on technology company Apple’s television device.
Blanket coverage of Premier League boosts final-day viewing in US
The thrilling final day of the 2011-12 English Premier League season on May 13 attracted a total audience of 1.348 million viewers in the United States
Mayweather-Cotto generates $94m for HBO
Floyd Mayweather Jr's world title victory over Miguel Cotto on May 5 was the second-highest-grossing pay-per-view boxing bout for a non-heavyweight encounter, according to US pay-television broadcaster…
Time Warner Cable Sports sets launch date for new channels
US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable Sports will launch two new regional sports channels for the southern California region on October 1
ESPN strikes new deal for expanded Atlantic Coast Conference
US sports broadcaster ESPN has renegotiated and extended a rights deal for the championships organised by the Atlantic Coast Conference group of US colleges
NBC Sports Network renews Ivy League rights
The NBC Sports Network US cable channel has renewed rights for North American college sports conference the Ivy League in a two-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2013-14
SNY expands University of Connecticut coverage with basketball deal
Regional US sports network SportsNet New York (SNY) has acquired media rights for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team in a four-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2015-16.
Big 12 agrees new deal with ESPN
US sports broadcaster ESPN has verbally agreed a new 13-year deal with college sports conference the Big 12 covering the period 2013 to 2025
Uefa wants control and security
Uefa positions itself nicely to cherry-pick top markets
Uefa looking for value from games worth ‘peanuts’
Uefa looking for huge increase in value for third-party qualifier rights to hit ambitious target