Americas
World Cup set to boost ESS rights sales in Australia
World Cup should boost ESS ICC revenues in Australia; Sony, Zee and ESS in battle for BCCI's retendered world rights
Question over Klefer’s Brazil deal
Klefer bags key Brazil rights
Fox Sports Brasil secures carriage with Sky
Fox Sports, a division of US broadcaster Fox, agreed a carriage deal with Brazil’s largest satellite operator, Sky Brasil, for its recently-launched pay-television channel in the country.
MP & Silva expands handball portfolio
The MP & Silva agency agreed a five-year deal with EHF Marketing, the commercial arm of the European Handball Federation, to distribute the rights for the EHF Champions League men’s and women’s competitions in …
Globo sews up Brazilian football league rights
Brazilian media group Globo agreed a deal with Atlético Goianiense, of the Brazilian Campeonato Série A, the top-tier Brazilian football league, for the club’s television rights for the next four years, fro…
Uefa wraps up Champions League sales in the Americas
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet renewed it rights deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for the Champions League, for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Time Warner in new deal for WNBA basketball in Los Angeles
US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable agreed a multi-year deal with Women’s National Basketball Association team Los Angeles Sparks.
Fox Soccer adds Aussie rules and English rugby league rights
US pay-television channel Fox Soccer Plus agreed three-year rights deals, from 2012 to 2014, with the Australian Football League and the English Rugby Football League
Premium Sports to appeal US pub sports broadcast ruling
US sports broadcaster Premium Sports said it would appeal a decision by a New York court to allow a bar in the city to show sport to customers through a Slingbox device, which allows programmes to be shown…
Fox Soccer agrees deal for Scottish Premier League
US pay-television channel Fox Soccer acquired rights in the US and the Caribbean for Scottish Premier League football up to and including the 2013-14 season
Big 12 poised to land major ESPN contract
US college sports conference the Big 12 is set to agree a new 13-year domestic television rights deal, from 2013 to 2025, with sports broadcaster ESPN, according to the CBS Sports website
US broadcaster buys rights for Cheltenham horse racing
US horse racing broadcaster TVG acquired live rights to the Cheltenham horse racing festival taking place in England this week
USA Rugby extends deal with promoter for rights to Rugby Sevens series
Grand Prix Entertainment, a sports and entertainment event promoter, extended its deal with USA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the US, for worldwide broadcast distribution rights for the Professional…
MP & Silva to edge out IMG in close battle for FA Asian rights
FA set for small increase in Asia with new MP & Silva deal
Fox Sports plays down reports of Bandsports takeover
Fox Sports, a division of US network Fox, denied reports that it had offered to acquire Brazilian pay-broadcaster Bandsports for $80 million (€60 million) in a bid to circumvent a carriage dispute that h…
NBC sells over $50 million of digital ads for London 2012
US network NBC has sold more than $50 million (€37.3 million) in advertising around its digital coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, according to digital media news website PaidContent.
Al Jazeera v ESPN-Gol TV for La Liga rights in the US
Liga rights battle pitches ESPN and Gol TV against Al Jazeera
Pitch takes Ligue 1 to Brazil
Ligue 1 pitches up in Brazil