Americas
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: NFL, Diamond League, Indian Premier League and more
American Football: UK pay-broadcaster ESPN acquired the rights for NFL Monday Night football in a two-year deal covering the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The deal covers live, repeat and pre-game programming
Coming to a cinema near you: the Fifa World Cup
New player Aruna Media will sell 3D rights for World Cup matches to cinema chains and public viewing arenas around the world.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, cricket, cycling, MotoGP, motorsport and rugby
Basketball: Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten acquired the rights for the National Basketball League, Australia's top-tier basketball competition, in a five-year deal directly with the…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: World Cup, Uefa’s Team deal and more
Football: Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco acquired the rights for eight matches from this year’s Fifa World Cup in a deal with Prisa-owned pay-broadcaster Sogecable.
Patience set to pay as Traffic waits on Copa América sales
The Brazilian agency Traffic says it can wait until the end of the year to sell Latin American rights for the Copa América.
Planned Premier League bid could bomb Google’s ‘safe harbor’
The Premier League is using a bid for its online clips rights that Google planned several years ago to attack the internet giant in court.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, IPL, extreme sports, golf, ice-skating and more
Athletics: The IEC in Sports agency agreed a number of deals for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Premier League, Serie A football, F1 and Rugby World Cup
Football: Maltese cable operator Melita acquired live pay-television rights for all 64 matches of the 2010 World Cup in a sub-licensing deal with public service broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services
Vancouver: another example of sport’s ratings power
A look at the audiences pulled by the 2010 Winter Olympics around the world.
IOC stands up for NBC’s ‘anachronistic’ scheduling strategy
Timo Lumme and Michael Payne spoke to TV Sports Markets about NBC's delayed coverage strategy.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Badminton, biathlon, golf, rugby and other sports
Badminton: Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport acquired live and highlights rights for the semi-finals and finals of this month's European Men’s and Women’s Team Championship. Co
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NFL, IAAF, Boxing, World Rally and Olympics deals
American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV extended its existing deal for NFL matches, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl game, for four more years from 2010 to 2013
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: FOOTBALL: Euro 2012, La Liga, national team and other deals
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired free-to-air rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa worth €110m ($150m).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, boxing, F1, golf, Paralympic, swimming and more
Basketball: US cable sports channel Versus acquired rights for 16 games of the 2009-10 season of the NBA Develop-ment League, the official minor league basketball competition, in a deal with the NBA.
Hard talks persist as IOC advances into OTI territory
The IOC is determined to sell the 2010 and 2012 Games on a market-by-market basis and break the hold of the OTI.
Willow deal won’t necessarily bring YouTube deal into US
Global Cricket Ventures has acquired Indian Premier League US internet rights-holder Willow TV.