Americas

Curling

Curling: Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has reportedly agreed a six-year deal with the Canadian Curling Association.

Football

Olympics: The International Olympic Committee confirmed its deal with the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body representing Europe’s public-service broadcasters, for the media rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games.

Football

Football: The English Football Association agreed a deal with sports agency Sportfive for second-party rights for England’ home friendly internationals, giving Sportfive the rights for selling to broadcasters i…
Football

Rugby union:  Incumbent rights-holder IMG won the commercial rights for rugby union’s 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups.  It beat opposition from Champions League agency Team Marketing.  I
Baseball

Cricket: Indian state broadcaster Doordarshan said that it would look to share the rights to Indian cricket if it failed to retain its exclusive contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Football

Also: UPC get Premier League rights in the Netherlands, Fox Sports win in the United States
Football

Broadcasters able to outgun the agencies in head-to-head competition, helping the Premier League bring in hugely increased revenue
Football

More control over television coverage sought, including ability to ensure greater exposure for Fifa events
Football

Next question: Can leagues and federations manage without the agencies?

American Football

Football: English football’s Premier League began the sales for its next round of international television rights, covering the three-year period from 2004-05 to 2006-07). 

Bid could be critical for IOC chance's of improving value of rights
Football

New American private-equity owner has the financial muscle to back bids for top football, but does it have the will?

Cricket

Rugby Union:  The BBC extended its deal for rugby union’s Six Nations Championship for a further four years, from 2006 to 2009.  The deal includes radio, television and internet rights.  T
Football

Football: UK commercial broadcaster ITV said that it was interested in acquiring a package of eight live Premier League matches a season from satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting as long as the…
Basketball

Football: Portuguese state broadcaster RTP completed the sublicensing of 19 of the 31 matches in this year’s football European Championship to rival commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI (TV Sports Markets 7…
Boxing

Despite two ppv fights among top ten ppv audiences, US fans did not take to cautious, media-shy fighte
Football

Olympics:  The International Olympic Committee will start a tendering process in March for the sale of television rights in Europe to the 2010 Olympics and beyond.
American Football

Ice hockey: US broadcasters ABC and ESPN, which are seeking to renew a five-year deal with the National Hockey League, are said to have offered only about half the $120m (£66m/€94m) a year they now pa…