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Forget cricket, Ciclitira banks all on Asian golf
David Ciclitira, former Chairman of World Sport Group, talked this week about how the financially-troubled agency split into two.
Masters expands world coverage
Fifty broadcasters around the world will show the tennis’s Masters series this year.
US ties up deals for Grand Slams and Masters
US network NBC acquired the rights for tennis’s French Open and is close to signing a new deal for the Wimbledon rights.
NBC’s all-day olympics ‘won’t help’ for next deal
US network NBC’s plan for a huge increase in its coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens was welcomed by the IOC.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf, tennis and more
Spanish Primera Liga football club Atletico Madrid opted out of its collective-selling deal with other clubs to sign a €52m (£34m) deal with Audiovisual Sport, the rights-pooling company for pay-opera-ors So…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Olympics and horseracing
Football: The Japan Consortium, consisting of public-service broadcaster NHK and commercial networks Fuji TV, NTV, TBS, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo, acquired the rights to football’s 2006 World Cup, paying ¥1…
US networks fight on to avoid promoter tag
US Senate votes to establish boxing commission with power to designate broadcasters as promoters
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Curling, football and more
Curling: Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has reportedly agreed a six-year deal with the Canadian Curling Association.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, football and F1
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.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, handball and triathlon
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…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby union, football, motorsport and more
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
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1:Cricket, football and 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
Canal Plus angry over Sportfive bid
Also: UPC get Premier League rights in the Netherlands, Fox Sports win in the United States
Agencies wonder if Premier League has set precedent
Broadcasters able to outgun the agencies in head-to-head competition, helping the Premier League bring in hugely increased revenue
Fifa wants more cash, but it also has other aims
More control over television coverage sought, including ability to ensure greater exposure for Fifa events
Agencies under threat after Fifa-Premier in-house moves
Next question: Can leagues and federations manage without the agencies?
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Olympics and more
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).
Murdoch set for Olympic bid
Bid could be critical for IOC chance's of improving value of rights