Asia
Euro 2012 deal agreed in Myanmar
The Sportfive agency agreed a rights deal in Myanmar for this summer’s Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament with state-owned broadcaster S Media.
OneAlliance axes Neo
Indian pay-television distribution company TheOneAlliance terminated its agreement to distribute the Neo Sports pay-television channels, citing the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s cancellation l…
Starhub bags Lions’ rights
Singapore pay-television operator Starhub acquired the rights to Singapore Lions’ matches in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015, from the Football Association of Singapore.
Vietnamese broadcasters told to take football dispute to court
Vietnam’s government said a court must resolve a dispute over domestic football rights after digital broadcaster AVG demanded compensation from state-owned satellite broadcaster VTC for broadcasting t…
PTV to launch sports channel
Pakistani public-service broadcaster PTV will launch a dedicated sports channel this month in a move it says is designed to encourage the country’s youngsters to take up sport, and which is also expected t…
Ten Sports acquires ICC rights
Asian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports acquired rights in Pakistan for a package of International Cricket Council events in a four-year sublicensing deal with Pakistani state broadcaster PTV, from…
Outdoor Channel acquires rights for Tour de Timor
Pan-Asian sports broadcaster The Outdoor Channel acquired rights for the 2012 Tour de Timor, a mountain bike race, in a deal with the race organisers and the Government of Timor-Leste
Deals for Ligue 1 in Turkey and South Korea
Turkish satellite broadcaster Digitürk and South Korean sports broadcaster Sports 1 acquired rights for the French Ligue 1 football.
Nimbus focused on resolving BCCI dispute
The Nimbus Communications agency said it had complied with the terms of its broadcast rights deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India and was focused on resolving its differences with the national…
BCCI cancels Nimbus broadcast partnership
The Board of Control for Cricket in India cancelled its broadcast rights partnership with Nimbus Communications after accusing the agency of failing to pay rights fees on time
Start of World Series Hockey delayed
World Series Hockey organisers postponed the start of the inaugural event until February 2012 after Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) president RK Shetty accused national governing body Hockey India of using…
Horse racing programming venture launched
Indian media company Bennett Coleman Group and sports and leisure management company Procam International launched a joint venture programming brand called R1, which will aim to transform the image of…
ESPN Star Sports and Cricket Australia renew rights deal
Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports renewed its deal with Cricket Australia for exclusive rights to the home matches of the Australian national team and Australian domestic cricket for a further five…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Golf, hockey, lacrosse, MMA, motorsport, rugby and more
Golf: UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired exclusive rights for the 2011 Australian PGA Championship and 2011 Australian Open in a deal with the World Sport Group agency
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2:Basketball, boxing, BCCI cricket, BDO darts and more
Basketball: The MP & Silva agency brokered several deals for the Spanish league, the ACB, beginning this season
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Euro 2012 qualifiers and more
Football: Korean IPTV broadcaster Spo TV acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the three-year period from 2012-13 to 2014-15 for $11.1m (€8m) (page 2).
Fastrack: Issue 15:21
FA set for 50% boost...Spo TV ousts incumbents in Korea...Euroleague on the up...Pacquiao ppv numbers...Box Nation gets encryption deal
World Cup income keeps growing
Two-event sales keep Rugby World Cup income growing