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Quiet cricket schedule to hit Indian advertising revenues
A quieter Indian cricket schedule could lead to advertising revenues for the country’s sports broadcasters being reduced by about Rs3 billion (€46 million/$61 million) in 2012, according to the IndianTelevision web…
Ten acquires rights for new American football league
Asian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports acquired rights for the Elite Football League of India, a new American football league based in India, in a deal agreed directly with the league
Free-to-air deal for UFC in Japan
Japanese free-to-air broadcaster TV Tokyo acquired delayed rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship 144 event taking place in Japan this Saturday, February 26
GMM Grammy acquires League Cup and vows to add more sport
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy acquired rights for English football’s League Cup competition, in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Sony set to buy BCCI rights and launch new channel
Broadcast production and manufacturing company Sony is likely to acquire Board of Control for Cricket in India worldwide rights ahead of launching a new sports channel, according to Indian newspaper the…
Bangladesh Premier League cricket agrees more broadcast deals
Sporty Solutionz, the agency appointed by satellite broadcaster Channel 9 Bangladesh, global rights-holder of the Bangladesh Premier League, agreed deals in a number of territories for rights to the Twenty20…
Uefa awards Champions League and Europa League rights in Japan
Japanese pay-television operator SkyPerfecTV renewed its rights deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for the Champions League and Europa League for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
IMG launches first-ever in-flight sports channel on Gulf Air routes
The IMG Media agency launched the world’s first in-flight global 24-hour sports channel on Gulf Air, the Bahrain state airline.
ABS-CBN acquires Philippines national football team rights
Filipino commercial broadcaster ABS-CBN acquired rights from the Philippine Football Federation for national team matches in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015
ESPN Star Sports acquires Bangladesh Premier League cricket rights
Pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired rights for cricket’s Twenty20 Bangladesh Premier League in a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014.
Starhub acquires rights to S-League in Singapore
Singapore pay-television operator Starhub acquired rights for the 2012 season of the S-League, the top-tier Singaporean football league, in a deal with the Football Association of Singapore
Taj Television acquires Indian golf content for new channel
Indian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television agreed a three-year deal with the Professional Golf Tour of India for rights to all tournaments sanctioned by the tour from 2012 to 2014
IOC agrees deal in Japan for Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016
The International Olympic Committee agreed a deal in Japan with a consortium of broadcasters for the rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Games reported to be worth $472 million…
GMM Grammy targets more sport after Bundesliga rights
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy plans to bid for more major sports rights, after acquiring rights for German football’s Bundesliga from 2012-13 to 2014-15, and has established a new subsidiary, GMM 1…
India’s Premier League Soccer seeks pan-Asian rights deal
Organisers of the Premier League Soccer tournament in India are in talks with three broadcasters about a South Asia rights deal for the competition, according to Bhaswar Goswami, director of Celebrity…
IMG and NBA in talks to launch Indian league
Executives from the IMG Media agency have had talks with David Stern, commissioner of US basketball league the NBA, about establishing a professional basketball league in India, Bloomberg reports
Sportfive awards Olympic Games rights in Azerbaijan
Public-service broadcaster the Public Television and Radio Company of Azerbaijan (ITV) acquired free-to-air rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Games in a deal with the Sportfive…
BCCI demands advertising revenues from Nimbus
The Nimbus Communications agency should use advertising revenues from its two multi-national pay-television sports channels, Neo Cricket and Neo Sports, to fulfil outstanding payments to the Board of Control…
Setanta seals new carriage agreement in Thailand
Pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports agreed a carriage deal with Thai pay-television operator TrueVisions
Times Group considers takeover bid for Neo
Indian media conglomerate the Times Group is interested in acquiring a majority stake in the Nimbus Communications agency’s two multi-national pay-television sports channels, Neo Cricket and Neo Sports.
India defeats could hit BCCI rights fees in new tender
The Board of Control for Cricket in India may have to sell rights for the India national team for a lower price following the team’s poor performances in its ongoing tour of Australia, a senior official t…
League could waive fees for Chinese exposure
English football’s Premier League may have to waive rights fees in China if it is to establish a significant presence in the country, according to Pierre Justo, Asia director of sport and media at the T…
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…