Balkans

Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed rights deals in the Ukraine for the Champions League and Europa League, and in Albania for the Champions League, for the 2012-13 to 2014-15 period.
Football

Croatian telecommunications company Hrvatski Telekom has acquired rights for the Uefa Europa League club football tournament for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Football

Croatian public-service broadcaster Hrvatska Radiotelevizija has acquired media rights to the Uefa Europa League for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a number of deals in the Balkans, to add to the three-year deals it announced last month, for the Champions League and Europa League from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Football

The Football Association of Serbia agreed a three-year rights deal with Telekom Srbija that will allow the Serbian telecommunications company’s pay-television broadcaster, Arena Sport, to show live coverage o…
Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia for the Champions League and Europa League for the three seasons from 2012-13 to 2014-15.

The Sportfive agency invited offers for the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in Albania. Bids must be submitted by 5pm central European time on April 30
Basketball

Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning
Ice Hockey

The Medge Consulting and Advisers Media International agencies agreed four-and-a-half-year rights deals, from now until the end of the 2015-16 season, for National Hockey League ice hockey in the Ukraine…
Football

Montenegrin public-service broadcaster Radio Televizija Crne Gore acquired the rights to the remainder of this season’s Uefa Champions League football tournament, taking them over from commercial broadcaster I…

The Sportfive agency invited offers for the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in the Eastern European markets of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and the Ukraine
Football

FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession

Football

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).
Basketball

FA set for 50% boost...Spo TV ousts incumbents in Korea...Euroleague on the up...Pacquiao ppv numbers...Box Nation gets encryption deal
Basketball

Basketball: US Asian-focused sports network One World Sports acquired exclusive rights for Chinese basketball’s top-tier league, the CBA, in a multi-year deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency, m…
Skiing

EBU members wary as ORF lowballing nearly backfires
American Football

American Football: Indian broadcaster Ten Sports, owned by pay-television operator Zee, acquired the rights to the Elite Football League of India in a multi-year deal
Football

Football: The Comcast-NBCU network acquired rights to US football’s Major League Soccer in a three-season deal, from 2012 until the end of 2014, worth $10 (€7m) to $12m per season, with Soccer United Mar…