Bangladesh
Unchallenged Sky pays increase for ICC rights
ESS bucks the trend and gets increase from Sky
World Cup set to boost ESS rights sales in Australia
World Cup should boost ESS ICC revenues in Australia; Sony, Zee and ESS in battle for BCCI's retendered world rights
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…
Two leagues ‘too much’ for emerging Indian market
'One league good, two leagues bad' for embryonic Indian football market, says IMG
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.
Indian rights boom hits ceiling as saturation reached
Saturation effect puts brake on Indian cricket rights boom
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Olympic Games, snooker, Wimbledon, French Open and more
Olympic Games: The International Olympic Committee agreed media-rights deals in France, Germany and Korea for the Olympic Games (see story this issue)
ESS secures Liga rights but break-up still on the cards
ESPN Star Sports wins La Liga rights after aggressive bid but could still split in the next 12 months
Massive increases for Uefa in key Asian markets
Uefa enjoys big increases for its Champions League and Europa League rights in Asia
Fastrack: Issue 15:9
Japan withdrawal could hit Traffic Copa revenues ... Sportfive Euro progress in Asia ... Infront narrows down bidders
New pan-Asian channel ‘will work’
Multi Channels Asia hoping to ride Asian economic growth and establish a niche
Questions over Copa rights value as Japan ponders
Japan's potential forced withdrawal from Copa America casts doubt over value of Traffic's already-agreed broadcast deal in the country.
Five cricket deals cut out agencies. Is that a trend?
This month’s deal between the Pakistan cricket board and broadcasters Ten Sports and ARY Digital is the latest example of cricket boards abandoning traditional sports rights agencies.
Sony in need of more Asian deals
Sony is struggling to conclude sub-licensing deals for the cable and satellite rights for this year’s cricket World Cup in Asia outside India and Nepal.
India heads list of cricket rights still to be awarded
Cricket involving India, rather than cricket in general, being seen as the key content
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby League, equestrian, GAA, cricket and tennis
Rugby League: UK pay-broadcaster BSkyB and public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights for the top-tier Super League, the second-tier National League, international matches and the Challenge…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Bobsleigh, cricket, horseracing and more
Bobsleigh/Skeleton: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for the men’s and women’s bobsleigh and skeleton World Cups and World Championships for the three years from 2006-07 to …
High-priced rights may scare off cricket bidders
The Bangladesh Cricket Control Board looks as if it might be scaring off potential bidders with an overly ambitious tender.