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TV Rights Deals 2: College Football, the British Open and more
American Football: US cable sports network ESPN acquired the rights for the college football Bowl Championship Series.
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.
Six Nations wins blanket coverage from Italy’s La7
Terrestrial channel snatches rights from incumbent Rai for a 300-per-cent rights fee increase
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 1: Football, cricket, rugby union and polo
Football: Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa acquired the rights to domestic knockout competition the KNVB Cup in a four-year deal with the Dutch football Association, KNVB.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, cricket, motorsport, handball and more
Football: A consortium of Telecoms company Telenor and Scandinavia’s commercial broadcasters, TV2 in Denmark, TV2 in Norway and TV4 in Sweden, acquired the rights for the Euro 2008 tournament in a deal w…
Twenty20 on sale but who’s playing?
Availability of Australian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, New Zealand, West Indies players in doubt due to clashes with scheduled tours
West Indies defies India’s growing global influence
Further evidence of the Indian board’s growing influence across the sport.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008 host country deal and other football
Football: Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF acquired the rights for all 31 matches of the Euro 2008 tournament in a deal worth €10m (ÂŁ7m).Â
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, cricket, hockey, boxing and NFL
Athletics: The Dentsu agency signed a 10-year, €180m (£122m) deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations for the worldwide marketing rights and worldwide television rights outside Eu…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Premier League, Serie A football, Formula One
Football: The English Premier League sold the rights for its internet and mobile clips packages to various companies worldwide for the three years from 2007-08 to 2009-10, bringing in about $40m (£20m/€29m).
Ad growth drives new media
English Premier League to receive £74 million over three years from sale of mobile and internet clip rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Cricket, ice-skating, basketball, tennis and more
Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports agreed sublicensing deals for the Twenty20 world championships, held in South Africa in September, with DirecTV (North America), Geo TV (Pakistan), Ten Sports…
ESS eyes up Twenty20 deals
Deals signed in North America, Pakistan, Middle East, Caribbean; deal in South Africa close
ICC waits on Indian ruling
India to be carved out of ICC-IMG deal due next week
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Tennis, Olympics, football, hockey and more
Tennis: US network NBC and cable broadcaster ESPN are set to acquire the rights for the Wimbledon tournament in two separate four-year deals, 2008 to 2011
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: US sports, tennis, cricket, rugby and more
American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV and cable sports broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet acquired the Canadian rights to NFL football for the three years from 2008 to 2010, paying a combined…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football and basketball
Football: Jamaican commercial broadcaster CVM TV sublicensed rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Cup competitions from Caribbean sports cable operator SportsMax