China
Surge in online sports viewing
New viewing trends highlights the potential value of online rights especially in developing markets, report says
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: IAAF events, Aussie Rules, boxing, equestrianism, golf
Athletics: Australian public-service broadcaster SBS acquired the rights for the 2011 IAAF World Championships in a deal with the Dentsu agency
Bundesliga targets parity with Spanish and Italian leagues
League rights spotlight on Germany's Bundesliga
La Liga global rights set to reach €150 million
League rights spotlight on Spain's La Liga
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: IAAF athletics, Major League Baseball, IPL cricket and more
Athletics: The IEC in Sports agency agreed deals with free-to-air broadcasters in five European countries for the rights for the World Athletics Series from 2011 to 2013, including the athletics World…
Lifetime IMG deal gives Hearn more rights control
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn on new deal with IMG Media.
News in brief, Issue 15:5
Premier League gives up on growth in China ... Copa deals concluded ... FA digging in on Uefa plan ... Rai-federation stalemate ... New home for Strikeforce ... MotoGP confirms IMG.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NFL, IAAF athletics, European basketball and cricket
American Football: NFL team the New York Jets extended its television and marketing partnership in a multi-year deal with regional sports network SportsNet New York (SNY)
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, basketball, boxing, winter sports and more
Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015
IAAF wants better TV production for Diamond League
Production gaffes and inconsistencies tackled at Monaco meeting of meets, IMG and IAAF.
Traffic hails ‘massive’ increase in worldwide rights fees for Copa
Big increases in the US and Japan the highlights of a successful round of sales for Traffic Sports.
ESS beats rivals to land Asian 2011 World Cup rights
Ambitious Eurosport and Setanta pushed ESS for pan-Asian rugby World Cup deal excluding key markets.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Euro 2012’s Asian deal, Man City and other football deals
Football: The Sportfive agency was appointed by Uefa as its exclusive media rights sales agency for Euro 2012 in a number of markets in Asia and Oceania
FASTRACK: News in brief, Issue 14:14
Sky tempted by 2015 World Cup ... Neo turns down ESS for Sony ... Premier League drops Win TV.
Asian Euro 2012 rights provide timely victory for Sportfive
Sportfive, hit by recent rights and personnel losses, is set to regain its "calling card" in Asia.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Boxing, golf, motorcycling, rugby, swimming and tennis
Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the exclusive rights for the next five fights of the Klitschko brothers, Vladimir and Vitali, in a deal with the Klitschko Management Group worth a reported…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, ICC events, ice hockey, rugby union, tennis deals
Basketball: Euroleague Basketball agreed deals in the UK, China and Iceland for the 2010 Final Four
Football: World Cup, Premier League, Serie A, Russian league
Football: Hong Kong free-to-air broadcasters TVB and ATV agreed a deal with pay-television operator I-Cable for coverage of the opening match, the semi-finals and the final of the 2010 Fifa World Cup