Europe
Red Bull to close Servus TV
Servus TV, the commercial broadcaster owned by the Red Bull Media House division of Red Bull, will cease operations, the energy drinks giant said today (Tuesday).
BBC renews World Snooker rights deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a domestic rights deal for the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
Match TV adds Copa América Centenario to football line-up
Russian sports media platform Match TV has acquired rights to the Copa América Centenario, the special edition of the national team football tournament which is being hosted by the United States next month.
BBC desire for early renewal helps FA to 27% increase in value of domestic rights
The BBC’s desire to renew its FA Cup rights before its charter is renewed helped the English Football Association increase the value of domestic FA Cup media rights by more than 27 per cent.
Serie A auction errors lead to €66m in fines
The investigation by Italy’s antitrust authority into the sale of Serie A rights, which led to €66m ($75m) in fines being handed down this month, centred on negotiations in a four-day period in June 2014 after bids had been made.
YLE signs up with Discovery but ice hockey carved out
YLE will pay a 10-per-cent increase for media rights in Finland to the Olympic Games of 2018 and 2020, despite being unable to secure coverage of some of the most valuable events.
CyTAvision renews EPL rights
English Premier League rights fell in value in Cyprus this week as the league offered broadcasters a smaller package in an attempt to combat piracy.
BoxNation shows it’s up for the fight with group of new deals
Specialist UK boxing broadcaster BoxNation told TV Sports Markets this week its recent acquisitions of three world-class events could potentially double its subscriber base, boosting its chances of long-term survival.
BBC deal decent result for CGF
A difficult time zone explains the much-reduced fee the BBC will pay for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, being hosted on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Watching Brief (Vol.122) Special Focus: Cricket – ICC World Twenty20
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences in selected key cricket markets for the recent ICC World Twenty20 tournament
Mediaset rejects latest opportunity to acquire Euro 2016 rights
Broadcast coverage of the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament in Spain remains in limbo after commercial broadcaster Mediaset rejected the opportunity to acquire the rights during its latest meeting with the CAA Eleven agency.
CAA Eleven launches Uefa rights tender in France
The CAA Eleven agency has launched a tender in France for rights to a host of national team properties of Uefa, European football’s governing body.
Real Madrid TV launches on DTT in Spain
Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid has launched its official television channel, Real Madrid TV, on digital-terrestrial television in the country, completing a process to secure wider coverage for the platform.
Eurosport pots long-term extension with World Snooker
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has signed a 10-year extension to its European rights agreement to show 18 tournaments of the World Snooker Tour on its television channels and Eurosport Player, its live and on-demand digital service.
RMG member racecourses gain uplift in media rights payments
Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for a range of media and data rights involving 34 of the UK’s premier racecourses, has said it distributed media rights payments totalling £80.2m (€102.8m/$116.9m) to its members in 2015.
Sky Deutschland moves into esports with Virtuellen Bundesliga
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has said it will broadcast esports for the first time through coverage of the finale of the 2015-16 season of the Virtuellen Bundesliga (VBL).
Eurosport boosts presence with Ukrainian deal
Ukrainian cable television operator Volia has agreed a carriage deal with international sports broadcaster Eurosport.
SFR-Numericable details convergence plan, unveils new sports channels
French telco SFR-Numericable, owned by telco Altice, has today (Wednesday) unveiled it will launch a host of new sports television channels.