Europe
Russian coverage secured for Rugby World Cup
Federal television channel Peretz has acquired rights in Russia to the 2015 Rugby World Cup national team tournament.
Watching Brief (Vol.107) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences for the 2015 Tour de France
Polsat to launch new sports channels
Polish pay-television operator Polsat will launch two new sports channels next year as part of a wider rollout.
NTV Plus continues NFL association
Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus has acquired rights to the 2015-16 season of American football league the NFL.
Sunset+Vine seals 2017 IAAF Worlds production rights
UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has been awarded the production rights for the 2017 World Athletics Championships by the UK Athletics governing body, according to the Guardian newspaper.
TV4 to cover Swedish round of America’s Cup World Series
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights to broadcast the forthcoming America's Cup World Series sailing event in Gothenburg.
Netherlands set for new sports channel – report
Dutch cable operator Ziggo and pay-television broadcaster Sport1 will join forces to launch a new sports channel, according to the AD.nl website.
One World Sports extends licensing deal with Arsenal
North American pay-television broadcaster One World Sports has signed a multi-year extension to its licensing agreement with English Premier League football club Arsenal.
NC Plus and Eurosport net Europa League rights in Poland
Pay-television broadcaster NC Plus and pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport have acquired rights in Poland to the Uefa Europa League club football tournament.
GAA president hits out at RTE’s ‘tiresome’ coverage
Gaelic Athletic Association president Aogán Ó Fearghail has labelled coverage from Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ as “tiresome” and “consistent in its negativity”, adding it could be a factor when it comes to negotiating a new rights deal.
Sky enhances NFL coverage with Sunday Night Football deal
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has expanded its coverage of the NFL American football league by agreeing a two-year deal for its Sunday Night Football package.
Launch date set for Eurosport’s Norwegian channel
International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has confirmed the new regional version of its Eurosport pan-European channel will launch in Norway on September 3.
BoxNation lands Mayweather-Berto, Groves title bid
Specialist boxing pay-television channel BoxNation has secured the UK rights to Floyd Mayweather Jr’s fight against Andre Berto.
MTG to cut jobs as part of restructuring
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, will cut about 300 jobs as part of a process to restructure the company and focus on digital assets.
Eleven Sports Network pounces for LaLiga rights in Poland
International pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Poland for LaLiga, the brand name for the top two divisions of football in Spain.
Vodafone Portugal signs carriage deal for sports channels
The Vodafone Portugal division of telecommunications company Vodafone has struck a deal with global programming provider SPI International to carry a number of sports channels on its TV Net Voz IPTV platform.
IJF secures UK exposure for 2015 Worlds
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a deal to broadcast this year’s International Judo Federation’s Judo World Championships national team event.
BT Sport ousts Sky for Cricket Australia rights package
BT Sport has dislodged rival UK pay-television broadcaster Sky as the live rights-holder for the next Ashes cricket series between England and Australia in 2017-18.