Europe
Third round of bidding for Europa League in France
The Team Marketing agency set a deadline of February 10 for a third round of bidding in the tender for the rights in France for the Uefa Europa League football tournament for the three years from 2012-13…
BSkyB to launch internet television service
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will launch a new online television service, giving access to its Sky Sports channels as well as other content, in the first half of this year
DFL expects international rights boost
The Deutsche Fussball Liga, the German football league, forecast that its annual international media rights income would increase by 50 per cent to over €70 million ($91.7
BSkyB renews domestic cricket deal
UK pay-television operator BSkyB renewed its rights deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board for home international and domestic cricket for four-and-a-half years, from 2014 to the summer of 2017
Antena 3 set to snap up F1 rights
Commercial broadcaster Antena 3 is the favourite ahead of rival Telecinco to secure the free-to-air and internet rights in Spain for the Formula One motor-racing championship in 2012 and 2013, currently…
Mediapro cancels La Sexta’s F1 rights deal
The Mediapro agency has cancelled Spanish commercial broadcaster La Sexta’s contract to show Formula One motor-racing and is looking for a new broadcaster to acquire the rights for the 2012 season.
Three in running for French rugby rights
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6, and public-service broadcaster France Télévisions, the incumbent rights-holder, submitted bids for the domestic rights for France national team Test rugby union m…
Al Jazeera seals Ligue 1 rights
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera agreed a deal with the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French football league, for the one remaining package of live domestic rights for the top-tier Ligue 1,…
ECB chief vows to tackle pirate websites
Giles Clarke, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, said pirate websites that stream matches illegally represent the “biggest danger” facing the sport.
Lega extends rights bid deadline by a week
The Italian football league, Lega A Serie A, has extended its bid deadline for four media rights packages by one week
Sky Sports News reveals F1 plans
UK pay-television channel Sky Sports News will broadcast up to six days of coverage from each Formula One grand prix in 2012, the first year of parent company BSkyB’s first rights deal for the motor-racing c…
RTL’s F1 ad prices increase
The price of advertising during German commercial broadcaster RTL’s coverage of Formula One motor-racing in 2012 has increased by 2.5 per cent in comparison with 2011.
Pitch’s confidence in English football provides boost for FA
FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession
Difficult year ahead in Europe
Eurozone crisis not the only challenge facing sports rights agencies in 2012
Sport TV’s grip on market unbroken by new entrant
Sport TV sees off new entrant once again as it picks up Europa League rights
Australia hopes to cash in on digital-savvy fans
Australian football federation outlines future rights strategy
Uefa’s Indonesian bonus
Uefa enjoys big increases in Chinese Taipei and Indonesia
Vietnamese cartel frustrates Sportfive
Cartel makes life hard for Sportfive in Vietnam