Europe
Canal Plus retains top golf rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has retained rights for golf’s Ryder Cup, European Tour, PGA Tour and World Golf Championship events in a four-year deal with the IMG agency, from 2013 to 2…
BBC renews Queen’s Club tennis rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended its deal for the rights to the Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club for another five years, from 2013 to 2017, in a deal with the Lawn Tennis Association.
Uefa finalises Euro deals in France
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed two-tournament deals in France for the European Championships in 2012 and 2016 with commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6, and pay-television broadcaster A…
Bundesliga domestic rights expected to be awarded next week
The board of the Deutsche Fussball Liga, the German football league, will meet on April 17 to discuss the bids for the next cycle of domestic rights for the Bundesliga 1 and 2, the top two divisions of…
Infront tables new offer for Russian Premier League rights
The Infront Sports & Media agency has tabled an amended bid to acquire the domestic and international rights for Russian football’s top league, the Premier League.
Eurosport signs 3D Olympics deal with Sky
London 2012 Olympic Games pan-European rights-holder Eurosport will open up its 3D coverage of the event to UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB’s dedicated 3D channel.
Champions League rights awarded in Belgium
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Belgium for the Champions League for three years with Flemish commercial broadcaster VMMA and pay-television operator Belgacom.
Sport1 picks up rights to VLN Endurance Championship
German sports broadcaster Sport1 acquired highlights rights for motor racing’s VLN Endurance Championship, held at the Nürburgring race track in Germany.
Golf stars criticise reduced BBC coverage of European Tour
Top ranked British golfers Lee Westwood and Luke Donald have criticised UK public-service broadcaster the BBC for its reduced coverage of the sport
KF 15 out of Bundesliga race as league channel plan founders
KF 15, the media company established by late German media mogul Leo Kirch, has pulled out of the tender for the domestic rights for the football Bundesliga because of a lack of interest in the league channel…
Fifa lands World Cup deals in Norway
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK and basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 have acquired domestic rights for all major events staged by football’s world governing body Fifa between 2015 a…
MCS fails in legal bid to block Ligue 2 rights tender
French pay-television operator Ma Chaîne Sport has failed in a bid to stop the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French football league, from launching a tender for the media rights for Ligue 2, the …
Prisa to appeal court defeat in rights fee case with Betis
Prisa has vowed to appeal after a commercial court in Seville agreed with Real Betis that the Spanish pay-television operator’s payment of €10 million ($13.3 m
Sky first to sign up as BBC opens up streaming for London 2012
UK Pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will carry coverage from the London 2012 Olympic Games after UK public-service broadcaster the BBC said that its 24 live internet streaming channels covering the event…
Deutsche Telekom confirms bid for Bundesliga rights
The Deutsche Telekom telecommunications company has submitted a bid for the live pay-television rights for Bundesliga 1 and 2, the top two divisions of club football in Germany, in the new cycle covering…
Sky agrees renewal for golf’s Ryder Cup and European Tour
UK pay-television broadcaster the BSkyB renewed its deal for golf’s European Tour and Ryder Cup, securing the rights for a further six years, until 2018.
Belmer says Canal Plus can co-exist with Al Jazeera
Rodolph Belmer, the deputy chief executive of French pay-television operator Canal Plus, said rival pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera would not pose a risk to his company’s business model, as long a…
More deals in the Balkans for Uefa Champions League and Europa League
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a number of deals in the Balkans, to add to the three-year deals it announced last month, for the Champions League and Europa League from 2012-13 to 2014-15.