Europe
Troubled Super Six set for expansion
Boxing promoter Kalle Sauerland plans to launch a cruiserweight version of the Super Six tournament, despite big problems with the current super middleweight event.
News in brief, Issue 14:17
Tiger comeback helps keep BBC on the fairway ... IMG banks on City growth ... Zee reworks cricket equation
Rights-holders nervously await landmark ECJ pub piracy ruling
The European Court of Justice will rule on the Premier League’s case against smartcard supplier QC Leisure on October 5, with potentially enormous implications for the way in which sports rights are sold in Europe.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Football, Formula One, US PGA Tour, Olympics and Wimbledon
Football: The MP & Silva agency extended its agreement with Arsenal Broadband Limited, the digital arm of English Premier League club Arsenal, for a further three years, covering the 2013-14 to 2015-16…
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Serie A deals home and away, Premier League and more
Football: Italian league body Lega Calcio agreed a number of rights deals covering the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, cricket, golf, Formula One and World Cup rugby
Basketball: French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus extended its deal with the Euroleague for a further three years, from 2010-11 to 2012-13, paying €880,000 ($1.14m) per year.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Nigeria’s new Premier League deal, Israeli domestic football
Football: Pan-African broadcaster Supersport acquired the Nigerian rights for the English Premier League in a three-year deal, from 2010-11 to 2012-13, worth $110m (€85m).
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: NFL, athletics, cricket, cycling, handball and rugby union deals
American Football: UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 acquired the live rights to all of the NFL’s Sunday night games for the 2010 season.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Euro 2012 qualifier matches, Asia Premier League sales
Football: UK public-service broadcaster BBC Scotland acquired live television rights for Scotland’s four away fixtures in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, concluding against Spain in October 2011.
Watching on TV as good as being there, survey finds
As many people said they preferred to watch live sport on TV as said they preferred to attend events in a survey of UK consumers.
Loss of top teams could slow Dahlia subscriber growth
Dahlia loses coverage of the Serie A matches of Palermo and Fiorentina to rival Mediaset from this season, threatening its recent strong growth.
Sport1+ ‘not in competition’ with pay-TV operators
Speaking to TV Sports Markets, German sports broadcaster Sport1 said its new pay-channel was not a competitor of existing pay-TV operators in the market.
B4 targets Serie A overseas rights
The Italian agency speaks to TV Sports Markets about its expansion plans.
Qualifier prices squeezed despite strong audiences
Fees dropped in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Romania, Greece and Belgium, have all dropped in comparison to what was paid for away qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.
News in brief, issue 14:16
Nova dilemma for league ... 3 missing from mobile Serie A ... Leeds happy with ppv pilot ... Rai's Euro goal fiasco
Infront denies ex-Rai boss claims
A former Rai head of sports rights acquisitions claims he was forced out after resisting political pressure to overpay for rights to save Infront from bankruptcy.
First signs positive as Uefa unveils federation rights plan
Smaller federations are likely to support Uefa's plan to centralise sales of rights for European Championships and World Cup qualifiers, but bigger federations might resist it.
Defeat is ‘an opportunity’ for league
Premier League to enhance website