Indian Subcontinent
The deal that ESS had to win
Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has won the rights for cricket’s next two World Cups.
Indian fees soar as ESS bids against ghosts
ESPN Star Sports won the Premier League rights in the Indian sub-continent by a large margin.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Bobsleigh, cricket, horseracing and more
But $1bn may be hard for ICC
The ICC is struggling to generate the same intensity of bidding for its television rights as that seen for Indian cricket earlier this year.
High-priced rights may scare off cricket bidders
The Bangladesh Cricket Control Board looks as if it might be scaring off potential bidders with an overly ambitious tender.
Twenty20 on sale but who’s playing?
No more options for Geo in blackout
SPORTEL TALK
Bill Sinrich, the former top IMG executive, could be on the verge of a spectacular re-entry into the industry.
Pakistan’s TV blackout leaves Geo in state of emergency
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NFL, cricket, handball, tennis, golf and more
American Football: UK pay-operator British Sky Broadcasting acquired the UK and Ireland rights for the National Football League in a four-year deal from 2007-08 to 2010-11.
Pakistan launches sports channel after cricket win
Pakistan cable and satellite broadcaster Geo TV will launch a sports channel in time to show cricket’s Champions Trophy.
Indian strategies will be key to ICC rights sales
The ICC is expecting fees of up to $1 billion (£535 million/€790 million) for its next television and new-media rights deal.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Japanese and other football, golf and tennis
Football: Japanese pay-television operator J Sports acquired the rights to Japan’s top-tier J-League in a five-year deal from 2007 to 2011.
Murdoch’s Indian TV deal could herald ESS break-up
The deal agreed by Star Television to distribute the sports channels of the Nimbus agency could herald the death of ESPN Star Sports.
India cricket may have to wait for mobile millions
The Board of Control for Cricket in India hopes that the sale of its worldwide mobile rights will land it another financial windfall.