Indian Subcontinent
World Cup ratings close in on cricket
ESPN Star Sports is getting excellent ratings in India for its football World Cup coverage.
ESS sells cricket to rivals to win Pakistan cash
Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports is to sublicense some cricket rights in Pakistan to rival broadcaster Ten Sports.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Tennis, Olympics, football, hockey and more
Tennis: US network NBC and cable broadcaster ESPN are set to acquire the rights for the Wimbledon tournament in two separate four-year deals, 2008 to 2011
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Nascar, rugby, Commonwealth Games and more
Motorsport: US motor racing series Nascar finalised a series of eight-year deals worth an overall $4.5bn (£2.6bn/€3.8bn), a 40-per-cent increase on its present deals.
Late Indian deal salvages TV hopes for Melbourne
Deal signed this week by the organisers of next year’s Melbourne Commonwealth Games with Indian public-service broadcaster
Pay-TV looks for listed-events help from new minister
Hopes new minister may lead to changes in the listed-events legislation now being drafted by parliament.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Skiing, cricket, new media
Skiing: Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR acquired the rights for Swiss World Cup events in a four-year deal, 2007-08 to 2010-11, with the Swiss ski federation
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: US sports, tennis, cricket, rugby and more
American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV and cable sports broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet acquired the Canadian rights to NFL football for the three years from 2008 to 2010, paying a combined…
Rights boom ends as Indian cricket pays $58m rebate
Three Asian cricket deals renegotiated in a week
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Formula One, cricket and football
Formula One: French commercial broadcaster TF1 renewed its deal for Formula One, paying a significant increase.
Cricket’s whisky sponsorship leads to tv blackout
Cricket’s inaugural Super Series is being blacked-out in Pakistan and Bangladesh
The choice: World Cup or Windies?
Indian sports fans face a stark choice next summer
BSkyB set for tour to Pakistan, with India to follow
Pay-television operator British Sky Broadcasting is set to sign a deal for the England cricket team’s tour to Pakistan
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, cricket, tennis, motorcycling and more
Football: Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset acquired Serie A highlights rights in a three-year deal
India heads for new rights row
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will issue another controversial television-rights tender next week.
Timid bids force Dalmiya to relent on Zee exclusion
Asian cricket supremo Jagmohan Dalmiya agreed a deal for the rights for a new annual Afro-Asia Cup competition with Nimbus Sport,
New Indian law hits cricket
The Indian government is to push through listed-events legislation that will have a major impact on the country’s sports broadcasters
ESS wins Asian F1 rights but has to pay high
Bernie Ecclestone signed a five-year deal with pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports for pay rights for Formula One throughout Asia, except Japan and China, worth $18 million (£10.4 million/€15.1 million).