Ireland
Pitch shores up under-pressure rights portfolio
The Pitch International agency agreed international rights deals for the Irish, Scottish and Welsh rugby unions earlier this month. The deals will help the agency shore up an international rugby rights portfolio which has come under pressure this year.
Pitch adds IRFU extension to rugby rights portfolio
The Pitch International agency has extended a deal with the Irish Rugby Football Union for the global distribution of media rights to the Ireland national team’s home fixtures.
BSkyB snaps up top cricket rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has acquired rights for top cricket properties operated by the International Cricket Council, the sport’s global governing body.
3e to show UFC in Ireland
Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 has acquired rights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
RTE pounces for Irish domestic tournaments
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has struck a rights deal with the Football Association of Ireland for domestic tournaments operated by football’s governing body in the Republic of Ireland.
Setanta Sports nets FAI rights deal
Irish pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports has agreed a four-year rights deal with the Football Association of Ireland which includes exclusive live rights to the national team’s home friendly games.
UFC enhances connection with TV3 in Ireland
Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 has agreed a rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
BT Sport snaps up Portuguese Liga rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights for the Portuguese Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country.
UFC to feature on Irish free-to-air television for first time
Commercial broadcaster TV3 has acquired the Irish media rights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight Night Dublin mixed martial arts event.
NOC seeks sponsors to fund Nigerian Commonwealth Games deal
The Nigerian Olympic Committee is seeking sponsors to fund a television rights deal that will allow Nigerians to watch the 2014 Commonwealth Games live on terrestrial television.
Irish government to review protected free-to-air events
The Irish government is set to undertake a review of the showpiece sporting events that are protected for free-to-air broadcasting in the country.
GAA county board launches free-to-air programme
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association will today (Friday) broadcast a 30-minute programme on free-to-air satellite channel Showcase 2 in a move that some observers believe could be a precursor to the GAA forming its own television channel.
News UK lands GAA clips rights
The Gaelic Athletic Association has entered into a partnership with News UK that will allow the newspaper publishing group to show clips of Gaelic football and hurling competitions governed by the GAA.
Turf TV bolsters US racing content
Turf TV, the horseracing channel for betting shops in the UK and Ireland, is to add a third US fixture to its existing broadcast package.
GAA hails launch of new streaming product
Gaelic Athletic Association commercial director Peter McKenna has said a new online streaming platform developed in partnership with Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has greater long-term value than the association’s rights deal with pay-television broadcaster BSkyB.
RTE to promote new streaming service through GAA sponsorship
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ is to promote its new subscription-based online streaming service GAAGO through a sponsorship deal with the Gaelic Athletic Association.
GAA defends Sky deal
The Gaelic Athletic Association has defended the decision to sell a rights package for its Gaelic football and hurling tournaments to pay-television broadcaster BSkyB - citing the prospect of reaching Irish expatriate audiences as a driving factor in the deal.
RWCL signs off on TV3 World Cup rights deal
Commercial broadcaster TV3 has acquired the Irish rights to the 2015 Rugby World Cup national team tournament, it was confirmed today.