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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: English FA, Champions League, Bundesliga and more
Football: Middle Eastern pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera agreed a four-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2015-16, worth over $30m (€21m), for English Football Association rights in a deal brokered by t…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Sailing, world cup skiing, squash, US college sport and more
Rugby League: Pan-regional broadcaster Setanta Asia acquired rights for the Australian National Rugby League’s Premiership and State of Origin competitions in a two-year deal, covering 2011 and 2012, w…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Motorsport, rugby union, US college sport and more
Motorsport: Formula One Management agreed deals with incumbent rights-holders in Germany, Russia and Israel for media rights for the Formula One motor-racing series
News in brief, issue 15:1
Uefa over half way there on centralisation plan ... F1 renews in key markets ... EAA drops its fee for 2012 ... AFA TV plans ‘not viable’ ... Taylor exit doesn’t hurt PDC
Traffic hails ‘massive’ increase in worldwide rights fees for Copa
Big increases in the US and Japan the highlights of a successful round of sales for Traffic Sports.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Basketball, college sports, F1, golf, Olympics and tennis deals
Basketball: Rights agency MP & Silva sold rights to the Spanish professional basketball league, the ACB, to Italian pay-television platform Dahlia TV and French pay-television operator Canal Plus covering…
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 CLIPS 1: Football, basketball, cricket, handball and tennis
Football: Romanian telecoms operator Romtelecom acquired the rights for eight live World Cup group stage matches and delayed rights for 44 other games in a deal with public-service broadcaster TVR, paying…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: National team, Turkish and Swedish league deals
Football: Free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión acquired the domestic rights for Chilean national team matches from 2011 to 2014 in a four-year deal with Chile’s National Association of Professional Fo…
FASTRACK
The major agencies are battling to add to their football federation portfolios in the countdown to the Euro 2012 qualifying draw next month.
Step-change for Premier League as bidding fever grips Europe
Increase in European media rights fees a sign of increasing value of Premier League even in Europe's developed markets.
TV Rights Deals 2: The latest Diamond League, Euroleague and cricket deals
American Football: Pay-television broadcaster Telenet acquired the rights in Flanders for the National Football League in a four-year deal with the IMG agency from 2009 to 2012
FASTRACK
Pitch and Kentaro last week won the rights to distribute English Premier League club channel Liverpool FC TV, despite higher offers from rival agencies.
Euroleague nets increased fees to beat global market blues
The European basketball league managed a 24-per-cent increase in television revenues this season and is optimistic of further growth next season.
Proactive ACB finds it pays to go exploring
Spain’s top-flight basketball league has tripled its distribution deals and rights fee revenue only one year after launching an in-house marketing drive to increase international exposure.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Greece, Israel, World Cup Qualifiers and more
Football: Greek commercial broadcaster Antenna acquired the rights for top Greek club Olympiacos’ home first round match in the Uefa Cup and its two home group stage matches, paying €1.605m (£1.25m)
Sogecable takes over funding of Euro-basketball
Out of court settlement ends Telefónica-Euroleague dispute
Basketball deal in the courts
JCS Sports is challenging Charlton’s $4.5 million deal with Israeli basketball’s Premier League.