MENA
Listed events blow for pay-TV as Euro matches protected
Rights-seller Pitch International would prefer to see the match go untelevised rather than set a “dangerous precedent” of accepting a poor offer
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, cricket, hockey, boxing and NFL
Athletics: The Dentsu agency signed a 10-year, €180m (£122m) deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations for the worldwide marketing rights and worldwide television rights outside Eu…
FA tender to ignite ‘platform wars’ and double fees
Platform-specific packages aimed at pitting broadcasters against mobile and internet operators for new media rights
Showtime eyes Premier profits
Middle-East pay-broadcaster on course to break-even after adding 35,000 new subscribers in a month
Ad growth drives new media
English Premier League to receive £74 million over three years from sale of mobile and internet clip rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, Fifa, Italian, Brazilian, English football
Olympics: Hong Kong pay-television broadcaster I-Cable Communications acquired the new media rights for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and all media rights for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Cricket, ice-skating, basketball, tennis and more
Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports agreed sublicensing deals for the Twenty20 world championships, held in South Africa in September, with DirecTV (North America), Geo TV (Pakistan), Ten Sports…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tour de France, Euro 2008, African Cup of Nations
Cycling: French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions renewed its deal for the Tour de France.
Sportfive signs up Israel, Belgium
The Sportfive agency has agreed deals for Euro 2008 in Israel and Flemish-speaking Belgium
ESS eyes up Twenty20 deals
Deals signed in North America, Pakistan, Middle East, Caribbean; deal in South Africa close
Dubai Sports set to win Gulf Cup
The Dubai Sports Channel is set to win the rights for the 2009 Gulf Cup
ICC waits on Indian ruling
India to be carved out of ICC-IMG deal due next week
Goal TV emerges as new challenger to dominant ESS
Goal now has strategic partnerships in three of the five key South and South East Asian markets
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 1: Formula One, football, others
Formula One: Formula One Management signed new deals in four of the sport’s major markets, renewing deals in Italy with public-service broadcaster Rai, in Brazil with TV Globo, in Australia with Channel Ten and in Russia signing a deal with a new partner, the RTL-owned Ren TV
Charlton turns up heat in landmark cable channel deal
Israeli pay-per-view company Charlton has won another battle in the war with the Sport 5 pay-channels
Sport 5 holds off Charlton to renew Euro-Cup rights
Israeli pay-broadcaster Sport 5 is set to sign a deal for the Champions League rights from 2006-07
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