Middle East

Football

Football: South African public-service broadcaster SABC said that it had secured the rights for the 2010 African Cup of Nations and other CAF events through to 2016 after agreeing a deal, reportedly worth…
Football

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…
Football

The major agencies are battling to add to their football federation portfolios in the countdown to the Euro 2012 qualifying draw next month.
Football

Increase in European media rights fees a sign of increasing value of Premier League even in Europe's developed markets.

Football

Football: Indonesian commercial broadcaster RCTI and sister channel Global TV sublicensed the rights for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa from PT Electronic City Entertainment, the original licensee
Football

A takeover of Saudi-owned Middle East pay-broadcaster Arab Radio and Television by Qatar-based Al Jazeera Sports is likely to still go ahead, according to industry insiders.

Cricket

Football: Middle East pay-broadcaster Al Jazeera Sports acquired the rights for Euro 2012 and 2016 in a deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body, worth $100m (€67m) overall. Al
American Football

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
Football

Football: Italian digital-terrestrial pay-broadcaster Dahlia acquired a package of live Serie A rights covering the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons in a two-year deal worth €63m ($90m), brokered by the Infront S…
Football

Pitch and Kentaro last week won the rights to distribute English Premier League club channel Liverpool FC TV, despite higher offers from rival agencies.
Cricket

Abu Dhabi Sports Channel gave the English Premier League the spectacular start to its international rights sales it was looking for with a staggering deal, beating strong favourite Al Jazeera Sport and incumbent Showtime.
Football

Football: Sports broadcaster ESPN acquired the UK rights previously held by Setanta for 46 Premier League matches from the 2009-10 season and 23 matches a season for the three years from 2010-11 to 2012-13,…
Football

In monetary terms at least, no-one will emerge a winner should the present impasse in Formula One between eight of the 10 teams and FIA president Max Mosley lead to the creation of a breakaway series.
Athletics

Athletics: US free-to-air broadcaster NBC extended its deal with the New York City Road Runners for the television rights for the New York City marathon for three years from 2009 to 2011
Basketball

The European basketball league managed a 24-per-cent increase in television revenues this season and is optimistic of further growth next season.

American Football

Football television rights values in the Netherlands are plunging, with pay-channel Sport1 succeeding in getting massive rights-fee reductions on key contracts.
Football

A Formula One television rights deal in the Middle East looks set to go down to the wire, with just two weeks left until the season-opener.
Basketball

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.