New Zealand
TVNZ in talks to acquire Wimbledon television rights
A spokesperson for TVNZ said the New Zealand public-service broadcaster was in talks about acquiring rights for this year’s Wimbledon tennis championships amid increasing speculation that the 2012 edition m…
Unchallenged Sky pays increase for ICC rights
ESS bucks the trend and gets increase from Sky
US Open serves up increases in Asia to match Euro deal
IMG Media helps US Open land 50 per cent increase in Asian rights
Pitch buys worldwide rights for New Zealand Cricket
The Pitch International agency agreed an eight-year deal with New Zealand Cricket to distribute the international media rights to the home matches of the New Zealand national team from 2012-13 to 2019-20
World Cup set to boost ESS rights sales in Australia
World Cup should boost ESS ICC revenues in Australia; Sony, Zee and ESS in battle for BCCI's retendered world rights
Sky New Zealand extends National Rugby League deal
New Zealand pay-television operator Sky agreed a one-year extension to its existing rights deal with Australia’s National Rugby League, to cover the upcoming 2012 season.
Octagon treads softly in Africa
IOC adopts revenue-share model in Africa after Fifa 2010 World Cup experiment
Vietnamese cartel frustrates Sportfive
Cartel makes life hard for Sportfive in Vietnam
Indian rights boom hits ceiling as saturation reached
Saturation effect puts brake on Indian cricket rights boom
ESS gets more content as rights fee remains flat
ESS gets more Australia cricket for its dollar in five-year deal
French federation looks set to cash in on rights boom
French rugby set for gains
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: American football, athletics, hockey, handball and more
American Football: The NFL Network, the pay-television broadcaster owned by the NFL, agreed a content deal with Outcast, operators of a petrol station digital TV network with 12,000 screens in stations…
NBA deal in New Zealand
New Zealand state broadcaster Māori Television acquired rights for basketball’s NBA in a one-year deal for the delayed 2011-12 season which is set to commence on Christmas day.
IRB set to cash in on World Cup heroics of Les Bleus
France holds the key for 2015
World Cup income keeps growing
Two-event sales keep Rugby World Cup income growing
Setanta pays more but Sportfive still challenged in Asia
Euro 2012 fee up in Australia but agency faces a challenge in remaining markets
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Ice hockey, ice skating, Olympics, skiing, tennis and more
Ice Hockey: Regional sports channel Fox Sports Florida agreed a multi-year extension to its rights agreement with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. The new deal begins in the 2012-13 season.