New Zealand
World Cup deal messy but worth it
New Zealand government part-funds three-broadcaster deal.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NFL, IAAF, Boxing, World Rally and Olympics deals
‘Scary’ outlook forces TVNZ to drop Delhi Games
TV Rights Deals 2: The latest Olympic, cricket and American Football deals
TV Rights Deals 2: Rugby World Cup 2011, baseball, cricket, golf and more
Show me the money: the Top 10 deals of 2008
New domestic deals for two of Europe’s top five football leagues accounted for two of the three biggest television rights contracts signed in 2008.
BSkyB grabs RFU to leave Premiership, Sanzar in a fix
UK pay-operator BSkyB’s new five-year deal with the Rugby Football Union was a classic smash-and-grab move that will strengthen its position in the ongoing negotiations for English rugby union’s top-tier domestic league.
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Fast Track is facing tough talks with broadcasters for the 2010 Commonwealth Games rights
TV Rights Deals 1: Champions League, World Cup, Bundesliga and more
IOC TV talks set fair after Beijing delivers perfect storm
The phenomenal television-ratings success of last month’s Beijing Olympics will add considerable momentum to the International Olympic Committee’s broadcast rights negotiations in Europe and the US for the 2014 and 2016 Games.
TV rights 1: Olympics, football, volleyball, athletics and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: DFB deals, Ligue 1, Football League, Serie A
Lower TV churn helps NZ cricket
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Cricket, motorsport, football and tennis
Motorsport: German pay-broadcaster Premiere extended its deal for live Formula One rights by one year, until the end of the 2007 season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, national teams and Euro leagues
Football: Pay-operator Setanta Sports agreed a four-year extension deal with the Scottish Premier League.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, Euro 2008, World Cup qualifiers and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, cricket, rugby union and polo
Football: Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa acquired the rights to domestic knockout competition the KNVB Cup in a four-year deal with the Dutch football Association, KNVB.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf and Commonwealth Games
Football: The Dentsu and Infront agencies acquired the Rest of Asia rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in a deal with Fifa, football’s world governing body.