North America
NBCU paints brighter financial picture of London 2012 coverage
NBCUniversal chief executive Steve Burke said he expects the US media group to break even on its coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games despite earlier expectations of making a loss
Lazarus defends NBC’s delayed coverage of Olympic events
Mark Lazarus, the chairman of the NBC Sports division of US network NBC, has defended the broadcaster’s decision to show delayed coverage of some London 2012 Olympic Games events during primetime on N…
Comcast requests stay of FCC Tennis Channel ruling
US pay-television provider Comcast has requested a stay of the decision by the country’s media regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, that it discriminated against pay-television broadcaster T…
London 2012 proves ratings gold in UK and USA
The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games generated huge television ratings for UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and broke records for US broadcast rights-holder, the NBC network
NBCU sells a record $1bn of advertising around London 2012
US media group NBCUniversal said it has created a new Olympics record by selling $1 billion (€820 million) of national television and digital advertising for its coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Univision primed for ‘new Copa’
New Conmebol event could become replacement for Copa; Why the US is the perfect host
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
FCC rules in favour of Tennis Channel in Comcast carriage dispute
The Federal Communications Commission, the United States media regulator, has ordered pay-television provider Comcast to place pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel on its digital basic tier
NCTC seals Pac-12 Networks carriage deal
The National Cable Television Cooperative, a consortium of cable-television broadcasters in the US, has reached a deal to carry the Pac-12 Networks, the pay-television channels dedicated to covering the…
NBC Sports Network snaps up Grey Cup rights
The NBC Sports Network US cable-television channel has acquired live rights for the 2012 Grey Cup, the annual championship game of the Canadian Football League
Univision Deportes expands Mexican football rights portfolio with Chivas deal
Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes has sealed a multi-year deal for broadcast rights to Mexican Liga MX football club Chivas de Guadalajara
HBO strikes deal for Vitali Klitschko title defence
US pay-television broadcaster HBO has acquired the rights for the boxing match between World Boxing Council heavyweight title-holder Vitali Klitschko and Manuel Charr in Moscow, Russia on September 8
NHL’s Canadian broadcasters make plans in case of lockout
The National Hockey League’s Canadian broadcast rights-holders are examining their programming options in the event that the ice hockey league’s new season is delayed as a result of talks over a new col…
NBC likes Olympic partnership with Facebook
US Olympic Games broadcast rights-holder NBC has formed a partnership with social media website Facebook to enhance its coverage of the London 2012 Games
North American TV deals agreed for World Football Challenge
The organisers of the 2012 World Football Challenge agreed broadcast deals for North America
Wimbledon men’s final pulls record audience for ESPN
US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN attracted its largest-ever audience for a tennis match for its live coverage of the men’s final of Wimbledon on July 8, according to audience measurement company N…
T3Media to manage US Soccer’s video assets
The US Soccer Federation, football’s governing body in the United States, signed an agreement with T3Media that will allow the video management and licensing services company to manage the body’s video ass…
NBC expands Fight Night multiple-promoter boxing deal
The NBC Sports Network US cable-television channel has struck a deal with the Main Events boxing promoter to show between six and 16 live Saturday night ‘Fight Night’ programmes during the 2013-14 sea…