North America

Ice Hockey
North America

US regional sports network Fox Sports Ohio extended its exclusive rights deal with NHL ice hockey side the Columbus Blue Jackets in a multi-year deal
Basketball
Canada

Canadian telecommunications company Bell, through its parent company BCE, and rival telco Rogers Communications agreed a deal to jointly acquire a controlling stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment,…
Baseball
North America

The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bankruptcy case ruled that the Major League Baseball team would be allowed to begin selling its broadcast rights.
North America

US network CBS agreed a multi-year deal with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) organisation for the live broadcast of 27 events per year
American Football
North America

The Green Bay Packers’ last-gasp win against the New York Giants on December 4 attracted the highest US television rating for a regular-season NFL game since 2007, on US network Fox.
Golf
Asia

Golf: UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired exclusive rights for the 2011 Australian PGA Championship and 2011 Australian Open in a deal with the World Sport Group agency
Basketball
Africa

Basketball: The MP & Silva agency brokered several deals for the Spanish league, the ACB, beginning this season
Football
Asia

Football: Korean IPTV broadcaster Spo TV acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the three-year period from 2012-13 to 2014-15 for $11.1m (€8m) (page 2).
Basketball
Asia

FA set for 50% boost...Spo TV ousts incumbents in Korea...Euroleague on the up...Pacquiao ppv numbers...Box Nation gets encryption deal
Football
Brazil

Brazil deals help Uefa achieve big increase in the Americas

Rugby Union
Australia

France holds the key for 2015

Rugby Union
Argentina

Two-event sales keep Rugby World Cup income growing

Sailing
Asia

Pan American Games: Brazilian commercial broadcaster Record acquired rights for the 2019 Pan American Games in a deal said to be worth more than the $30m (€21.6
Basketball
Africa

Basketball: UK pay-television channel ESPN extended its rights for the Euroleague to cover the 2011-12 season in a deal with the league
Football
Asia

Football: Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals in the US, Canada, selected territories in Asia and Australia for its events covering the period 2015 to 2022 (see story this issue).
American Football
Africa

Six Nations set to split international TV rights ... NFL takes rights to global market ... No ESPN-Al Jazeera joint bid ... ARD/ZDF force ski concessions
Football
Brazil

Cull at Brazilian agency after heavy losses on player and club ownership business, further challenges lie ahead

Football
Asia

Fees double across Asia, Australia, the US, Canada, the Middle East and Latin American territories