North America
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Sailing, skiing, tennis, US college sports and more
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
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, cricket, golf, ice hockey, Olympics and more
Basketball: UK pay-television channel ESPN extended its rights for the Euroleague to cover the 2011-12 season in a deal with the league
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: World Cup, Euros, Spanish national team and more
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).
News in brief, Issue 15:20
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
Traffic axes 25 from football business to refocus on rights
Cull at Brazilian agency after heavy losses on player and club ownership business, further challenges lie ahead
World Cup windfall for busy Fifa
Fees double across Asia, Australia, the US, Canada, the Middle East and Latin American territories
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.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Chinese and Italian basketball, curling, hockey and handball
Basketball: US Asian-focused sports network One World Sports acquired exclusive rights for Chinese basketball’s top-tier league, the CBA, in a multi-year deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency, m…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Danish Superliga and more
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, completed its Champions League rights process in Brazil by renewing deals with pay-television operator ESPN and free-to-air sports broadcaster Esporte I…
FA to use Sportel to get international rights talks rolling
The English Football Association is set to continue its round of international rights sales for 2008-12
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Actions Sports, basketball, ice hockey, MMA, tennis and more
Action Sports: Apparent Gravity Media, the US-based distributor of action sports and motorsports, agreed a number of deals for the Dew Action Sports Tour and the AMA Motocross Championship series
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Uefa Champions League, English FA and more
Football: UK commercial broadcaster ITV and pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired the rights for the Uefa Europa League in three-year deals, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with the Team Marketing agency,…
Medge/AMI make breakthrough with big MTG deal
Medge/AMI break the ice with big MTG deal in the Nordics
CAA’s cull of Kenyon’s dream team baffles many – but not all
Why CAA Sport pulled the plug on Kenyon after just two years
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Indy Car, Olympic Games, America’s Cup and more
Motorsport: The Disney-owned ABC network extended its rights deal for the Indy Car Series with rights-holders the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Car Series for a further six years, from 2013 to 2018
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3:American Football, athletics, boxing, handball and more
American Football: Indian broadcaster Ten Sports, owned by pay-television operator Zee, acquired the rights to the Elite Football League of India in a multi-year deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: MLS, Greek Superleague, Bulgarian League and more
Football: The Comcast-NBCU network acquired rights to US football’s Major League Soccer in a three-season deal, from 2012 until the end of 2014, worth $10 (€7m) to $12m per season, with Soccer United Mar…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup qualifiers, Euro 2012, Champions League and more
Football: Qatar-based satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera acquired the