North America
Where have all the stars gone?
Most experts put it down to a lack of boxing on network TV in the US
No-fees ESPN ‘set to quit boxing’
From next month, ESPN will no longer pay promoters $50K Friday Night Fights rights fee
HBO won’t copy Showtime move, but to do so would be good for boxing
Showtime's phasing out of multi-fight deals in favour of top single bouts will mean no obligation to sanctioning bodies
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Football: Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS acquired the rights for all 64 matches of football’s 2006 World Cup in a deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency.
IOC starts talks on Canada deals
The International Olympic Committee has held early talks with five Canadian media groups interested in broadcasting the 2010 Winter Olympics, to be held in Vancouver
Windfall for Ten as Pakistan and India play cricket
Indian government approves Pakistan cricket matches, Ten looking at as much as $18m ad revenue
Premier League sets ball rolling for tough Asian battle
Rights are top sports property in SE Asia, and crucial to ESS carriage deals
NBC and Octagon split over lack of Extreme TV fee
Octagan seeking TV deal for Gravity Games
IOC wants to drop Italy’s Rai from next Olympics TV deal
EBU deal may be compromised, adding to problems its faces from loss of exemption from Euro competition law
Don King plans boxing channel
King has the content, but will he get cable carriage and sponsorship?
IOC appoints first Euro-TV adviser
David Kogan's Reel Enterprises to provide market analysis for Olympics rights negotiations
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Spanish sports marketing company Santa Monica made an estimated €100m (£70 m) offer for the television rights of nine clubs in the newly-formed G12 group of Spanish Primera Liga football clubs.
Planned boxing channel raises viabililty doubts
The plan of a US television executive to launch a dedicated boxing channel in the US is being regarded with a large amount of scepticism.
Olympics are TV’s ‘only great family viewing experience’
“The Olympics are not a sporting event. They are the only great family viewing experience left on all of American television.”
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The BBC, ITV and British Sky Broadcasting tendered initial bids to England’s Football Association for the next three-year package of television rights, covering England home internationals and the FA C…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1:Olympics, football, squash and more
AOL Time Warner pulled out of the bidding for the rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games because, it said, it could not meet the International Olympic Committee’s tender requirements.
NBC close to new deal as it finds boxing’s sweet spot
US television network NBC is close to signing a follow-up agreement to its landmark deal with boxing promoter Main Events.
US club channels win favour, but cable deals are key
Basketball’s Houston Rockets and baseball’s Houston Astros are the latest US major league sports teams to launch their own regional sports channel.