North America
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: African Nations Cup football, handball and more
Football: African broadcasters acquired the rights for the African Cup of Nations in a series of last-minute deals with the LC2 agency. In Ghana, state broadcaster GTV acquired the rights for €1m (£686,000).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Indian cricket, golf, darts and mobile deals
Cricket: The Nimbus Sport agency acquired the worldwide television rights to cricket in India in a four-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
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 2: Rugby League, equestrian, GAA, cricket and tennis
MLS and Mexican league champion joint competition
US football’s Major League Soccer is in talks with the Mexican football league over the launch of a mini-Champion’s League competition.
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.
Nimbus gets good worldwide fees for India cricket
The Nimbus Sport agency looks set to make a profit on the international rights for Indian cricket.
Last-minute deal puts Al-Jazeera on Formula 1 grid
Middle East broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport has acquired the region’s television rights for Formula One in a last-minute deal.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Motorsport, baseball, cricket and new media
Motorsport: German pay-broad-caster Premiere acquired the exclusive live rights for US motor racing’s Nascar and Indycar series for the 2006 season.
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.
TV RIGHTS 2: New Media round-up, baseball, rugby, tennis
Football: French mobile operator Orange acquired the mobile phone rights to France’s Ligue 1 in a two-year deal, covering the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.
TV RIGHTS CLIP 1: Football, Olympics, motor racing and others
Football: Italian broadcaster Mediaset acquired the broadcast rights across any medium to top Serie A club Inter Milan in a two-year deal worth €200m (£137m), covering the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
Expat TV rights soar in US, and cricket leads way
Expatriate communities in North America have turned themselves from a niche television audience into one of the fastest growing sports rights markets in the world.
Why NFL put long-term strategy above high cash bid
The decision by American Football’s National Football League to turn down strong commercial offers to its NFL Network is a major strategic move to develop the channel.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, cricket, motorsport, handball and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: ICC, World Cup and Euro football and more
Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the worldwide rights for International Cricket Council events from September 2007 through to 2015.
Surprise win brings Score into the mainstream
Canadian cable sports channel The Score’s acquisition of English Premier League football rights was a surprise win over Rogers SportsNet.