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Sauerland agrees broadcast deal with MTG
Pan-regional broadcaster Modern Times Group agreed a five-year deal, from 2012 to 2016, with the German-based boxing promoter Sauerland Event for rights to between five and seven events a year
TV2 ousts NRK in horse racing deal
Norwegian basic-tier and commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired rights for domestic harness racing, a form of horse racing, in a deal with Norsk Ristoto, the company which has the concession to handle all…
NRK acquires Euro 2012 matches
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK acquired the rights for 10 matches from the Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament through a sub-licensing deal with pan-Nordic pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Euro 2012 qualifiers and more
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).
Hot Norwegian market boosts league’s rights fees
Norway's football clubs benefit from competitive rights market
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).
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 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
Medge/AMI make breakthrough with big MTG deal
Medge/AMI break the ice with big MTG deal in the Nordics
Austria warning for EBU members
EBU members wary as ORF lowballing nearly backfires
Kentaro hits the jackpot, Sportfive is philosophical
Kentaro hits the German jackpot, Sportfive stoical on draw
Broadcasters baulk at NHL prices as season approaches
Medge/AMI race the clock in Europe but NHL is relaxed
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga and more
Football: Korean media group SBS acquired the rights to the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups in a deal worth between $180m (€124m) and $200m (see story this issue).
Fastrack: Issue 15:13
EBU’s Euro 2012 subsidiary in talks ... IAAF still needs to close big deals ... More increases for Uefa
Big increase for NHL but it ‘could have been bigger’
Five-year deal helps NHL to big increase but 'it could have made more,' one bidder says
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Tippeliga and more
Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa
MTG breaks the bank to fend off hungry Canal Plus
MTG breaks records with monster bid for Champions League; Canal Plus hits back with preemptive Norway deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Ligue 1, Liga 1, Champions League, Euro 2012 and more
Football: France’s football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, sold the domestic rights to the top division, Ligue 1, for four years, 2012-13 to 2015-16, to pay-television operator Canal Plus a…