Pakistan
ESS eyes up Twenty20 deals
Deals signed in North America, Pakistan, Middle East, Caribbean; deal in South Africa close
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Golf, football, horseracing, basketball and more
Golf: UK pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights to the US PGA Tour in a six-year deal, from 2007 to 2012.
Goal TV emerges as new challenger to dominant ESS
Goal now has strategic partnerships in three of the five key South and South East Asian markets
ESS sells cricket to rivals to win Pakistan cash
Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports is to sublicense some cricket rights in Pakistan to rival broadcaster Ten Sports.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Tennis, Olympics, football, hockey and more
Tennis: US network NBC and cable broadcaster ESPN are set to acquire the rights for the Wimbledon tournament in two separate four-year deals, 2008 to 2011
Cricket’s whisky sponsorship leads to tv blackout
Cricket’s inaugural Super Series is being blacked-out in Pakistan and Bangladesh
BSkyB set for tour to Pakistan, with India to follow
Pay-television operator British Sky Broadcasting is set to sign a deal for the England cricket team’s tour to Pakistan
India’s big winners and losers
Doordarshan looks set to win the exclusive television rights for Pakistan cricket tour