Russia
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Athletics, basketball, boxing, golf, handball and ice hockey
Athletics: The International Association of Athletics Federations secured deals for the 2011 World Championships and other events in the Netherlands, Iceland, Russia, Switzerland, Serbia, Albania, Croatia…
New fight channel could force Sky into rethink
Warren boxing channel could mean the end of top boxing on Sky
Booming Brazil’s football gold rush
Big increases for top football in booming Brazil rights market
IAAF defends its rights strategy despite gaps in Daegu coverage
IAAF says IEC was right not to undersell its rights in Spain
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: IAAF athletics, Euroleague, Tour de France, MMA and more
Athletics: Sports broadcaster Eurosport acquired pan-European rights for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ 2011 and 2013 World Championships.
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 3: Asian Games, athletics, boxing, darts, golf and more
Asian Games: The organising committee of the 2014 Asian Games signed memorandums of understanding with Korean networks KBS, MBC and SBS, provisionally appointing them as host broadcasters
Carrión: Four-Games deal secures IOC for next decade
Comcast-NBCU network lands $4.38 billion four-games US Olympics deal
More primetime games as NHL targets Europe
NHL exploring several innovations to increase rights fees in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Bundesliga targets parity with Spanish and Italian leagues
League rights spotlight on Germany's Bundesliga
EBU pushed hard to land Tour de France renewal
The EBU faced rival bids in Scandi, Russia, Germany, Spain, Italy as it tried to renew ASO rights.
IAAF frustrated as broadcasters spend big on other sports
Spanish free-to-air broadcasters follow Germans in bidding low for World Championships rights.
NTV Plus tries to muscle in on Eurosport rights
Russian pay-television broadcaster wants bigger package of International Skating Union rights, causing problems for EBU.
WRC buy is first of many, says CSI
Russian-backed CSI planning rapid expansion this year after buying World Rally promoter.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Uefa club competitions, South American football
Football: Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE and regional Catalan broadcaster TV3 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League
NTV Plus pays 20% increase to keep commercial rival at bay
Competition from VGTRK drives up Uefa Champions League rights fee in Russia.
News in brief, Issue 15:3
Universum floored by lack of new TV deal ... Team coming calling ... TVE set to renew Vuelta deal ... Football the draw in 2010