South Africa

Athletics
Africa

Athletics: The Organización de Telecomunicaciones Iberoamericanas, the Latin American broadcasting union, acquired the rights for the 2009 World Championship for member broadcasters in Argentina (cable …
Cricket
Africa

South Africa’s state broadcaster, SABC, was slammed last week over its request for extensive additions to the country’s list of events of national importance that must be aired on free-to-air television.
Athletics
Africa

New domestic deals for two of Europe’s top five football leagues accounted for two of the three biggest television rights contracts signed in 2008.

Cricket
Africa

A multi-million dollar deal for the Asian rights for international cricket in South Africa looks likely to become another victim of the economic crisis.
South Africa

A review of South Africa’s listed-events legislation is generating concern among the country’s broadcasters and rights holders.

Football
Africa

A new strategic cooperation between the African Union of Broadcasters and Fifa, covering the 2010 football World Cup, will give Fifa a direct relationship with broadcasters in the region for the first time.

Rugby Union
Australia

UK pay-operator BSkyB’s new five-year deal with the Rugby Football Union was a classic smash-and-grab move that will strengthen its position in the ongoing negotiations for English rugby union’s top-tier domestic league.
Africa

Africa keeps Canal on course for Ligue 1 profits
Football
Africa

Football: German commercial broadcaster RTL sublicensed a package of nine 2010 Fifa World Cup matches from pay-television operator Premiere, with an option to purchase a further nine matches.

Squash
Africa

A show of sporting solidarity by world's top squash players saved this year's event, after prize money fell to half last year's level
Athletics
Africa

Rugby and football associations expect listing to hit finances, cricket board welcomes chance to get good price for rights
Football
Africa

Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat is set to sublicense live Champions League rights to state broadcaster TVP

Boxing
Asia

Satellite pay-television operator BSkyB renewed four important golf deals: (1) exclusive live rights for two Ryder Cups (in 2006 and 2008) with European Tour Productions; (2) live rights for 34 events…
American Football
Africa

Football: English football’s Premier League began the sales for its next round of international television rights, covering the three-year period from 2004-05 to 2006-07). 
Football
Africa

Football: UK commercial broadcaster ITV said that it was interested in acquiring a package of eight live Premier League matches a season from satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting as long as the…
Cricket
Africa

The United Cricket Board, South Africa’s governing body for the sport, is to sign long-term deals with public-service broadcaster SABC and pay-television operator Supersport for international cricket played in the country.
American Football
Australia

Cycling: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai agreed a four-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union, from 2005 to 2008, for coverage of the Tour de France. 
Africa

South African public-service broadcaster SABC, which has been sharing the television rights for Formula 1, withdrew from the bidding for the next round of rights because it could no longer afford the cash