South America

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox will launch a pay-television sports channel in Colombia next year, according to the Rapid TV News website
Rugby Union

Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has renewed a rights deal for the Top 14 French domestic rugby union tournament. The deal will run for two seasons, from 2012-13 to 2013-14

The NBC Sports division of US network NBC said the London 2012 Olympic Games set a new record as the most-watched multi-day event in US television history, while UK public-service broadcaster the BBC reported…
Football

New Conmebol event could become replacement for Copa; Why the US is the perfect host

This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
Football

Swedish telecommunications company Millicom announced the acquisition of Paraguayan pay-television operator Cablevisión, which owns the rights to Paraguay’s top-tier football league via its sports broadcaster Te…
Football

The Argentinian government has spent about ARS$4 billion (€700 million/$880 million) on its ‘fútbol para todos’ (‘football for everyone’) scheme to show domestic league matches on free-to-air television…
Cricket

How ESS will become more aggressive under News Corp; Difficult marriage from day one

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brazil has renewed its rights deal for the Superbike World Championship motorcycling series, for a further three years, from 2013 to 2015
American Football

Sports fans increasingly turn to social networks for content

Football

Colombian football league channel looks expensive to platform operators
Football

Globo bags Ligue 1

Football

Uruguayan state broadcaster Televisión Nacional Uruguay has acquired free-to-air rights to both Euro 2012 and this summer’s Olympic Games in sublicensing deals with the Tenfield agency.
Tennis

Video sharing website Dailymotion agreed a deal to stream live content from the 2012 Wimbledon tennis championships
Basketball

Fiba teams up with Leenders and Klooz in 'innovative' move
Football

Champions League value up by 30% in top 5 European markets

American Football

Terra goes looking for football rights in US
Football

Uefa positions itself nicely to cherry-pick top markets