South America
SABC listed-events lobbying ‘unlikely’ to change much
A review of South Africa’s listed-events legislation is generating concern among the country’s broadcasters and rights holders.
World Cup deal in doubt as downturn squeezes OTI
A Latin American deal for the next two football World Cups in 2010 and 2014 may have to be renegotiated, with local broadcasters struggling to meet rights fee payments against the background of global recession.
TV Rights Deals 2: England rugby, swimming, hockey and more
Olympics: Turkish commercial network Fox Turkey acquired the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games.
TV Rights Deals 1: Football World Cup, Brazil and more
Football: The African Union of Broadcasters signed a deal with Fifa for the English, French and Portuguese-language television and radio rights to the 2010 World Cup.
FASTRACK
The Premier League may offer overseas broadcasters a ready-made Premier League channel in the next three-year rights cycle, as it looks to maintain the steep increase in its international rights revenue in a softening market.
IOC’s new gatekeeper strategy could close the door for EBU
The IOC’s preference for direct relationships in key markets looks set to further loosen the grip of the pan-regional broadcast unions that have traditionally acquired Olympic television rights.
TV Rights Deals 2: Major League Baseball, Formula One, Skiiing and more
TV Rights Deals 1: Bulgaria, Champions League, Bundesliga and more
SPORTEL NEWS 4
Globo said that it was in talks with the Team Marketing agency about the possibility of acquiring rights for European football’s Champions League competition from 2009-10 to 2011-12.
TV Rights Deals 1: Champions League, World Cup, Bundesliga and more
Globo backs Olympic sport despite Record coup
Televisa delivers ‘punch with gloves on’ to Univision
TV Rights Deals 1: Formula One, Serie A and more
Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the rights for Twenty20’s cricket’s Champions League.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Greece, Israel, World Cup Qualifiers and more
TV rights 1: Olympics, football, volleyball, athletics and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup and other football, Tour de France
Football: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the exclusive television rights in the Indian sub-continent for Fifa events in 2009 and 2010, including the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.