Switzerland
Infront one step closer to monopoly
Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights
SRG SSR extends Spengler Cup deal
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has extended a rights deal for the annual Spengler Cup ice hockey competition for five years, from 2012 to 2016
SRG SSR acquires Uefa Champions League and Europa League rights in Switzerland
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has acquired non-exclusive rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
IEC set to take legal action over gymnastics U-turn
IEC anger at UEG back flip
SRG SSR renews deal with Swiss football association
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has renewed its rights deal with the Schweizerische Fussballverband (SFV), the Swiss Football Association, for two years, from 2012-13 to 2013-14
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
Teleclub to offer Brazilian football
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Teleclub secured rights to the Brazilian Campeonato Série A, the top-tier Brazilian football league, through to 2014.
Swiss ice hockey association renews domestic deals
The Swiss ice hockey association has renewed its deals with media group Cinetrade and SRG SSR, the public-service broadcaster, for rights to the domestic league and national team matches, for a further…
Sportsman’s offer makes it easy for German league
Sportsman and Red Bull link up to check Sky Deutschland
IEC in Sports to market Swiss domestic football
The Lagardère-owned IEC in Sports agency has agreed a deal with the Swiss Football League to distribute the worldwide media rights to Switzerland’s top-tier domestic football league, the Swiss Super Le…
Swiss Champions League and Europa League deal finally announced
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has finally agreed a deal in Switzerland with pay-television broadcaster Teleclub for live rights to the Champions League and Europa League for three years, f…
Al Jazeera, FA and Kentaro talks slow Uefa’s launch plan
Uefa in last-minute talks with Al Jazeera and AMI to buy back England qualifier matches
ESPN agrees European carriage deals with Liberty platforms
Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed carriage deals for its channels in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands with cable-television operators owned by international telecommunications…
Sportsman completes Spanish football hat-trick with cup rights
The Sportsman Media Group agency acquired rights in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the final of Spanish football’s domestic cup competition the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa, the a…
Swiss court holds off on publishing crucial ISL document
Switzerland’s Supreme Court ruled that a document containing the names of officials from Fifa who took million-dollar kickbacks from the ISL agency, the former media rights distribution partner of football’s wor…
Big three players at the crossroads after changes at the top
Agencies at the crossroads
Fifa-ISL corruption case set for Swiss Federal Court
The long-running Fifa-ISL corruption case has been referred to the country’s highest court, the Federal Court.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, cricket, golf, ice hockey, Olympics and more
Basketball: UK pay-television channel ESPN extended its rights for the Euroleague to cover the 2011-12 season in a deal with the league