Turkey

Turkish digital and satellite-television broadcaster Sports TV has acquired rights for events organised by the International Table Tennis Federation, the world governing body of table tennis

Digital media company Perform has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Mackolik Internet, which operates a number of Turkey’s leading sports websites, and complete a full buy-out of the company i…

Despite a healthy increase in TV rights fees, Uefa still faces questions on Europa League

Silva set to add a year to Open deal

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

The IMG Worldwide agency will form a joint venture sports, fashion and entertainment company in Turkey with local conglomerate Doğuş Group that it is planned will be involved in the sale of sports media r…

Match-fixing probe hammers rights values in Turkey

Uefa agreed a deal in Turkey for the Champions League and Europa League for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with the Doğan Holding media group.

Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning

FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession

Football: Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals with pan-European broadcaster Eurosport and US network Fox for rights to the Club World Cup.

Turkish satellite broadcaster Digitürk and South Korean sports broadcaster Sports 1 acquired rights for the French Ligue 1 football.

Football: Korean IPTV broadcaster Spo TV acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the three-year period from 2012-13 to 2014-15 for $11.1m (€8m) (page 2).

Basketball: US Asian-focused sports network One World Sports acquired exclusive rights for Chinese basketball’s top-tier league, the CBA, in a multi-year deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency, m…

American Football: Indian broadcaster Ten Sports, owned by pay-television operator Zee, acquired the rights to the Elite Football League of India in a multi-year deal

Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa

Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body agreed deals in Germany and Austria for the Champions League, Europa League and Super Cup for the period 2012-13 to 2014-15.