Turkey
Turkey’s Sports TV acquires ITTF rights
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
Perform acquires Turkish internet sports company
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…
Fees up 20% but questions remain
Despite a healthy increase in TV rights fees, Uefa still faces questions on Europa League
French Open deal extended
Silva set to add a year to Open deal
How ESS will turn into feisty Fox
How ESS will become more aggressive under News Corp; Difficult marriage from day one
IMG and Doğuş launch joint venture in Turkey
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 in Turkey knocks a third off value
Match-fixing probe hammers rights values in Turkey
Doğan and Doğuş get Champions and Europa League rights 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.
NBA bounces back from lockout with a series of deals
Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning
Pitch’s confidence in English football provides boost for FA
FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Euro 2012, Champions League, Ligue 1 and more
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.
Deals for Ligue 1 in Turkey and South Korea
Turkish satellite broadcaster Digitürk and South Korean sports broadcaster Sports 1 acquired rights for the French Ligue 1 football.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Euro 2012 qualifiers and more
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).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Chinese and Italian basketball, curling, hockey and handball
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…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3:American Football, athletics, boxing, handball and more
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
Golden Boy to take rights in house from next year
Golden Boy taking over
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Tippeliga and more
Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Football League and more
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.