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Pitch renews exclusive Tottenham distribution deal
The Pitch International agency has renewed its exclusive deal with English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur to distribute its weekly international programming block for the next three seasons.
Manchester United lands record Premier League broadcast payment
Manchester United has received a record broadcast payment of £60.8m for the 2012-13 Premier League season.
Continental drives away with St. George’s Park partnership
The FA has agreed a four-year deal for Continental Tyres to become an official supporting partner of the National Football Centre.
Glasgow politician urges Masters Games bid
Scottish politician Bob Doris has encouraged his government to consider hosting the 2021 World Masters Games.
Eyes on newspaper sports video clip ‘experiments’
Premier League and Bundesliga clips rights deals with newspapers could be a game-changer
New sevens club tournament to tap into growth market
Premiership Rugby: Why it’s the right time to launch an international club sevens tournament
Watching Brief (Vol.55) Special Focus: Football – FA Cup
Fulham teams up with Adidas
English Premier League football club Fulham has announced a new “long-term” kit partnership with Adidas.
ITV and Sky strike deals for European qualifiers
ITV and Sky have acquired UK rights for qualifying matches for Uefa Euro 2016 and the 2018 Fifa World Cup featuring England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Suitors line up in UK for FA rights
UK broadcasters BBC, ITV, BT and BSkyB likely to bid for domestic rights to the FA Cup and England friendly internationals
BT fails to break up Sky/ITV qualifier deal
ITV/Sky wrap up deal for Uefa European Qualifier rights for four years from 2014-15
BT’s big money, big coverage offer wins over Dorna in UK
MotoGP heading for exclusive pay-television coverage in the UK as Dorna Sports finalises deal with BT Vision
Virgin Media extends carriage deal for Sky Sports channels
Sunset+Vine to produce Women’s Euro coverage on BBC
MP & Silva and Pitch look to diversify in Asia
Broadcasters worried by Pitch and MP & Silva joint venture but rivals say it's business as usual
Fox football rights deal casts doubts over Sport1 future
Aggressive Fox poses threat t Sport1 future in the Netherlands
SweetSpot facing big challenge in battle of Britain
ASO, IMG and Infront all have big cycling ambitions. That could be bad news for UK's SweetSpot