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ABU left to pick up the scraps as IOC carves out even more markets
IOC carves out five more Asian markets to handle in-house and further weaken ABU rights; Frustrated Barton blasts ABU
Four ways that IMG owners can cash in investment
IMG may not be for sale. But the industry is assuming otherwise
ITV confirms snooker deal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has confirmed it has acquired rights for the World Open snooker tournament, which will start on Monday, February 25 in Haikou, China
BT in talks to acquire ESPN’s UK football rights
UK telecommunications company BT is in talks with ESPN about acquiring the pay-television sports broadcaster’s football rights, according to the Financial Times.
Channel 4 picks up endurance event
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired rights for the XtremeStorm athlete endurance challenge, which will take place in April in Southport, England
ECB upbeat about North American rights
ECB bullish about growth in North America
Losses are limited as Silva tries to unravel Middle East conundrum
League gets out of tight corner in Middle East with MP & Silva deal
Value of clips up as News Corp outbids rival News Corp
Clips value doubles despite lack of expected bid by BT Vision, as News International beats BSkyB
EBU will raise its game, but it might not be enough
Bigger EBU Qualifiers bid may not be enough to win over CAA
BoxNation picks up Murray v Martinez
UK pay-television broadcaster BoxNation TV has acquired live domestic rights for the upcoming world middleweight boxing fight between British fighter Martin Murray and Argentinian Sergio Martinez on April…
Channel 4 signs landmark Paralympic deal
Commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has been awarded the UK television rights to the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Watching Brief (Vol.49) Special Focus: American Football – Super Bowl
Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, analyses how TV audiences for this year’s NFL Super Bowl are down on both sides of the Atlantic
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Disney exploring ESPN exit from UK market
Jay Rasulo, the chief financial officer at Disney, has said that the media conglomerate is “exploring an exit” from the UK market for its sports broadcaster ESPN, according to the Financial Times newspaper.
YouTube to show France national team action
Digital video company Base79, which operates more than 600 channels on video-sharing website YouTube, has struck a deal with the Fédération Française de Football, the French football federation.
Dailymotion to stream France v Germany game
Video-sharing website Dailymotion has acquired rights for the France v Germany national football team friendly match tomorrow (Wednesday) evening
Sky Box Office to show Froch v Kessler
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will show the world super middleweight boxing title unification bout between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler on May 25 on the Sky Box Office pay-per-view channel
Sky and RTÉ secure autumn international rugby rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has acquired rights for autumn international rugby union games featuring the national teams of Ireland, France and Italy, while Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ …
Now TV to offer ‘day pass’ coverage of Sky Sports channels
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will allow viewers without subscriptions to access its sports channels through a ‘day pass’ that will be introduced on its internet television service Now TV.