United Kingdom
Ryder Cup lifts Sky Go figures to record levels
Coverage of the 2012 Ryder Cup golf tournament generated record figures for UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB’s internet and mobile service Sky Go.
Premier Sports brings Champions League handball to the UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired rights for the European Handball Federation Champions League in a deal with the continental governing body’s marketing division, EHF Marketing.
ESPN3 to show exiled NHL stars in Russia
Russian ice hockey league the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has announced a one-year rights deal covering the 2012-13 season with sports broadcaster ESPN in North America and the UK
Ryder Cup finale draws huge audience to NBC, Sky
The thrilling final day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament on Sunday in Illinois, the US, attracted the event’s highest preliminary viewing figures in the US for 13 years, according to the NBC network.
UK Olympic sports bodies pool commercial rights for central sale
About 80 of Britain’s national governing bodies in sport and related sports organisations are set to pool their commercial and media rights into the British Sports Marketing Bureau, an independent company t…
Body blow for Sportfive, flesh wound for IMG
Sportfive, left reeling by Uefa snub, says 'not at any price'
Olympics brings record BBC iPlayer figures
The iPlayer internet catch-up service from the BBC attracted record numbers of users during the UK public-service broadcaster’s coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
China deal pushes Uefa over €235m for current cycle
China deals push up Europa League values as Team ends sales cycle on a high
TV Sports Markets FREE webinar on sports consumption trends rescheduled
The TV Sports Markets webinar on the latest developments in the consumption of sports media by fans across the globe, Understanding Sports Viewers in a Digital World, will take place on Wednesday, October…
BBC snaps up Tri Nations rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC agreed a deal with the Rugby Football League, rugby league’s governing body in England, for the 2012 Tri Nations tournament between England, France and Wales.
Beaumont questions BT’s Premiership rights deal
Premiership Rugby, the body that represents clubs in the top division of rugby union in England, may have breached its contract with the Rugby Football Union, the sport’s governing body in England, by a…
Sky snaps up long-term cricket rights deals
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has acquired rights for six England national cricket team overseas tours through to 2020 as part of new multi-year deals with the Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa…
IMG buys into social media specialist
The IMG agency has acquired a minority stake in Sports New Media, a London-based company that manages and moderates social media accounts on behalf of sporting clients
Investment company questions BT’s sports push
UK telecommunications company BT could be forced to engage in a costly war with pay-television broadcaster BSkyB if it is to secure a long-term foothold in the UK’s sports broadcasting sector, according t…
Arsenal’s Leavey joins the panel for tomorrow’s FREE TV Sports Markets webinar on sports viewing
Michael Leavey, the general manager of the Arsenal Media Group, the digital media division of Premier League football club Arsenal, has joined the panel for a unique online seminar on the latest developments…
Drop in second-party rights prices as Uefa arrives at central solution
Dip in second-party World Cup qualifier values in key markets
ESS makes $100m profit on ICC
Deal in Australia takes ESS over $100m profit threshold for global ICC rights sales
BT Vision targets more ESPN rights
UK broadband operator BT Vision is in talks with ESPN about acquiring rights from the UK pay-television broadcaster’s dwindling rights portfolio, according to the Daily Mail newspaper.