United Kingdom
YouTube’s splurge good timing for Premier League
YouTube football deals good timing for Premier League
Uefa set to agree qualifier deal with CAA
Uefa close to central deal
Channel 4 targets Rio 2016 rights after Paralympic success
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 said it intends to bid for the rights to the Rio 2016 summer Paralympic Games following its successful coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics
ITV enhances cycling portfolio with Tour of Britain
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights for this month’s Tour of Britain cycling event, which will be shown on digital channel ITV4.
NFL agrees broadcast deals with BBC and Sport1
American football’s National Football League has signed broadcast deals in Europe, a new deal with UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and a renewal with German sports broadcaster Sport1.
ESPN sticks with World Masters darts for another year
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN renewed its rights deal for the Winmau World Masters, a British Darts Organisation event, for the 2012 tournament
NFL renews rights deal with BSkyB
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB renewed its rights deal for American football’s National Football League for a further three seasons, from 2012 to 2014.
Perform bosses cash in with share sale
Senior managers at Perform have cashed in a total of about £7 million (€9 million/$11 million) of their shareholding in the first share sale since the digital sports media company was floated on the Lo…
Channel 4 ramps up Paralympics coverage
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 responded to criticism regarding the extent of its live coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games by saying that it would extend its hours of main channel coverage…
Fox hunt for top sport continues
How Eredivisie deal fits into Fox expansion strategy
Perform profits from increased advertising, subscriptions
Digital media company Perform generated an 84-per-cent rise in year-on-year profit after tax to £8.56 million (€10.98 million/$13.5 million) in the six months to June 30, 2012.
BT Vision acquires French domestic rugby union rights
UK broadband operator BT Vision, owned by former state telco BT, has acquired rights for the French Top 14, the top-tier domestic rugby union competition in France, according to the Daily Mail newspaper
Channel 4 enjoys viewing surge for Paralympics opening ceremony
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 attracted an average of 7.6 million viewers and a 40-per-cent audience share for its coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games opening ceremony last night
Primetime pounces for world boxing clash
UK pay-per-view channel Primetime has acquired rights for the middleweight world title boxing bout between Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Junior
Sky Formula 1 coverage gets thumbs-up from McLaren
Martin Whitmarsh, team principal of the McLaren Formula One motor-racing team, has said that the introduction of UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB as a rights-holder for the championship has reinvigorated…
BBC extends deal with Burghley Horse Trials
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed its rights deal with the Burghley Horse Trials, the annual equestrian event, for four years, from 2013 to 2016
Premier League pub prosecutions could be challenged
Dozens of prosecutions brought by an agent on behalf the English Premier League in a bid to protect domestic rights deals could be challenged following a UK court decision, according to the Financial Times…
Channel 4 recruits IMG for horse racing production
IMG Sports Media has signed a deal to produce horse racing coverage on UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 for four years, from January 2013 to December 2016