United Kingdom
BBC Scotland acquires Scotland World Cup qualifier rights
UK public-service broadcaster BBC Scotland has acquired live television rights for four of Scotland’s five away fixtures in their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.
BBC retains Football League highlights rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with the English Football League, for highlights rights to matches from all three divisions of the league, plus…
ESPN acquires Rugby Sevens rights in UK
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive live rights for the 2012 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens tournament
Lack of open tender leaves Nordic broadcasters in the cold
Premier League renews with MTG and TV2 without tender
Rivals fear Al Jazeera & friends
Al Jazeera holds the key to two big rights tenders but may not bid in either of them
Make or break time could push ESPN to pay increase
Premier League has listened to ESPN, now it's up to ESPN to decide if it wants to compete with the big boys
BSkyB breaks 15-year-old Premier League audience record in 2011-12
The thrilling battle for the championship in the 2011-12 English Premier League football season helped UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB break a 15-year-old average audience record
ECB on verge of major Asian rights deal with ESS
The England and Wales Cricket Board is set to announce a new rights deal worth $200 million (€153 million) with pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.
BBC acquires Great Run series rights
The Nova International agency extended its contract with UK public-service broadcaster the BBC for the media rights to the Bupa Great Run athletics series until 2018
Sky Italia uses UK F1 model to win over Dorna Sports
Sky revs up for MotoGP as Mediaset stalls; Superbike will be profitable replacement
Uefa enjoys 30% increase in Europe despite recession
Champions League value up by 30% in top 5 European markets
Unchallenged Sky pays increase for ICC rights
ESS bucks the trend and gets increase from Sky
City title success brings record Premier League broadcast payment
English Premier League club Manchester City received a record £60.6 million (€74.8 million/$97.2 million) in broadcast-related payments on its way to winning the 2011-12 league championship.
Sports Tonight complains to Ofcom over Sky-Football League deal
UK IPTV channel Sports Tonight has lodged a complaint with the country’s media regulator, Ofcom, about pay-television broadcaster BSkyB’s rights deal with the English Football League, which covers the…
Premier League launches ITT for domestic broadcast rights
The English Premier League has launched an invitation to tender for its UK rights for three seasons, from 2013-14 to 2015-16
Technology could circumvent ECJ copyright rules, experts say
A new piece of technology could allow UK pubs to use foreign satellite systems to show English Premier League games without violating copyright laws, according to legal experts
Pay-TV market finally delivers big increase for German league
Sky v Telekom battle helps German league to 50 per cent rise; Saturday internet highlights proposal not a game-changer
Uefa wants control and security
Uefa positions itself nicely to cherry-pick top markets