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Uefa looking for value from games worth ‘peanuts’
Uefa looking for huge increase in value for third-party qualifier rights to hit ambitious target
Sky wants ‘quality’ boxing
Sky wants 'quality not quantity' in boxing deals
MP & Silva busy with football rights in Asia
MP & Silva takes big portfolio of club football rights to Asia
ESPN set for “aggressive” approach to Premier League tender
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN will bid “aggressively” in the forthcoming domestic rights auction for English Premier League football as it aims to strengthen its position in the UK market, according to …
BSkyB retains ICC rights and announces profit boost
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has renewed its rights for all major International Cricket Council tournaments in a three-year deal starting this autumn and running until 2015
Racing UK acquires Kentucky Derby rights
Racing UK, the specialist horse racing pay-television channel, has acquired exclusive live rights for this year’s Kentucky Derby, which takes place this coming Saturday.
BSkyB scores record-breaking audience for Manchester derby
Live coverage of last night’s top-of-the-table Premier League clash between local rivals Manchester City and Manchester United attracted a record-breaking audience of over four million viewers for UK p…
BBC admits to ‘minority’ sports challenge
Roger Mosey, the BBC’s director of coverage for the London 2012 Olympic Games, has said it will be a “major challenge” for the UK public-service broadcaster to provide coverage of smaller Olympic sport…
BBC chief maintains commitment to top sport
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC is committed to remaining the home of “crown jewel sporting events,” according to director of sport Barbara Slater.
Mosey defends BBC staffing levels at London Games
Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC’s coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has defended the UK public-service broadcaster’s decision to accredit 765 members of staff for the event – a significant incre…
London organising committee claims broadcast revenue record for Paralympics
The London 2012 Paralympic Games will generate record broadcast income of £10 million (€12.3 million/$16.1
Sky will not renew Hatton fight deal, report says
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will not renew its deal to show boxing bouts promoted by Manchester-based Hatton Promotions
British Open sends warning to BBC ahead of rights renewal
Cuts in sports coverage at UK public-service broadcaster the BBC are endangering its hold on British Open golf rights, the tournament’s rights-holder has warned.
Big EBU deal puts Fifa on course
EBU pays healthy increase for World Cup despite recession
Al Jazeera, FA and Kentaro talks slow Uefa’s launch plan
Uefa in last-minute talks with Al Jazeera and AMI to buy back England qualifier matches
Uefa suffers 7% drop across top 5 European markets
Euros value drops by nearly 7% across top 5 European markets
Murphy consensus challenged ahead of Brussels summit
Top sports lawyer questions ECJ ruling consensus as EC looks beyond territory deals
Sky muscles European Tour live rights off BBC
Sky muscles out BBC