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BoxNation misses out on subscribers after system crash
The UK boxing channel BoxNation missed out on signing up about 30,000 new customers due to its subscription service crashing on February 18 in the hours leading up to its coverage of the Dereck Chisora…
ESPN will not break the bank for English Premier League rights, says Hair
Ross Hair, the managing director of ESPN in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said the international sports broadcaster would not be overly aggressive in its bidding for the next cycle of UK rights for…
Perform revenues and profits leap
Digital media company Perform generated revenues of £103 million (€121 million/$163 million) in 2011, up 53 per cent on 2010, and profits after tax of £14.7 million, up 45 per cent.
Karen Murphy wins appeal against fine but still cannot show Premier League
UK publican Karen Murphy today won a High Court appeal against a prosecution brought by English football’s Premier League for showing league football matches in her pub using a Greek satellite service r…
Box Nation acquires Hopkins v Dawson
UK pay-television channel Box Nation acquired the rights for the boxing re-match between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson for the WBC light-heavyweight title in Atlantic City, the US on April 28
Premier League and Medge facing tough choices in Nordics
Clawing back 3pm matches could be costly for league
Anthems and watermarks ‘will not stop change’
Premier League set to win copyright argument in High Court but doubt remains
UFC fee ambitions not matched by UK broadcasters
UFC pushing for big increase in UK but ESPN is lukewarm
NFL closing in on global deal after Nordic renewal
NFL set to follow Nordic deal with IMG Media renewal
NBA bounces back from lockout with a series of deals
Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning
Canal Plus loses more crown jewels but stays calm
Canal Plus loses more football to rival Al Jazeera but analysts say it's not time to panic yet
ECB pays for harsh climate
ECB suffers drop as competition dries up
ESPN2 hangs on league tender
ESPN2 hangs on tender outcome
EBU splits again for World Cup bids
EBU splits again over World Cup bids
Premier League ad campaign to tackle pub use of foreign feeds
The English Premier League launched an advertising campaign warning UK pubs and clubs using foreign pay-television services to show league matches that they are under threat of legal action
British Eurosport renews MotoGP rights
British Eurosport, the UK arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, renewed its rights deal for motor cycling’s MotoGP World championship for two years, from 2012 to 2013.
UFC president asks fans to be patient as championship seeks new UK deal
Dana White, the president of mixed martial arts promoter the Ultimate Fighting Championship, called for UK fans to be patient as the promoter tries to agree a new television rights deal in what he described…
Eurosport pays big to save grand slams but plays it cool with WTA
Eurosport hangs on to French and US Opens - but at a price