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CBS Sports appoints Berson as president
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has appointed David Berson as its new president.
Transforming the second screen ‘threat’
The Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2013 shows that second-screen activity is growing, but is it a threat or an opportunity for the sports broadcasting industry?
Uefa scores hat-trick of rights deals
Uefa has confirmed new broadcast rights deals in the United States, Latin America and Turkey for the qualification competitions to Euro 2016 and the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Dodgers’ Time Warner Cable deal faces fresh complications
Owners of the Los Angles Dodgers MLB team, Guggenheim Baseball Management, are being forced to rework their local rights deal with Time Warner Cable, according to the New York Post.
EXCLUSIVE: O’Connor steps down as US boss of Lagardère Unlimited
Kevin O’Connor has stepped down from his role as Lagardère Unlimited’s chief operating officer in the United States and South America with immediate effect.
US appeals court rules in favour of Comcast in Tennis Channel dispute
A federal appeals court has ruled Comcast did not discriminate against the Tennis Channel by placing it on a different cable television subscription tier to its own sports network.
Microsoft scores touchdown with major NFL deal
The NFL has secured a new partnership with Microsoft worth $400m (€310m) over five years, according to widespread US media reports.
ESPN to trim workforce amidst rising rights fees – report
US sports broadcaster ESPN has confirmed it is to become the latest Walt Disney-owned company to reduce the size of its workforce.
College sport conference seals network extension
The Sun Belt Conference, Cox Sports Television and Comcast Sports Southeast have agreed a one-year extension of the Sun Belt Network.
MLS opens window to new partnership
Major League Soccer has announced a multi-year partnership with Microsoft to promote its Windows 8 platform.
Bidders run the numbers on ESPN America channel
A buy-out deal for ESPN America could be weeks away, with Setanta, Chello and Eurosport all in the frame
New sevens club tournament to tap into growth market
Premiership Rugby: Why it’s the right time to launch an international club sevens tournament
ESPN aces exclusive US Open rights as Canadian deal is extended
The US Tennis Association has sealed 11-year rights deals for the US Open with US pay-TV broadcaster ESPN and Canadian pay-TV broadcasters TSN and RDS.
Mountain West conference strikes regional deal with DirecTV Sports
DirecTV Sports and its Root Sports regional sports network has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference.
NBC to broadcast US Speedskating Olympic trials
NBC Sports has acquired rights for the 2014 US Olympic speedskating trials.
Fox to roll out second US sports channel, report says
Fox Sports will launch a second national sports channel in the US this summer, to complement the launch of Fox Sports 1 in August, according to a report.
ESPN in US Open talks
US sports broadcaster ESPN is in talks to acquire all domestic rights to the US Open tennis tournament.
ASO opts for long-term security in difficult market
Amaury Sport Organisation does an early deal to renew its domestic rights deal for the Tour de France with French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions, taking advantage of the weakness of its commercial rivals.