Channel 4 (UK)
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Channel 4 survives late scare to secure UK rights to England v India series
Summer Paralympics value holds steady in UK in Channel 4 renewal
Sky, Channel 4 keep terms steady for three-year F1 sublicence renewal in UK
Women’s motorsport series goes for ‘reach over reward’ in inaugural season
FA Cup ‘non-linear’ rights package opens door to Amazon
Channel 4 ‘lines up’ highlights deal for Lions series
Channel 4 secures free-to-air rights to England tour of India
Channel 4 extends Paralympics commitment with Paris 2024 deal
UK adds Paralympic Games to listed events
Features
International rights fee tumbles as EPCR seeks to grow exposure
European Professional Club Rugby has agreed four media-rights deals in recent weeks which it hopes will increase the exposure of its competitions.
Watching Brief (Vol.137) Special Focus: FIA Formula One World Championship
Surprise as Channel 4 outbids the BBC for women’s Euro 2017
Watching Brief (Vol.133) Special Focus: 2016 Paralympic Games
Joseph Rivers, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in selected European markets for the 2016 Paralympic Games.
IPC opts for early extension with Channel 4 for 2018 & 2020 Games
Channel 4 is expected to pay a small increase to extend its deal with the International Paralympic Committee to cover the 2018 and 2020 Games.
BDO strikes biggest-ever deal in switch from BBC to Channel 4
Channel 4’s deal last month for British Darts Organisation media rights is the governing body’s largest ever.
Free-to-air windfall for Uefa, F1 and British horse racing
Concurrent auction processes for three UK media rights deals in recent weeks generated strong competition between free-to-air broadcasters, helping each rights-holder to a healthy fee increase.
Watching Brief (Vol.96) Special Focus: American Football
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences for Super Bowl XLIX
Beeb secures its place as ‘terrestrial home of tennis’
BBC keeps ATP for two more years to keep sponsors happy
Eurosport to hang on to French Open until 2021 in blockbuster deal
Eurosport set to tie up French Open in long-term deal to cement its grip on grand slam tennis
Watching Brief (Vol.62) Special Focus: Athletics – World Athletics Championships
Fox bags NFL but rules out new US sports channel
Fox buys NFL across Europe but will not launch US sports channel
The NFL explains why the UK is a key growth market