English Premier League (EPL)
ESPN targets Premier League rights
ESPN president John Skipper has said the US sports broadcaster will bid for the next set of rights to football’s English Premier League, but added it would seek to partner with another media company.
Different mindset needed for Africa
Rights-holders need a ‘different mindset' in Africa, report says
Ligue 1’s Ficot: The market has spoken, but our momentum is positive
The LFP believes the outcome of last week’s auction for the media rights to Ligue 1 was a moderate success, and that it could not have done much better given market conditions
Building a Successful Sports Brand in Asia
Interview round up from SPORTELAsia on building a successful sports brand in Asia
Exclusivity for Eurosport key to French Open deal
More exclusivity for Eurosport in new domestic French Open deal
News UK adds top rugby to roster
News UK adds top rugby clips for its stable of newspapers
Jean-Thierry Augustin, chief executive, Eurosport
Interview with Jean-Thierry Augustin, chief executive of Eurosport, on Eurosport France’s deal for French Open tennis rights
Coliseum scores Samsung partnership for Premier League platform
The New Zealand arm of electronics manufacturer Samsung has agreed a deal with Coliseum Sports Media, the rights-holder for the English Premier League in the country, to offer customers access to coverage of England’s top football division.
Agency looks to float on rights deal
Super Sports Media Group eyes IPO and more top European football
Sky locks out BT from raft of rights but rights-holders are in driving seat
Sky keeps BT at arm’s length with seven long-term rights deals
Sony Six’s January spending spree
In the increasingly competitive Indian pay-television market, Sony Six has begun 2014 on the front foot, snapping up prestigious properties in cricket, football, tennis and rugby...
Top 14 deal: a case study in the use of market power
Top 14 rights saga is case study in the use of market power
Premier League ‘not off the hook’
Sport not off the hook in Brussels rights probe, expert says
Abu Dhabi strikes back after losses
Middle East market could be set to heat up again as Abu Dhabi Media lands European Qualifiers
Infront’s Bogarelli: Serie A will improve for TV ‘out of necessity’
Infront guarantees the future income of Serie A but rights-fee growth is in the hands of clubs
EC probe unlikely to lead to pan-European deals
EC targets geo-blocking of sport on internet as part of post-Murphy probe
EPL gets tough with the ‘family’
Premier League gets tough, even with Murdoch, to protect UK investments of Sky and BT
Delay in Chinese Taipei
beIN Sport suffers delay to launch plans in Chinese Taipei