Fox Networks Group

The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has announced the appointment of Christian Brent as senior vice-president of global research and audience strategy.

Basketball

The renewal of the National Basketball Association’s domestic media-rights deal, expected later this year, is the most eagerly awaited in US sport and will no doubt be the biggest of the year.

Basketball

Interviews with Matt Brabants, senior vice president of global media distribution and business operations, and Elsa Memmi, vice president of global media distribution across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, on the NBA’s global media rights strategy.

Ice Hockey

Sport1’s deal last week for the rights to the National Hockey League means the sports broadcaster now has exclusive rights to each of the four top North American sports leagues.

Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has tabled a bid to acquire a majority stake in pay-television operator Canal Plus, a major sports broadcaster in Spain.

Football

Uefa enjoyed differing levels of success in the sales of its club competition rights in France and Southeast Asia last month. The outcome points to a cooling of the French market but suggests there is still margin for substantial growth in several major Asian territories.

Motorsport

The IMG agency believes that the recent deals it secured with 30 broadcasters for the newly-launched FIA World Rallycross Championship are a strong indication that the agency’s long-term investment in the sport will pay off.

Cricket

The ICC’s ambitious income target for its next cycle of media rights sales

Golf

Fox Sports Asia, the regional subsidiary of 21st Century Fox’s broadcast arm Fox International Channels, has extended its rights deal for the US Masters golf tournament.

Jan Koeppen has been named president of Europe and Africa for Fox International Channels, the broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox.

Motorsport

Formula One enjoys big rights fee increase in Latin America deal with Mediapro

Mediapro explains why F1 deal reflects the company’s DNA

Football

MP & Silva needs new buyers to emerge for Belgian league rights

Football

NOS in surprise Eredivisie highlights deal as Fox waits

Motorsport

Formula E: a smart investment or the latest motorsport flop?

Motorsport

Interview with Carlos Martinez, president of Fox Latin America, on the broadcaster’s deal for the Formula E motor racing series

Jesus Perezagua, president in Europe and Africa of the Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox, will step down from the post on April 30.

Football

Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has renewed a domestic rights deal for highlights of the Eredivisie, the top division of football in the Netherlands, it was announced this (Wednesday) afternoon.

Prisa stake at the centre of battle for control of Spanish pay-TV market as Canal Plus spends on rights