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IOC and NBCU take leap of faith as US scramble for sport intensifies
The International Olympic Committee has robustly defended last week’s long-term deal with US media group NBCUniversal on the three key areas in which it has come under scrutiny.
Silva sets sights on motorsport
The MP & Silva agency said that its deal earlier this month for the FIM Superbike World Championship in Latin America, excluding Brazil, and the Caribbean, was part of a strategy to expand into the region and into motorsports generally.
All signs positive as soccer continues inexorable US rise
The top US football league, Major League Soccer, and the country’s national football association, US Soccer, enjoyed a five-fold increase in the value of their domestic media rights at the end of a long and complex set of negotiations with broadcasters ESPN, Fox and Univision Deportes.
Gerard Romy, managing director, Mediapro
Interview with Gerard Romy, managing director of Mediapro, following the company’s Formula One rights deal in Central and South America, and the Caribbean
Mexico finally set to open up
Mexico could finally be opened up to competition after regulatory intervention
Vodafone teams up with Star India in new sports venture
The Indian arm of telecommunications company Vodafone has agreed a strategic partnership with the Star India broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox to form a Vodafone Sports portal that will include live sports video content.
Fox attracts record audience for Super Bowl
US network Fox said that its coverage of the Super Bowl NFL American football championship game on Sunday attracted an average of 111.5 million viewers to set a new all-time audience record for a television programme in the country.
Star India strikes Times Internet partnership for IPL rights
The Star India broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has acquired digital distribution rights for the 2014 season of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament from Times Internet, the digital arm of the Times of India media group.
FIH scores “game changing” partnership with Star India
The Star India broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has signed an eight-year strategic partnership with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in a deal running from January 2015 to December 2022.
Bids submitted for NFL Thursday games
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN and the Fox and CBS networks have submitted bids for the rights to show as many as eight Thursday night NFL American football games, according to the Reuters news agency.
NFL invites bids for Thursday night games
American football’s NFL has invited broadcasters to bid for a new package of rights comprising Thursday night games.
Murdoch needs Uefa battering ram
Murdoch pays Champions League premium in US and Germany
Boos, cheers and indifference – broadcasters on the winter World Cup
Broadcasters around the world have very different views on winter World Cup
Fox losses to the networks start to look like a trend
Fox loses more sport to the networks in Australia
Ten picks up Champions League T20 rights for a song
CAA Eleven gets off to good start in uphill struggle
CAA Eleven gets off to a good start with sales of the European Qualifiers but still has uphill battle to hit Uefa targets
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
Premier League in-house policy
Sky football deal was world No.1 for 2006
UK pay-operator’s English Premier League deal was year's largest television sports-rights deal.