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DFB the biggest winner in swathe of deals
Germany’s football federation is set to earn about 35 per cent more from domestic media rights to its knockout cup competition, with deals to be announced in the coming weeks.
IQiyi makes sport play with prestige tennis and golf
Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi made an aggressive move into sport this month, acquiring digital rights in major deals with the PGA Tour and the Women’s Tennis Association.
NBC Universo to broadcast PGA Tour’s Mexican tournament
NBC Universo, the Spanish-language sports and entertainment cable channel of US media company NBCUniversal, will broadcast live coverage of this year’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba, the only Mexican-based event on golf’s PGA Tour.
PGA Tour secures Chinese streaming partner
Online video platform iQIYI has struck a deal to become the official digital streaming portal in China for golf’s PGA Tour.
PGA Tour Live set to tee off in five markets
Golf’s PGA Tour has said its new PGA Tour Live digital over-the-top subscription service will launch tomorrow (Thursday) with the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and the UK serving as initial customer markets.
PGA Tour teams up with MLBAM for digital subscription service
Golf’s PGA Tour has partnered with MLB Advanced Media, Major League Baseball’s interactive media and internet company, to launch a new digital over-the-top subscription service.
TV2 eyeing up Premier League after C More acquisition
TV2 Norway’s deal to buy the C More pay-television operation in Norway last month was driven by a desire to boost subscriber numbers ahead of the upcoming Premier League auction.
C More holes PGA Tour rights
Pan-Nordic pay-television broadcaster C More has signed a six-year exclusive rights deal with golf’s PGA Tour.
PGA Tour extends DirecTV deal
US satellite-television provider DirecTV has extended a media rights deal for four PGA Tour golf tournaments.
PGA Tour targets youth market with new internet video network
Digital media company Bedrocket and the PGA Tour have entered into a joint venture to launch golf-specific internet video network Skratch TV.
Coliseum snatch of PGA rights shifts US Tour from TV to web
Online subscription service Coliseum Sports Media continued to shake up the previously moribund New Zealand market with the acquisition of the US PGA Tour this month.
European Tour given helping hand by Ryder Cup
Global media interest in last weekend’s Ryder Cup finale confirmed the extent to which the competition has become one of sport’s blue-riband events. Few events have the power to hold the US and Europe in thrall over three days.
Rupert Hampel, managing director, European Tour Productions
Interview with Rupert Hampel, managing director of European Tour Productions, on the importance of the Ryder Cup to European Tour media rights.
Coliseum and PGA Tour to launch new service
Golf’s PGA Tour has linked up with online subscription service Coliseum Sports Media to establish a new direct-to-customer service in New Zealand.
PGA Tour launches new YouTube channel
Golf’s PGA Tour has launched a new paid channel on video-sharing website YouTube that will allow fans to access archived video footage from historic tournaments.
PGA Tour links up with iTunes for video archive
The PGA Tour has agreed a deal with iTunes to make the golf tour’s video archive of major tournaments available on the Apple on-demand viewing service.
PGA Tour latest major name to partner with 120 Sports
Golf’s PGA Tour has agreed a deal to become the latest equity partner of 120 Sports, the new all-digital sports network of US media group Time.
Fox Sports enhances golf content ahead of USGA deal
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has bolstered its golf content by agreeing a multi-year, multi-platform rights deal for the Franklin Templeton Shootout event.