Sommet Sports (New Zealand)
Sommet Sports explores return through crowd funding plan
New Zealand’s digital free-to-air channel Sommet Sports has said it is exploring a crowd funding initiative as a means to resurrect the platform following its collapse last month.
Sommet Sports collapses due to funding shortage
Digital free-to-air channel Sommet Sports has folded 18 months after launching in New Zealand.
World Club 7s outlines breadth of distribution
Organisers of the World Club 7s have announced that the 2014 edition of the rugby union sevens tournament will be available in 200 million households worldwide.
TVNZ declines Wimbledon rights due to World Cup clash
New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has said it will not televise the Wimbledon tennis championships this year due to the event clashing with football’s ongoing Fifa World Cup.
Sommet secures Sky NZ, Freeview deals
Digital free-to-air channel Sommet Sports will launch a channel on pay-television operator Sky New Zealand and digital-television service Freeview in April.
Eurosport boosts exposure ex-Asia
Eurosport deal helps international table tennis federation in push beyond Asian heartland