American Football
MEDIA RIGHTS: From June 27 to July 10
Media rights clips from 27 June to 10 July
Yes Network strikes college sports deal with Fox
US regional pay-television channel Yes Network has agreed a deal with Fox Sports Media Group, a division of the Fox network, for live rights to Atlantic Coast Conference college basketball and American football games, along with Big East Conference basketball games.
NFL’s Chargers sign pre-season rights deal
The San Diego Chargers NFL American football franchise has agreed a deal for local television channel KFMB-TV (CBS 8) to exclusively broadcast three of its 2013 pre-season games.
NBC Sports Network confirms CFL coverage
US pay-television broadcaster NBC Sports Network has confirmed its schedule for coverage of the 2013 Canadian Football League gridiron tournament.
CNY Central snaps up Syracuse rights
New York media company CNY Central has acquired exclusive local media rights to selected American football and basketball games featuring Syracuse University, which is based in the state.
Fox pushing new channel through Super Bowl advertising
US network Fox is telling potential advertisers for its coverage of the 2014 Super Bowl American football game that they must also buy advertising time through other Fox Sports content, including programming on new national channel Fox Sports 1.
WLWT secures local rights to Bengals games
Cincinnati’s NBC network affiliate, WLWT (Channel 5), has acquired local broadcast rights for all four Cincinnati Bengals primetime NFL American football games in 2013.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 30 to June 12
Buccaneers link up with local broadcaster
The NFL American football’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise has announced a rights deal with local broadcaster WFLA-TV/News Channel 8.
TVA Sports scores NFL rights touchdown
French-language Canadian pay-television network TVA Sports has agreed a four-year rights deal, from 2013-14 to 2016-17, with American football’s NFL.
Verizon enhances NFL partnership
American football’s NFL has agreed a four-year extension, from 2014-15 to 2017-18, to its partnership with telecommunications company Verizon.
Microsoft scores touchdown with major NFL deal
The NFL has secured a new partnership with Microsoft worth $400m (€310m) over five years, according to widespread US media reports.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 2 to May 15
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
Mediaset mops up rights as Sportitalia looks for saviour
Mediaset close to deal for NFL and other rights but Sportitalia needs fresh funds to carry on broadcasting
Rights for Six Nations, Pro12 and autumn internationals on Italian market at the same time
Mountain West conference strikes regional deal with DirecTV Sports
DirecTV Sports and its Root Sports regional sports network has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference.