American Football
Super Bowl pulls in top audiences in US, Canada
US network CBS’s live coverage of the NFL’s American football Super Bowl game on Sunday attracted an average of 108.4 million viewers in the country, according to audience measurement company Nielsen.
TSN set to retain Canadian Football League rights
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN is set to extend a domestic rights deal for the Canadian Football League, the country’s top gridiron division, according to the Globe and Mail newspaper.
NFL closes in on new rights deals in Mexico
Mexican media group Televisa and commercial broadcaster TV Azteca are set to acquire domestic rights for American football’s NFL in three-year deals, from 2013-14 to 2015-16, according to news website E…
Crunch year for Arnaud Lagardère
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Watching Brief (Vol.48) Special Focus: International TV Sports Viewing – Review of 2012
Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2012 across 10 of the world’s biggest media markets
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CTV to offer live streaming of Super Bowl
Canadian cable-television broadcaster CTV will stream live coverage of American football’s NFL playoff games and the Super Bowl championship match over the next month.
ESPN signs deal for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired live rights to the National Football League Players Association Collegiate Bowl in a multi-year deal beginning in 2013
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From November 22 to December 5
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Football: The IMG Media agency agreed a three-year extension to its deal for the media rights on aeroplanes and ships for English Premier League football, from 2013-14 to 2015-16
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From November 8 to November 21
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Football: Brazilian pay-television broadcaster SporTV acquired the rights to the 2013 Concacaf Gold Cup from the Traffic Sports agency
ESPN acquires rights for new US college American football playoff series
US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN is finalising a deal for rights for the four-team US college American football playoff competition that will replace the season-ending Bowl Championship Series
Fox Sports snaps up Oklahoma State University rights
US broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for sports events featuring Oklahoma State University teams in a deal with the Learfield Sports agency.
The length of the multi-year agreement was not disclosed
ESPN ties up Orange Bowl deal
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a 12-year deal for US and international rights to the Orange Bowl US college American football game with the Atlantic Coast Conference, running from 2015 to 2026
ESPN strikes rights deal for Sugar Bowl
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights for the Sugar Bowl US college American football game in a 12-year deal, from 2015 to 2026
Arena Football League switches to CBS
US cable-television channel the CBS Sports Network, which is operated by the CBS network, has acquired rights for the Arena Football League, the US indoor American football league
Big East opens up rights sales process
The next cycle of domestic rights to the US college sports conference the Big East will be opened up to the market after sports broadcaster ESPN failed to reach a deal with the operators of the conference,…
Ecclestone sees NBC as faster lane to growth in the US
Bernie hopes NBC can deliver bigger US platform for F1
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Fox Sports strikes deals with Big 12 universities
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has sealed a 10-year broadcast partnership with the University of Oklahoma and agreed rights deals with fellow Big 12 sports conference colleges Texas Tech University…