American Football
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,…
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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…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From August 30 to September 12
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Football: Norwegian basic-tier broadcaster TV Norge acquired rights for Norway’s five away qualifying games for the 2014 Fifa World Cup from the Sportfive agency.
ESPN joins Fox Sports as Big 12 rights-holder
US college sports conference the Big 12 has confirmed a new 13-year rights deal, from 2012-13 to 2024-25, with sports broadcaster ESPN
NFL agrees broadcast deals with BBC and Sport1
American football’s National Football League has signed broadcast deals in Europe, a new deal with UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and a renewal with German sports broadcaster Sport1.
NFL renews rights deal with BSkyB
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB renewed its rights deal for American football’s National Football League for a further three seasons, from 2012 to 2014.
Puls 4 secures one-year deal for NFL rights in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has renewed its rights deal for American football’s National Football League for the forthcoming season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From July 26 to August 29
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Football: Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports acquired the US rights to the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier home games of all Concacaf nations, excluding the US and Mexico