American Football
Elite Football League of India secures global rights deal
South Asian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has acquired the global broadcast rights to a new American Football competition, the Elite Football League of India, in a five-year deal from 2012 to 2016
BeIN Sport acquires NFL rights in France
Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired rights in France to American football’s National Football League in a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014.
W9 to continue Super Bowl coverage
French channel W9, owned by commercial broadcaster M6, has reportedly agreed a three-year deal for American football’s Super Bowl, from 2013 to 2015.
The deal was reported in French newspaper Le Parisien.
NCTC seals Pac-12 Networks carriage deal
The National Cable Television Cooperative, a consortium of cable-television broadcasters in the US, has reached a deal to carry the Pac-12 Networks, the pay-television channels dedicated to covering the…
NBC Sports Network snaps up Grey Cup rights
The NBC Sports Network US cable-television channel has acquired live rights for the 2012 Grey Cup, the annual championship game of the Canadian Football League
NFL eases broadcast blackout rule
American football’s National Football League has relaxed its broadcast blackouts rule, which blocks US sports events from being shown live on television in their local market unless all tickets to attend h…
ESPN renews rights to the Rose Bowl college football game
US sports network EPSN has renewed its rights deal for the Rose Bowl game, the annual college American football game, for a further 12 years, from 2015 to 2026
Uefa in-house rights strategy at the crossroads
Yet another commercial overhaul for Uefa?
University of North Dakota seals regional broadcast deal
US regional sports broadcaster Midco Sports Network has agreed a five-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2016-17, with the University of North Dakota for live rights to matches of the hockey, football, basketball…
ESPN to continue showing high school sport despite scaling back business
US broadcaster ESPN is set to close down its high school sports-focused operation, but will continue to televise sport at that level
Fans flock to social networks
Sports fans increasingly turn to social networks for content
GM balks at Super Bowl ad cost increases
Car manufacturer General Motors will not advertise during television coverage of the 2013 Super Bowl due to price increases put in place by the game’s broadcast rights-holder the CBS network.
Terra scouting the US
Terra goes looking for football rights in US
ESPN strikes new deal for expanded Atlantic Coast Conference
US sports broadcaster ESPN has renegotiated and extended a rights deal for the championships organised by the Atlantic Coast Conference group of US colleges
NBC Sports Network renews Ivy League rights
The NBC Sports Network US cable channel has renewed rights for North American college sports conference the Ivy League in a two-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2013-14
Big 12 agrees new deal with ESPN
US sports broadcaster ESPN has verbally agreed a new 13-year deal with college sports conference the Big 12 covering the period 2013 to 2025
DirecTV slashes NFL package prices
US pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has cut the price of its NFL American football package by about 40 per cent for existing subscribers and offered it for free for one year to new customers in a bid…
Big 12 poised to land major ESPN contract
US college sports conference the Big 12 is set to agree a new 13-year domestic television rights deal, from 2013 to 2025, with sports broadcaster ESPN, according to the CBS Sports website