Athletics
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 24 to August 20
Media rights clips from July 24 to August 20
BeIN Sports to launch third channel in France
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has announced it will launch a new multi-sports channel next month.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 10 to July 23
Media rights clips from July 10 to July 23.
Universal Sports extends IAAF rights deal in US
US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of media company NBCUniversal, has extended its rights deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations through to 2019.
BBC and Glasgow 2014 revise rights deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has amended an exclusive rights deal for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games to allow other news organisations in the UK to access coverage of the multi-sport event.
IAAF unveils streaming coverage for Relays event
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will stream live coverage of the inaugural World Relays event in the Bahamas this weekend.
IAAF official laments lacks of German coverage for Diamond League
The lack of a German broadcast platform for the Diamond League athletics series is a “major disadvantage” for the sport in Germany, according to the country’s International Association of Athletics Federations council member Helmut Digel.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From April 10 to April 30
Media rights clips from April 10 to April 30
TV Media Sport picks up baton for World Athletics Series events
The TV Media Sport agency has agreed a four-year deal to distribute rights to the International Association of Athletics Federations’ World Athletics Series events across sub-Saharan Africa.
IAAF reports broadcast upsurge for World Indoor Championships
The International Association of Athletics Federations has announced a significant increase in global television coverage for its 2014 World Indoor Championships, which took place from March 7-9 in Sopot, Poland.
Watching Brief (Vol.62) Special Focus: Athletics – World Athletics Championships
Zuku seeks space alongside SuperSport
Zuku looks to expand in Africa without treading on SuperSport's toes
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 25 to August 28
Media rights clips from 25 July to 30 August
Australian government targets 2014 for new sports channel
The Australian Sports Commission has said a government-funded digital television sports channel dedicated to the country’s lower-profile sports could be launched as soon as 2014, according to the Australian Financial Review.
RTÉ snaps up Olympics rights in Ireland
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has announced the acquisition of rights for the 2014 winter and 2016 summer Olympic Games.
ARD deal gives Berlin Marathon broad exposure
Berlin Marathon organiser SCC Events has awarded the event’s national media rights to SportA, the sports rights agency of German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, in a four-year deal commencing from this year’s event on September 29.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 11 to July 24
Media rights clips from 11 July to 24 July
BBC keeps on running with British Athletics
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has signed a six-year extension to its rights deal with British Athletics.