Athletics

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will stream live coverage of the inaugural World Relays event in the Bahamas this weekend.

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 clips from April 10 to April 30

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.

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.

Zuku looks to expand in Africa without treading on SuperSport's toes

Media rights clips from 25 July to 30 August 

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.

Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has announced the acquisition of rights for the 2014 winter and 2016 summer Olympic Games.

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 clips from 11 July to 24 July

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has signed a six-year extension to its rights deal with British Athletics.

Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport Asia-Pacific has renewed its deal with the IMG agency for the exclusive pay-television rights to the IAAF Diamond League in the Asia-Pacific region.