Athletics
ARD and ZDF extend athletics deal
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have renewed their rights deal with the organisers of the Istaf Berlin annual athletics meeting until 2015
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From April 19 to May 2
FOOTBALL
Football: Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet acquired rights for more than 250 international football matches in the lead-up to the 2014 Fifa World Cup
BBC renews rights for London marathon
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC renewed its exclusive rights deal for the London marathon until 2018
London marathon and Grand National added to global iPlayer portfolio
The Global BBC iPlayer, the overseas pilot video-on-demand subscription service from UK public-service broadcaster the BBC, acquired internet rights in certain territories for this year’s London marathon a…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From February 9 to February 22
FOOTBALL
Football:Pan-European cable and satellite sports broadcaster Eurosport extended its rights deal for the Africa Cup of Nations for the next two editions of the tournament, in 2013 and 2015
IEC in Sports to distribute Ostrava Golden Spike athletics
The IEC in Sports agency agreed a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014, with the organisers of the Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meeting to distribute the global television rights for the event
Octagon treads softly in Africa
IOC adopts revenue-share model in Africa after Fifa 2010 World Cup experiment
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: American football, athletics, hockey, handball and more
American Football: The NFL Network, the pay-television broadcaster owned by the NFL, agreed a content deal with Outcast, operators of a petrol station digital TV network with 12,000 screens in stations…
London 2017 award rekindles EBU-IAAF special relationship
IAAF goes back to EBU but says it was right to play the field; IEC anger at athletics loss
Disney signs five-year deal for New York Marathon
US media group Disney acquired the rights to the New York City Marathon in a five-year deal, from 2012 to 2016, that will have the event shown live on national television for the first time in almost 20…
Broadcasters confirmed for Euro Cross Country Championships
The European Cross Country Championships, taking place this Sunday in Velenje, Slovenia, will have live coverage on European Broadcasting Union broadcasters in Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal,…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3:American Football, athletics, boxing, handball and more
American Football: Indian broadcaster Ten Sports, owned by pay-television operator Zee, acquired the rights to the Elite Football League of India in a multi-year deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Athletics, basketball, boxing, golf, handball and ice hockey
Athletics: The International Association of Athletics Federations secured deals for the 2011 World Championships and other events in the Netherlands, Iceland, Russia, Switzerland, Serbia, Albania, Croatia…
Bernie says pay-free mix is not F1’s future. We ask: Why not?
F1 teams seem happy to take Sky money as BBC slashes costs...Big C4 bid confirms the return to the market of a major player
IAAF defends its rights strategy despite gaps in Daegu coverage
IAAF says IEC was right not to undersell its rights in Spain
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: IAAF athletics, Euroleague, Tour de France, MMA and more
Athletics: Sports broadcaster Eurosport acquired pan-European rights for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ 2011 and 2013 World Championships.
Fastrack: Issue 15:13
EBU’s Euro 2012 subsidiary in talks ... IAAF still needs to close big deals ... More increases for Uefa