Athletics
TV Rights Deals 2: IAAF, basketball, martial arts, Olympics and more
Action Sports: Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal with the Alliance of Action Sports, covering live rights in Europe for the Summer and Winter Dew Tours, for another five years
TV Rights Deals 2: The latest Diamond League, Euroleague and cricket deals
American Football: Pay-television broadcaster Telenet acquired the rights in Flanders for the National Football League in a four-year deal with the IMG agency from 2009 to 2012
Ratings for Berlin, Bolt give IAAF bargaining chip
European broadcasters will be scrutinising ratings for last month’s World Athletics Championships as they weigh up their bids for the rights of future championships.
TV Rights Deals 2: The latest Olympic, cricket and American Football deals
American Football: US television network NBC extended its deal for National Football League (NFL) matches until 2013 in a two-year deal, paying an estimated two-per-cent annual increase on its existing…
FASTRACK
The IAAF has returned to the European Broadcasting Union in its attempts to find a buyer for the European media rights for its events for the next four-year period.
TV Rights Deals 2: All the latest boxing, cricket, ice hockey and motosport deals
American Football: The IMG agency agreed a deal to distribute the television rights of the National Football League in certain international territories in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America…
TV Rights Deals 2: Cricket, handball, Olympics, tennis and college sport deals
Athletics: US free-to-air broadcaster NBC extended its deal with the New York City Road Runners for the television rights for the New York City marathon for three years from 2009 to 2011
TV Rights Deals 2: IAAF, Major League Baseball, cycling, golf and handball deals
Asian Games: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV acquired the rights for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangdong, China, in a deal with the Games’ organisers. CCTV will undertake the host broadcasting of the event.
IAAF ‘ready to consider’ pay-TV
The IAAF will consider selling its rights to pay-television broadcasters in some key European markets, after a period of exclusive negotiations with its incumbent partner, the EBU, failed to produce a new deal.
TV Rights Deals 2: World Athletics Series, Tour de France, US PGA Tour, tennis
Athletics: US broadcaster NBC and its cable and broadband subsidiary Universal Sports acquired the rights for the World Athletics Series, covering Indoor and outdoor World Championships and other events,…
Row over UK events means rocky start for Diamond League
Two UK athletics meetings are at the centre of a brewing dispute over the international television rights for the the new Diamond League series.
TV Rights Deals 2: Athletics, baseball, basketball, cycling, golf and more
Athletics: The IMG agency acquired the international television rights for the newly-created Diamond League in a five-year deal, 2010 to 2014, guaranteeing around $6m (€4.7m) a year.
FASTRACK
The IAAF has begun a second round of talks for its European television rights after a cut-price opening offer from its incumbent partner, the EBU.
TV Rights Deals 2: Athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, F1, motorsport and rugby
Athletics: The Organización de Telecomunicaciones Iberoamericanas, the Latin American broadcasting union, acquired the rights for the 2009 World Championship for member broadcasters in Argentina (cable …
Record-Globo rights battle continues
The battle between Brazilian commercial broadcasters continues, with Record following up a deal for the 2011 Pan American Games by acquiring the rights for the 2015 edition.
TV Rights Deals 2: Asian Games, athletics, cricket, F1, motorsport and more
Asian Games: Hong Kong pay-broadcaster I-Cable Communications acquired the exclusive television and internet rights for the 2010 Asian Games, in Guangzhou, in a deal worth an estimated $1m (€780,000).
Show me the money: the Top 10 deals of 2008
New domestic deals for two of Europe’s top five football leagues accounted for two of the three biggest television rights contracts signed in 2008.