Athletics

Athletics

The International Association of Athletics Federations has bought time on the NBC network in order to get free-to-air coverage in the United States of its flagship World Championships.

Athletics

Football: SBS International, the acquisition arm of Korean private free-to-air broadcaster SBS, acquired the rights for all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

Athletics

Subsidiary DDtv acquires cash-strapped Danmarks Radio's content portfolio as part of Danish DTT strategy
American Football

Cricket: Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine Network acquired the rights to this month's Champions Trophy and the 2007 World Cup in a deal with News Corporation subsidiary Global Cricket Corporation.

Athletics

Poor viewing for the European athletics championships in Gothenburg will not help the European Athletics Association get the fee increase it is trying to get.

Athletics

EBU-athletics tensions, Canal Plus basketball fees drop, IOC's Australian rights fee, ESS tears up deals in UK and Australia, Trans World Sport's future in balance
Athletics

The European Athletics Championships will need to get good ratings if the European Athletics Association is to get an increase in television rights fees.

Athletics

Audience of 230 million in Europe

American Football

Athletics: The Dentsu agency signed a 10-year, €180m (£122m) deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations for the worldwide marketing rights and worldwide television rights outside Eu…
Athletics

Declining interest in athletics and belief that last deal was overvalued mean EBU negotiations will be tough
American Football

Boxing: German public-service broadcaster ARD acquired the rights for a minimum 12 fights a year from Sauerland Promotions in a four-year deal, 2008 to 2011, renewing a previous contract
Athletics

A new deal for French Ligue 1 football is likely to be the biggest television-rights deal of 2008
Athletics

Olympics, international football, ice hockey, skiing and athletics protected

Athletics

Motorsport: US motor racing series Nascar finalised a series of eight-year deals worth an overall $4.5bn (£2.6bn/€3.8bn), a 40-per-cent increase on its present deals.

Athletics

Cricket: Asian pay-broadcaster Zee Sports acquired the Indian cable and satellite rights to India’s three-Test series against Sri Lanka in a deal with the newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in India

Athletics

The TWI agency is having mixed fortunes in selling the television rights for the Golden League athletics series

Athletics

Formula One:  Pan-Asian broad-caster ESPN Star Sports acquired the pay rights for Formula One in all of Asia, except Japan and China, in a five-year deal

Athletics

Basketball: Spanish commercial broadcaster La Sexta acquired the rights to this year’s basketball World Championships in a deal with Fiba, the international basketball federation.