Badminton

The international badminton federation said this week that it has brought in higher television-rights fees and better worldwide exposure for its top events this year.

The International Badminton Federation is set to sign an unusual television-rights deal with the pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.

Danmarks Radio accused of not fulfilling its role as a public-service broadcaster

The International Badminton Federation, like other federations, is considering taking at least some of its television rights in-house

The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against the Italian government over the use by the country’s broadcasters of mini-advertisements during the televising of football matches.

Five provincial channels pool resources and sports content in new joint-venture channel

Minority sports remain worried that the scrapping of the BBC’s Grandstand sports programme will make it even harder to win free-to-air television coverage.

Minor sports in Denmark have turned to the internet to increase their exposure and drive revenues rather than rely on traditional broadcasters.

World Wrestling Entertainment takes its Asian television rights sales in-house

Football: Spanish agency Mediapro signed a deal worth close to €100m (£68m) per season from 2009-10 to 2013-14, for the television rights of the G-30, the group of 25 first and second division Liga fo…

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.

Figure Skating: US network NBC acquired the rights for US figure skating in a three-year deal with the US Figure Skating Association, covering the national championships and the international Skate America…

International Badminton Federation move postpones bringing rights in-house

The International Hockey Federation has dropped sports agency to take its rights in house.