Baseball
Cubs set to look for new local broadcast partner
The Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball franchise is set to decide against renewing a long-running partnership with local broadcast rights-holder WGN-TV, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper
One World Sports strikes rights deal for top Japanese baseball team
Asia-focused sports broadcaster One World Sports has acquired North American rights for games featuring the Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s most popular and successful baseball team.
YouTube in deal with Eclat for live sports coverage
Eclat, which owns IPTV broadcaster Spo TV, has struck a deal with YouTube that will allow the South Korean sports marketing company to show live sports action via a dedicated page on the video-sharing…
MLB raises concerns over Dodgers’ rights deal
Major League Baseball (MLB) has expressed concerns over the Los Angeles Dodgers’ new local rights deal with US broadcaster Time Warner Cable (TWC), according to the USA Today newspaper.
Time Warner Cable confirms new channel launch as part of Dodgers deal
US broadcaster Time Warner Cable (TWC) has confirmed that a new regional pay-television sports channel will be launched as part of a deal to acquire the media rights of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles D…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From January 10 to January 23
FOOTBALL
Football: US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN acquired rights for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The ESPN3
Time Warner set to land Los Angeles Dodgers rights
US broadcaster Time Warner Cable is set to acquire regional broadcast rights in the US for Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball games in a deal that will run for 20 years, from 2014 to 2033
Fox plans to do for baseball what BSkyB did for English football
Former BSkyB boss Dovey behind Fox plans to revolutionise baseball coverage in Japan
ESPN to provide Spanish-language coverage of World Baseball Classic
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive Spanish-language rights for the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic national team tournament
Fox takes control of Indians’ channel and rights
US broadcaster Fox Sports Media Group has purchased the Cleveland Indians’ regional cable-television sports channel SportsTime Ohio, along with the broadcast rights to the Major League Baseball team.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From December 6 to December 19
FOOTBALL
Football: Chilean commercial broadcaster Megavisión acquired domestic and international rights for Chile national team matches, in the four years from 2015 to 2018.
Fox Sports Japan to launch with baseball coverage
The Fox International Channels division of US network Fox will launch Fox Sports Japan, a new sports channel for the country, in March 2013 with coverage of Japanese baseball games
Dodgers in talks with MLB over TV deal
Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers has opened talks with the league over a potential new regional television deal with US broadcasters Fox Sports or Time Warner Cable, according to…
Dodgers consider own regional network
Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers are considering creating their own regional sports broadcaster in partnership with entertainment production company Dick Clark Productions, according…
ESS moves away from exclusivity
Singapore carriage deals show new ESS channel strategy
US sports TV subscribers sue leagues and broadcasters
US pay-television subscribers have been granted permission to pursue a lawsuit accusing several television networks, the Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League of antitrust violations related…
Fox Sports set to acquire Cleveland Indians network
US Major League Baseball team the Cleveland Indians is set to sell its regional cable-television channel SportsTime Ohio to Fox Sports Ohio, a regional division of Fox Sports, which is owned by US network…