Basketball
Fox Sports teams up with breakaway US college conference
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has acquired rights for a new college sports competition that will include teams that have left the existing Big East conference
ESPN agrees Mountain West deal
US cable-television broadcaster ESPN has confirmed a new rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference
ESPN’s new Big East deal includes cancellation clause
US cable-television sports broadcaster ESPN will be able to cancel its new rights deal with the Big East college sports conference if certain teams leave the competition, according to ESPN’s news website.
Ten Sports to show Euroleague basketball
Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has acquired rights for the Euroleague Basketball club competition
ESPN closes in on Mountain West deal
ESPN is finalising a new rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference, according to the US cable-television broadcaster’s news website.
Time Warner adds more MLS
Time Warner buys more MLS rights
Canal Plus fightback gathers pace
Handball deal is latest sign of Canal Plus fightback against aggressive Al Jazeera
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Fiba extends Sportfive rights distribution deal in Asia
The Sportfive International agency has extended an agreement with the International Basketball Federation, Fiba, for the distribution of the global governing body’s media rights in Asia.
Big East seals rights deals with ESPN, CBS
The Big East US college sports conference has struck a rights deal with incumbent rights-holder ESPN and will also seal a renewal with US network CBS, according to the ESPN.com website
Mediapro to wrestle for better Marca TV position
Marca TV may sell on its rights but the channel is not closing
ESPN asked to match NBC Sports’ Big East offer
US cable-television sports broadcaster ESPN has been given the chance to match the offer from the NBC Sports division of the NBC network for the rights to US college sports conference the Big East, according…
Mediaset to buck trend and make money on football
Market so bad in Spain that Telecinco expects to make
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…
Crunch year for Arnaud Lagardère
It is time for Arnaud's vision for Lagadère Unlimited to convince
Fox moves away from football for second channel
Fox is expanding in Brazil and won't be relying on football
Perform-backed NBA website to stream live games in Germany
A new NBA website that has been launched in Germany by digital sports media company Perform will stream games live from basketball’s top league in North America.
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