Bowls

The BBC’s World Bowls coverage could follow the UK public broadcaster's World Snooker output and have a new host broadcast company with an invitation to tender currently live, SportBusiness understands.

The BBC has awarded Sunset+Vine a three-year contract for the production of the World Indoor Bowls Championships, from 2019 to 2021.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a rights agreement for the World Indoor Bowls Championships.

UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has agreed a deal with public-service broadcaster the BBC to produce live coverage and highlights of the World Indoor Professional Bowls Championship.

Media rights clips from October 30 to November 12

Sports data and media content company Sportradar will show the Grand Prix of Bowls on its Betradar Live Channel under a wide-ranging agreement with the event’s operating group Nigel Oldfield Sports Promotions (NOSP).

FOOTBALL Football: Chilean commercial broadcaster Megavisión acquired domestic and international rights for Chile national team matches, in the four years from 2015 to 2018.

Football/Basketball: JCS Sports, owner of Israel’s two Sport 5 cable and satellite channels, acquired the rights for top Israeli football and basketball matches in a three-year sublicensing deal with pay-per-view company Charlton

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.

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…