Boxing
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From March 21 to April 17
FOOTBALL
Football: Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS acquired exclusive rights for Uefa Euro 2016
AIBA extends Total Sports Asia partnership
The International Boxing Association, which governs global amateur boxing, has extended its rights distribution partnership with the Total Sport Asia agency
Channel Five picks up Fury fight
UK commercial broadcaster Channel Five has acquired exclusive domestic rights for the heavyweight boxing bout between Tyson Fury and Steve Cunningham on April 27
Fox Sports lands knockout Golden Boy boxing extension
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has signed a rights extension with boxing promotional company Golden Boy in a deal that will lead to the creation of a new Monday night boxing slot on its soon-to-be-launched…
BoxNation snaps up rights for more Top Rank events
UK pay-television broadcaster BoxNation has acquired rights for two boxing events operated by promotional company Top Rank
MP & Silva to push channel strategy
MP & Silva chief explains why channel plan may work for Asia
ESPN Deportes plots future
ESPN Deportes explains long-term strategy for growing US Spanish-language market
BoxNation strikes rights deals
BoxNation buys big bouts
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From March 7 to March 20
FOOTBALL
Football: Polish pay-television broadcaster Orange Sport acquired exclusive rights for the English FA Cup and England national team home matches
HBO cuts ties with Golden Boy Promotions
US pay-television broadcaster HBO has said that it will no longer acquire rights to boxing events organised by Golden Boy Promotions, which promotes many of the sport’s top fighters.
BoxNation picks up Mayweather, Khan fights
UK pay-television broadcaster BoxNation has acquired rights for the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Junior v Robert Guerrero and Amir Khan v Julio Diaz boxing bouts, according to the Bad Left Hook news website
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From February 21 to March 6
TV Sports Markets
HBO picks up rights for Macau boxing event
US pay-television broadcaster HBO has acquired rights for the professional debut of Chinese two-time Olympic boxing gold medal-winner Zou Shiming
Mediapro to wrestle for better Marca TV position
Marca TV may sell on its rights but the channel is not closing
Mayweather switches to Showtime
Mayweather Promotions, the promotional agency that represents top boxer Floyd Mayweather Junior, has agreed a rights deal with Showtime and the US pay-per-view broadcaster’s parent company, the CBS network.
BoxNation picks up Murray v Martinez
UK pay-television broadcaster BoxNation TV has acquired live domestic rights for the upcoming world middleweight boxing fight between British fighter Martin Murray and Argentinian Sergio Martinez on April…
Sky Box Office to show Froch v Kessler
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB will show the world super middleweight boxing title unification bout between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler on May 25 on the Sky Box Office pay-per-view channel