Cricket
Perform secures ECB rights in North America
The England and Wales Cricket Board has agreed a rights deal in North America and the Caribbean with digital sports media company Perform
Ten begins exclusive talks with Cricket Australia
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has entered a period of exclusive talks over a rights deal with the Cricket Australia national governing body, according to the Australian newspaper
Telstra rules out Cricket Australia digital rights bid
Telecommunications company Telstra has said that it will not bid for the next cycle of mobile and digital rights on offer from the Cricket Australia national governing body, according to the Australian…
YouTube to continue showing IPL
Times Internet, the online and mobile arm of the Times Group publishing company in India, has extended its live streaming rights deal with video-sharing website YouTube for the 2013 and 2014 seasons of…
NexGTv snares IPL mobile rights
Times Internet, the online and mobile arm of Indian publishing company Times Group, has sublicensed mobile rights for the 2013 season of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament to Indian…
ASO, not UCI, holds the key to world series plan
ASO, as usual, holds the key to planned cycling shake-up
Bidders revealed for Sri Lanka Cricket rights
Nimbus Communications and Neo Prime, a pay-television channel operated by the agency’s Neo Sports Broadcast division, have lodged separate bids for the worldwide rights to Sri Lanka national cricket t…
Ten and Seven submit bids for Cricket Australia rights
Australian commercial broadcasters Ten and Seven have submitted bids for Cricket Australia’s next cycle of free-to-air media rights, according to the Australian newspaper.
BT lifted by ESPN deal, but the battle with Sky has only just begun
BT has got a good deal with the ESPN buy-out but still faces an uphill struggle in battle with Sky
Neo beats Sony and Taj to New Zealand rights
Neo explains why it bid big for New Zealand cricket rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From February 21 to March 6
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Neo pounces for New Zealand cricket rights
Neo Sports Broadcast, a division of the Nimbus Communications agency, has acquired rights in Asia for all professional domestic and international cricket matches played in New Zealand
New Ten chief confirms bidding intentions
Incoming Ten Network chief executive Hamish McLennan has said that the commercial broadcaster will bid for the next cycle of domestic rights to Australian cricket and the Australian Open tennis grand slam…
ABU left to pick up the scraps as IOC carves out even more markets
IOC carves out five more Asian markets to handle in-house and further weaken ABU rights; Frustrated Barton blasts ABU
Willow TV takes control of Neo Broadcast America
Neo Broadcast America, a subsidiary of the Nimbus Communications agency’s Neo Sports Broadcast division, has been sold to North American cricket pay-television broadcaster Willow TV.
Sri Lanka Cricket launches worldwide rights tender
Sri Lanka Cricket, the sport’s governing body in the country, has launched a tender for the worldwide rights to the Sri Lanka national team’s matches.
ECB upbeat about North American rights
ECB bullish about growth in North America
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From January 24 to February 6
FOOTBALL
Football: Spanish broadcaster Mediaset acquired rights for Spain national team games until June 2014, and the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup