Cricket
Zee wins damages claim over BCCI deal
An Indian tribunal has ruled that the Board of Control for Cricket in India must pay over Rs1.2 billion (€17.2 million/$21.8
Neo acquires Bangladesh v West Indies
Pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights for the West Indies national cricket team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Windies slow decline confirmed
New West Indies deal reflects changing world order in cricket
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From October 25 to November 7
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Football: Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes acquired rights for tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean
Taj gets global West Indies cricket rights
Pan-Asian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television has agreed a worldwide rights deal with the West Indies Cricket Board, the sport’s governing body for the group of Caribbean islands, covering seven y…
Star Cricket expands reach with new carriage deals
Pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has secured carriage deals in the Philippines and Indonesia for its specialist cricket channel, Star Cricket
Sky balks at ‘unexpected’ BCCI fees
BSkyB has put on hold plans to send a production and commentary crew to cover the England national cricket team’s upcoming series against India after the Board of Control for Cricket in India made an u…
Bangladesh Cricket Board settles for short-term Virgo deal
The Bangladesh Cricket Board, the sport’s governing body in the country, has sold its worldwide media rights for the country’s national team series against West Indies to satellite-television broadcaster Vir…
BT Vision brings UK market back to life
BT Vision ambitions shake up UK rights market
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From September 13 to September 26
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Football: US Spanish-language sports broadcaster Univision Deportes acquired rights to the Germany and France national teams’ home qualifiers for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
Sky snaps up long-term cricket rights deals
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has acquired rights for six England national cricket team overseas tours through to 2020 as part of new multi-year deals with the Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa…
ESS makes $100m profit on ICC
Deal in Australia takes ESS over $100m profit threshold for global ICC rights sales
World Twenty20 set to smash ICC viewing records
A cumulative audience of up to 1
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From August 30 to September 12
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Football: Norwegian basic-tier broadcaster TV Norge acquired rights for Norway’s five away qualifying games for the 2014 Fifa World Cup from the Sportfive agency.
Sky New Zealand renews rights deal with New Zealand Cricket
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its rights agreement with New Zealand Cricket, the governing body for the sport in the country, for a further two years, for rights to all home internationals…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From July 26 to August 29
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Football: Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports acquired the US rights to the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier home games of all Concacaf nations, excluding the US and Mexico
Fox and Nine renew ICC rights
Australian pay-television operator Fox Sports and the Nine commercial television network jointly acquired rights for national team events operated by the International Cricket Council, the sport’s global g…