Cricket

Cricket
Africa

Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports is close to agreeing its first overseas deal for International Cricket Council events from 2008 to 2011
Cricket
Africa

Deals signed in North America, Pakistan, Middle East, Caribbean; deal in South Africa close
Cricket
Asia

A billion-dollar deal signed last weekend for the Indian cricket board’s new domestic Twenty20 tournament, the India Premier League, could mark a new commercial era for the sport

American Football
Brazil

Boxing: German public-service broadcaster ARD acquired the rights for a minimum 12 fights a year from Sauerland Promotions in a four-year deal, 2008 to 2011, renewing a previous contract
Cricket
Australia

India to be carved out of ICC-IMG deal due next week
Basketball
Argentina

Golf: UK pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights to the US PGA Tour in a six-year deal, from 2007 to 2012.

Cricket
Asia

Goal now has strategic partnerships in three of the five key South and South East Asian markets
Cricket
Asia

The Dubai-based Ten Sports channel maintained its audience-share leadership among Indian sports channels in 2007

Cricket
Asia

ESPN Star Sports is getting excellent ratings in India for its football World Cup coverage.

Cricket
Asia

Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports is to sublicense some cricket rights in Pakistan to rival broadcaster Ten Sports.

Cricket
Africa

The United Cricket Board is hoping to drop a contract with the Octagon agency so that it can take its international television rights in-house.

Cricket
Australia

Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports faces a tough challenge to hit
Athletics
Australia

A new deal for French Ligue 1 football is likely to be the biggest television-rights deal of 2008
Basketball
Asia

Tennis: US network NBC and cable broadcaster ESPN are set to acquire the rights for the Wimbledon tournament in two separate four-year deals, 2008 to 2011
Athletics
Australia

Cricket: Asian pay-broadcaster Zee Sports acquired the Indian cable and satellite rights to India’s three-Test series against Sri Lanka in a deal with the newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in India

Cricket
Asia

Skiing: Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR acquired the rights for Swiss World Cup events in a four-year deal, 2007-08 to 2010-11, with the Swiss ski federation
Cricket

Cricinfo acquisition latest step in ESPN's online expansion
American Football
Asia

American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV and cable sports broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet acquired the Canadian rights to NFL football for the three years from 2008 to 2010, paying a combined…