Cycling

ASO, IMG and Infront all have big cycling ambitions. That could be bad news for UK's SweetSpot

FOOTBALL Football: Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS acquired exclusive rights for Uefa Euro 2016

Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG has extended a rights deal for the Tour de Suisse cycling road race in a two-year deal, from 2013 to 2014

Media company Dirt TV has struck a deal with organisers of the mountain biking Enduro World Series to produce and show online coverage of each event during the 2013 campaign

ASO, as usual, holds the key to planned cycling shake-up

MP & Silva chief explains why channel plan may work for Asia

Broadcast and distribution company Chello Zone, a division of Liberty Global’s Chellomedia, has agreed a deal for its Extreme Sports Channel to be available via the Xbox 360 gaming console for an upcoming B…

Rai pays less for Giro rights and more for production, but the real money will be made abroad

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Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has renewed rights for the Giro d’Italia and five other Italian cycling events in a four-year deal, from 2013 to 2016.

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB is in talks about becoming a part-owner in a new global cycling championship, according to the Bloomberg news agency

Italian state broadcaster Rai has renewed domestic rights for the Giro d’Italia and five other Italian cycling events in a four-year deal, from 2013 to 2016.

Marca TV may sell on its rights but the channel is not closing

FOOTBALL

Rai keeps RCS waiting on Giro deal as season looms

FOOTBALL Football: Spanish broadcaster Mediaset acquired rights for Spain national team games until June 2014, and the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup