Cycling
Giro d’Italia organiser close to TV revenue-sharing deal, report says
Giro d’Italia promoter RCS Sport is close to a deal with the Association International des Groupes Cyclistes Professionels, an umbrella group of cycling’s leading teams, that will give the teams a sha…
EBU renews global media rights for Hamburg cycle race
The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of public-service broadcasters, renewed its deal with the Lagardère-owned event management company Upsolut Event to distribute the worldwide media rights …
Universal Sports Network renews La Vuelta rights
US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network, has renewed its rights deal for cycling’s Vuelta a España, for four years, from 2013 to 2016.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From February 9 to February 22
FOOTBALL
Football:Pan-European cable and satellite sports broadcaster Eurosport extended its rights deal for the Africa Cup of Nations for the next two editions of the tournament, in 2013 and 2015
EBU renews La Vuelta rights in deal with ASO
The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of European free-to-air broadcasters, renewed its deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation and Unipublic agencies for rights for the Vuelta a España cycle …
Nine under fire for Tour Down Under coverage
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine defended its coverage of the Tour Down Under cycle race after more than 1,600 fans signed an online petition to call for the domestic rights for the road…
ITV renews Tour de France
UK commercial broadcaster ITV renewed its rights for the Tour de France cycle race from 2012 to 2015 in a deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation, the event’s commercial rights-holder.
ASO to distribute Tour Down Under rights
Sports marketing company the Amaury Sport Organisation was appointed to handle global broadcast distribution for the Tour Down Under cycling race in Adelaide, Australia
Outdoor Channel acquires rights for Tour de Timor
Pan-Asian sports broadcaster The Outdoor Channel acquired rights for the 2012 Tour de Timor, a mountain bike race, in a deal with the race organisers and the Government of Timor-Leste
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: IAAF athletics, Euroleague, Tour de France, MMA and more
Athletics: Sports broadcaster Eurosport acquired pan-European rights for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ 2011 and 2013 World Championships.
Fastrack: Issue 15:6
Astro spends heavily to snatch football rights ... KBS ‘no’ to bundled athletics ... TSA brought in for World Series ... SBS wants Giro for the full set ... Trans TV wants Asean Cup
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Boxing, ICC and IPL cricket, cycling and football
Boxing: New Zealand state broadcaster Māori Television acquired the exclusive rights to show the heavyweight boxing clash between David Tua and Demetrius King on March 19.
News in brief, Issue 15:3
Universum floored by lack of new TV deal ... Team coming calling ... TVE set to renew Vuelta deal ... Football the draw in 2010
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Boxing, cricket, golf, rally, rugby and tennis deals
Boxing: Triumph Media Group extended its deal with Klitshcko Management Group covering the distribution of the global media rights to the 2011 fights of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko
News in brief, Issue 14:21
Rai crisis raises doubts over future of Rai Trade ... ITV gambles on England ... Tough times for handball ... Crafty Fox waits for rights
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: NFL, athletics, cricket, cycling, handball and rugby union deals
American Football: UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 acquired the live rights to all of the NFL’s Sunday night games for the 2010 season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, cycling, golf, hockey and ESPN’s $1.86bn ACC deal
Basketball: The Sportsman Media Group will sell the international rights for the 2010 Fiba men’s Under-20 and Under-18 European Championships. It is the first time the rights will be sold by an agency.