Cycling

Cycling
Belgium

The return of Lance Armstrong to this year’s Tour de France looks to have played a key role in driving strong television audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.

Australian Rules Football
Asia

Basketball: PCTV-owned Mexican pay-broadcaster TVC Deportes extended it deal for the live rights to the ACB Spanish Basketball League in a three-year deal from 2009-10 to 2011-12
Athletics
Africa

Asian Games: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV acquired the rights for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangdong, China, in a deal with the Games’ organisers. CCTV will undertake the host broadcasting of the event.
Athletics
Asia

Athletics: US broadcaster NBC and its cable and broadband subsidiary Universal Sports acquired the rights for the World Athletics Series, covering Indoor and outdoor World Championships and other events,…
Athletics
Africa

Athletics: The IMG agency acquired the international television rights for the newly-created Diamond League in a five-year deal, 2010 to 2014, guaranteeing around $6m (€4.7m) a year.
Basketball
Asia

Basketball: Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is to acquire the rights for the new, top-flight domestic basketball league, Novo Basquete Brasil, for R$1.5m (€474,000/ $633,710) a season.
Cycling
Europe

English football’s Premier League has blocked its Greek licensee Nova from showing its Saturday 3pm matches.
Basketball
Austria

Basketball: Greek pay-operator NetMed acquired the rights for A1 league club PAOK in a three-year deal from 2008-09 to 2010-11
Cycling
Europe

The attempt by RCS Sport to boost the value of the event’s international rights failed because of the lack of competition in the domestic market.

Cycling
Belgium

Ratings fall but battling Tour sees signs of hope
Cycling
Asia

Football: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the exclusive television rights in the Indian sub-continent for Fifa events in 2009 and 2010, including the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Cycling
Europe

Maximum of 20,000 viewers can simultaneously access live streaming
Cycling
Europe

Tour wins new EBU deal but UCI must try harder
Cycling
Asia

Football: German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League.

Cycling
Europe

List comprises 21 sports events considered to be of “major importance to society”
Cycling
Europe

Italian state broadcaster threats to renege on agreed contribution to Euro 2004 cost
Cycling
Asia

AOL Time Warner pulled out of the bidding for the rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games because, it said, it could not meet the International Olympic Committee’s tender requirements.
Cycling
Belgium

Qualifying matches for football’s European Championship next year dominated the April charts in TV Sports Markets monthly survey.