Darts
ITV hits the target with darts deal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights for events operated by the Professional Darts Corporation.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From March 7 to March 20
FOOTBALL
Football: Polish pay-television broadcaster Orange Sport acquired exclusive rights for the English FA Cup and England national team home matches
BSkyB renews PDC rights for another five years
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has renewed its rights with the Professional Darts Corporation for a further five years. The new contract will begin in December with the 2013 World Championship
BBC hits the target with darts extension
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a rights deal for the British Darts Organisation’s (BDO) World Championships.
The extension will run for three years, from 2014 to 2016.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From November 8 to November 21
FOOTBALL
Football: Brazilian pay-television broadcaster SporTV acquired the rights to the 2013 Concacaf Gold Cup from the Traffic Sports agency
ESPN renews rights to BDO World Darts Championships
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN has renewed its rights to the British Darts Organisation World Professional Darts Championships to cover the 2013 event
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From August 30 to September 12
FOOTBALL
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.
ESPN sticks with World Masters darts for another year
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN renewed its rights deal for the Winmau World Masters, a British Darts Organisation event, for the 2012 tournament
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From July 26 to August 29
FOOTBALL
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
ESPN adds European Darts Championship to autumn line-up
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive rights for the 2012 European Darts Championship, in a deal with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) governing body
ESPN serves up more tennis in the UK
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired rights in the UK and Ireland for 14 ATP and WTA tennis tournaments, continuing its recent expansion into sports beyond its core offering of football and American…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2:Basketball, boxing, BCCI cricket, BDO darts and more
Basketball: The MP & Silva agency brokered several deals for the Spanish league, the ACB, beginning this season
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Asian Games, athletics, boxing, darts, golf and more
Asian Games: The organising committee of the 2014 Asian Games signed memorandums of understanding with Korean networks KBS, MBC and SBS, provisionally appointing them as host broadcasters
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Darts, handball, motorsports, Olympics, tennis and more
Darts: UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB acquired the rights for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Grand Slam of Darts in a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, with the PDC
News in brief, issue 15:1
Uefa over half way there on centralisation plan ... F1 renews in key markets ... EAA drops its fee for 2012 ... AFA TV plans ‘not viable’ ... Taylor exit doesn’t hurt PDC
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, basketball, boxing, winter sports and more
Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015
Muller steps aside as SBS focuses on entertainment
Euro football qualifiers and darts set to be latest casualties of brutal Dutch market.