Equestrian

Interview with Lisa Lazarus, FEI chief of business development and strategy, on the Fédération Equestre Internationale’s renewed rights deals with IMG Events & Media and the European Broadcasting Union.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Mexico has struck a new long-term rights deal with the FEI, the global governing body of equestrian sports.

The Fédération Equestre Internationale, the global governing body of equestrian, has renewed its long-standing broadcast partnerships with the European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of public-service broadcasters, and the IMG agency through to the end of 2022.

International digital terrestrial television and pay-television broadcaster CNN International will enhance its coverage of equestrian sport under a new three-year plan.

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), equestrian sport’s global governing body, has invited proposals from media companies to deliver the production, sales and distribution of live, news, highlights, magazine and other programming across major championships.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has extended the reach of its official video service, FEI TV, by launching a new app for mobile phone users.

Specialist international equestrian sports and lifestyle television channel Horse and Country TV is to launch a TV Everywhere service that will allow viewers in the UK and Ireland to subscribe to and view the channel online, as well as on tablet or smartphone devices.

Specialist international equestrian sports and lifestyle television channel Horse & Country TV has announced it will launch in Sweden in October.

Satellite television channel Horse & Country TV is to launch in Sweden later this month via cloud-based television delivery and over-the-top service Magine.

FOOTBALL Football: Hong Kong broadcaster TVB acquired domestic free-to-air and pay-television rights for the 2014 Fifa World Cup

The Dutch version of satellite television channel Horse & Country TV has agreed a carriage deal with cable operator Ziggo.

Eurovision and EBU member France Télévisions have been jointly awarded the host broadcasting contract for the 2014 World Equestrian Games.

A new online channel dedicated to horse sports will launch in the Republic of Ireland on February 5

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

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed its rights deal with the Burghley Horse Trials, the annual equestrian event, for four years, from 2013 to 2016

Badminton: Indian sports broadcaster Neo Sports signed a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, for the Badminton World Federation World Superseries, with the global rights-holder, the Malaysia-based Total…

Athletics: Australian public-service broadcaster SBS acquired the rights for the 2011 IAAF World Championships in a deal with the Dentsu agency

THe FEI believes its new rights deals will expand exposure and increase revenues over the next four years