Equestrian
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, golf, MMA and more
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…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: IAAF events, Aussie Rules, boxing, equestrianism, golf
Athletics: Australian public-service broadcaster SBS acquired the rights for the 2011 IAAF World Championships in a deal with the Dentsu agency
EBU and IMG provide platform for global growth
THe FEI believes its new rights deals will expand exposure and increase revenues over the next four years
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, ICC events, ice hockey, rugby union, tennis deals
Basketball: Euroleague Basketball agreed deals in the UK, China and Iceland for the 2010 Final Four
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Football television rights values in the Netherlands are plunging, with pay-channel Sport1 succeeding in getting massive rights-fee reductions on key contracts.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Olympics, athletics, MotoGP, golf and more
Olympics: The Asian Broadcasting Union agreed deals in Indonesia for the 2008 Beijing Games with free-to-air broadcaster TVRI and pay-operator Astro.
Amaury ‘wise to go for golf, but not’ equestrian driving
The move by Amaury, owner of the commercial rights to cycling’s Tour de France, into golf and equestrianism has brought a mixed response from observers.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, speedway, boxing and more
German agency Infront Sports agreed a one-year deal for Bundesliga rights with a group comrising EM
New superleague is TV success, says Nations Cup
The international equestrian federation’s revamp of the sport’s national team competition appears to have been highly successful.
British snub for new super league
Great Britain is the only European country competing in the Samsung Nations Cup to show no interest in acquiring television coverage of the series.
TV first for equestrian driving
Television coverage, in Europe and Asia, of a new equestrian driving series will be a first for the sport.
Showjumping’s super league finds TV hard to win
The UK round of showjumping’s Samsung Super League will have no coverage on the country's terrestrial television.
Growing TV pushes Samsung to new title deal
Electronics company Samsung is set to renew its title sponsorship of show jumping’s Nations Cup
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, cricket, equestrian and volleyball
Athletics: UK pay-broadcaster Setanta extended a deal for the Golden League series in 2008 and 2009. The deal was brokered by the IMG agency.
Federation creates web channel as NBC takes up reins
Last week’s biggest-ever US television deal for the World Equestrian Games in 2010 is a major breakthrough for the sport in its attempts to broaden its audience
Equestrianism set to sign two deals
The Fédération Equestre International is set to renew its television deal with the European Broadcasting Union
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby League, equestrian, GAA, cricket and tennis
Rugby League: UK pay-broadcaster BSkyB and public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights for the top-tier Super League, the second-tier National League, international matches and the Challenge…
EBU not put off by US staging of World Games
The EBU is set to renew its deal with the Fédération Equestre Internationale, equestrianism’s world governing body.