Football
Fifa-ISL corruption case set for Swiss Federal Court
The long-running Fifa-ISL corruption case has been referred to the country’s highest court, the Federal Court.
BSkyB has power to veto Premier League fixture plan
The English Premier League may be forced to alter its plan to delay its penultimate set of games by 24 hours, if pay-television broadcaster BSkyB demands it
De Mol wants Eredivisie highlights for SBS
Dutch commercial broadcaster SBS is considering bidding against public-service broadcaster NOS for highlights rights for the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league, according to Totaal TV
GMM Grammy targets more sport after Bundesliga rights
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy plans to bid for more major sports rights, after acquiring rights for German football’s Bundesliga from 2012-13 to 2014-15, and has established a new subsidiary, GMM 1…
India’s Premier League Soccer seeks pan-Asian rights deal
Organisers of the Premier League Soccer tournament in India are in talks with three broadcasters about a South Asia rights deal for the competition, according to Bhaswar Goswami, director of Celebrity…
Sky Italia attacks Serie A clubs as cold weather hits matches
Jacques Raynaud, vice-president of the Sky Sport channels at Italian pay-television operator Sky Italia, criticised clubs in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league, for failing to prevent…
CFoot to close
CFoot, the digital-terrestrial television channel owned by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French football league, will close down at the end of the 2011-12 football season in France, according…
Third round of bidding for Europa League in France
The Team Marketing agency set a deadline of February 10 for a third round of bidding in the tender for the rights in France for the Uefa Europa League football tournament for the three years from 2012-13…
Fox acquires Serie A rights in Latin America
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America acquired exclusive rights for the Italian Serie A in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with the MP & Silva agency
DFL expects international rights boost
The Deutsche Fussball Liga, the German football league, forecast that its annual international media rights income would increase by 50 per cent to over €70 million ($91.7
Al Jazeera seals Ligue 1 rights
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera agreed a deal with the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French football league, for the one remaining package of live domestic rights for the top-tier Ligue 1,…
Lega extends rights bid deadline by a week
The Italian football league, Lega A Serie A, has extended its bid deadline for four media rights packages by one week
Pitch’s confidence in English football provides boost for FA
FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession
Difficult year ahead in Europe
Eurozone crisis not the only challenge facing sports rights agencies in 2012
Sport TV’s grip on market unbroken by new entrant
Sport TV sees off new entrant once again as it picks up Europa League rights
Australia hopes to cash in on digital-savvy fans
Australian football federation outlines future rights strategy
Uefa’s Indonesian bonus
Uefa enjoys big increases in Chinese Taipei and Indonesia
Vietnamese cartel frustrates Sportfive
Cartel makes life hard for Sportfive in Vietnam