Golf
Sky extends multi-event deal with Matchroom
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has signed a new broadcast rights and production deal with sports promotion company Matchroom Sport
IMG extends deal with LPGA
The IMG Media agency has struck a deal to continue to distribute worldwide media rights for events operated by the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
The length of the extension was not disclosed
Sina to show live PGA Tour golf
Chinese internet operator Sina will simulcast live coverage of 12 golf tournaments per year as part of an extension to its partnership with the US PGA Tour
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From January 24 to February 6
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Football: Spanish broadcaster Mediaset acquired rights for Spain national team games until June 2014, and the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup
Shaw Communications tees up US PGA Tour rights
Canadian telecommunications company Shaw Communications has agreed a five-year broadcast rights deal with golf’s US PGA Tour which will run through 2018.
LPGA tees up digital video deal
Digital sports video news agency SendtoNews has agreed a multi-year digital video distribution deal with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), the leading professional tour in women’s golf.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From January 10 to January 23
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Football: US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN acquired rights for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The ESPN3
NBC to give Scottish Open US network exposure
US network NBC has acquired rights for the Scottish Open golf championship in a deal with the European Tour, the sport’s leading professional tour in Europe, and US pay-television broadcaster the Golf C…
Sony Six on board for launch of Golf Premier League
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has acquired domestic rights for the inaugural edition of the Golf Premier League, which will be held next month in Pune, India
Watching Brief (Vol.47) Special Focus: UK TV Sports Viewing – Review of 2012
Golden year for British sport delivers record-breaking television audiences in the UK
Sky Deutschland retains golf rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has retained rights in Germany and Austria for events organised by the US PGA Tour.
The deal will run for three years, from 2013 until the end of 2015
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From December 6 to December 19
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Football: Chilean commercial broadcaster Megavisión acquired domestic and international rights for Chile national team matches, in the four years from 2015 to 2018.
Golf Channel agrees deal for US college golf
US pay-television broadcaster the Golf Channel has acquired live rights to the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s and women’s division one golf championship in a multi-year deal which begins in …
Events business ‘troublesome’ and ‘too small’ for C+
Dutaret says events business can grow despite the crisis
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From October 25 to November 7
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Football: Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes acquired rights for tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean
World Sport Group extends Singapore Open deal as rights talks continue
The World Sport Group agency has renewed a deal to promote the Singapore Open golf tournament for five years, from 2013 to 2017