Horse Racing
Channel 4 to launch production tender for horse racing coverage
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 will launch a tender to find a broadcast production partner after acquiring domestic free-to-air rights from the Racecourse Media Group for the Royal Ascot, Derby, Grand…
BBC resigned to losing horse racing rights to Channel 4
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC is resigned to losing the domestic free-to-air rights for the Royal Ascot, Derby and Grand National horse racing events to commercial broadcaster Channel 4, according…
Channel 4 makes big offer to take control of UK free-to-air horse racing rights
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 submitted an offer of £15 million (€17.6 million/$23.8
US broadcaster buys rights for Cheltenham horse racing
US horse racing broadcaster TVG acquired live rights to the Cheltenham horse racing festival taking place in England this week
UK free-to-air broadcasters and Sky line up for British Champions Day horse-racing rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC is being challenged by commercial broadcasters Channel Four and ITV as well as pay-television broadcaster BSkyB for the next cycle of domestic rights for British Champions…
Horse racing’s Breeders’ Cup in NBC deal
US network NBC acquired rights for horse racing’s Breeders’ Cup in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015, with Breeders’ Cup Limited, owner of the thoroughbred racing series.
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TV2 ousts NRK in horse racing deal
Norwegian basic-tier and commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired rights for domestic harness racing, a form of horse racing, in a deal with Norsk Ristoto, the company which has the concession to handle all…
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Horse Racing: Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ agreed a two-year rights deal, for 2012 and 2013, with Horse Racing Ireland and the Association of Irish Racecourses, for races in Ireland.
Strikers force Italian horse racing channel off the air
Striking workers from Italy’s horse racing industry on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s racing channel, Unire TV, forcing the channel off the air. Th
Betting rights deals for three British race courses
Amalgamated Racing which operates Turf TV, the horse-racing channel for bookmaker shops in UK and Ireland, agreed media rights deals with three British horse racing courses, Exeter, Perth and Kelso, beginning…
Horse racing programming venture launched
Indian media company Bennett Coleman Group and sports and leisure management company Procam International launched a joint venture programming brand called R1, which will aim to transform the image of…
Irish horse racing partners with RTÉ until 2013
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ agreed a two-year deal for rights to Irish horse racing events, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, with Horse Racing Ireland and the Association of Irish Racecourses.
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Basketball: UK pay-television channel ESPN extended its rights for the Euroleague to cover the 2011-12 season in a deal with the league
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: American football, badminton, boxing, cricket, golf and more
American football: US sports broadcaster ESPN agreed an eight-year extension to its rights deal with the NFL for Monday night matches, worth $15.2bn (€10.95bn).
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Handball: Setanta Africa, the sub-Saharan Africa sports broadcaster, acquired the rights for the European Handball Federation Champions League Final Four in a deal with the Sportsman Media Group
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Athletics: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai acquired rights for the IAAF World Athletics Series, including the World Championships, in a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, with the IEC in Sports…
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