Ice Hockey
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From July 26 to August 29
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
KHL renews with Modern Times in the Baltics
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, extended its rights agreement in the Baltics for Russian ice hockey league the Kontinental Hockey League for three seasons,…
NHL’s Canadian broadcasters make plans in case of lockout
The National Hockey League’s Canadian broadcast rights-holders are examining their programming options in the event that the ice hockey league’s new season is delayed as a result of talks over a new col…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From June 28 to July 11
FOOTBALL
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Oceania for the Champions League and Europa League in the 2012-13 to 2014-15 period.
Swiss ice hockey association renews domestic deals
The Swiss ice hockey association has renewed its deals with media group Cinetrade and SRG SSR, the public-service broadcaster, for rights to the domestic league and national team matches, for a further…
Sportsman’s offer makes it easy for German league
Sportsman and Red Bull link up to check Sky Deutschland
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From June 14 to June 27
FOOTBALL
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a deal in Germany with commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1
University of North Dakota seals regional broadcast deal
US regional sports broadcaster Midco Sports Network has agreed a five-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2016-17, with the University of North Dakota for live rights to matches of the hockey, football, basketball…
NHL blocks Bell and Rogers from joint bid for rights, report says
Bell and rival telecommunications company Rogers Communications will not be allowed to submit a joint bid for the next cycle of the National Hockey League’s Canadian rights, according to the Globe and M…
Finnish ice hockey league secures new domestic deal
The Finnish ice hockey league, the SM Liiga, has concluded an exclusive five-year domestic rights deal, from 2013-14 to 2017-18, with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nelonen
German ice hockey league agrees domestic and international rights deals
The Sportsman Media Group agency has agreed a deal with the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the German ice hockey league, to distribute the worldwide media rights to the league, from the 2012-13 season onwards
SM Liiga enters exclusive talks
Deal close for Finnish ice hockey as league starts exclusive talks
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From May 31 to June 13
FOOTBALL
Football: The English Premier League agreed deals for its domestic live rights with pay-television broadcaster BSkyB and telco BT for the seasons 2013-14 to 2015-16, worth a total of £3.
Kings NHL games to remain on Fox Sports West
Fox Sports, a division of US network Fox, agreed a 12-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2023-24, for the rights to show Los Angeles Kings National Hockey League ice hockey games on the Fox Sports West regional…
Fans flock to social networks
Sports fans increasingly turn to social networks for content
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From May 17 to May 30
FOOTBALL
Football: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC renewed its highlights rights for the English Premier League for three seasons, from 2013-14 to 2015-16, in a deal worth £179.
TV2 renews deal with Norwegian ice hockey
Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 renewed its rights for Norwegian ice hockey’s top-tier domestic league, the Get-League, and national team matches, for three years, from 2012 to 2…
Infront ends live coverage of Ice Hockey Championships on YouTube
The Infront Sports & Media agency has curtailed its live coverage of the 2012 Ice Hockey World Championship on video-sharing website YouTube after users were able to access the streams from territories…