Ice Hockey
Sports channels fall victim to Russia’s bear market
The Russian sports broadcasting industry will consolidate from next year, with RTR Sport becoming a general entertainment channel and 7TV dropping all its sports content.
TV Rights Deals 2: All the latest cricket, cycling, extreme sport and ESPN UK deals
Basketball: PCTV-owned Mexican pay-broadcaster TVC Deportes extended it deal for the live rights to the ACB Spanish Basketball League in a three-year deal from 2009-10 to 2011-12
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Pitch and Kentaro last week won the rights to distribute English Premier League club channel Liverpool FC TV, despite higher offers from rival agencies.
TV Rights Deals 2: All the latest boxing, cricket, ice hockey and motosport deals
American Football: The IMG agency agreed a deal to distribute the television rights of the National Football League in certain international territories in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America…
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UK pay-broadcaster BSkyB is set to agree a deal for cricket’s upcoming World Twenty20 Championship in England, ending a protracted 18-month long negotiation process with rights-holder ESPN Star Sports.
Gloves off again as Canal Plus-Viasat rivalry returns
Renewed competition between Scandinavian media companies TV4 and Modern Times Group’s Viasat has led to major rights-fee increases for Swedish domestic ice-hockey.
TV Rights Deals 2: NFL, NBA in Europe and Scandinavian ice hockey deals
American Football: The National Football League extended its television rights deals with US networks Fox and CBS for a further two years, up until the end of the 2012-13 season
TV Rights Deals 2: Rugby World Cup 2011, baseball, cricket, golf and more
Basketball: Eurosport Deutschland acquired live rights for nine selected playoff matches from Germany’s top league, the Basketball Bundesliga, in a deal with the league and rights-holder Sportdigital.tv.
ASN launches in Asia after platforms say Yes to US sport
Yes TV has begun rolling out its new US sport channel, All Sports Network, with this week’s carriage deal with PCCW’s Now TV platform in Hong Kong.
TV Rights Deals 2: Basketball, Winter Sports and more
Basketball: Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is to acquire the rights for the new, top-flight domestic basketball league, Novo Basquete Brasil, for R$1.5m (€474,000/ $633,710) a season.
Ice-hockey sale will have ‘little impact’ on Finnish market
The Finnish Competition Authority has been widely criticised for its decision to force pay-broadcaster Canal Plus to sublicense on domestic ice hockey rights in return for approving its merger with Swedish broadcast group TV4.
TV Rights Deals 2: College Football, the British Open and more
American Football: US cable sports network ESPN acquired the rights for the college football Bowl Championship Series.
TV Rights Deals 2: England rugby, swimming, hockey and more
Olympics: Turkish commercial network Fox Turkey acquired the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games.
TV Rights Deals 2: Major League Baseball, Formula One, Skiiing and more
Baseball: US sports network ESPN extended a deal with Major League Baseball’s Advanced Media arm for inter-active television and other digital media rights through to 2013.
TV Rights Deals 2: World Series Athletics, Major League Baseball, Handball and more
Athletics: The Shanghai Media Group acquired the rights in China for the World Athletic Series in a four-year deal from 2010 to 2013
TV Rights Deals 1: Formula One, Serie A and more
Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the rights for Twenty20’s cricket’s Champions League.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Greece, Cycling, MotoGP and more
Basketball: Greek pay-operator NetMed acquired the rights for A1 league club PAOK in a three-year deal from 2008-09 to 2010-11
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, ice-hockey, motorsport and more.
Basketball: German commercial broadcaster DSF acquired the live, delayed and highlights rights for the 2009 and 2011 FIBA European Championship and the 2010 FIBA World Championship from the Fédération Internationale de Basketball.