Ice Hockey
CBC to keep NHL after commercial challenge fades
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC is expected to renew its long-standing rights deal with US ice-hockey’s National Hockey League, although it will have to pay more and share the most attractive m…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tennis, skiing, boxing, darts, athletics and more
Tennis: Pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal for coverage of the Australian Open for a further four years, from 2008 to 2011. Eurosport will also be the distribution agent for the media rights across Europe. The rights were previously held by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Golf, Aussie Rules, ice-hockey, football and more
Golf: The US PGA Tour signed new six-year deals with the CBS and NBC networks, from 2007 to 2012.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, football, golf
Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.