Mixed Martial Arts
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From March 7 to March 20
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Football: Polish pay-television broadcaster Orange Sport acquired exclusive rights for the English FA Cup and England national team home matches
ESPN Star Sports snaps up long-term Super Fight League deal
Pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has acquired rights for the Super Fight League mixed martial arts championship.
The deal will run for five years, from 2013-14 to 2017-18
Silva channel plan gets off to strong start with First
Silva finds radical solution to impasse in Indonesian market
Mixed martial arts series secures nationwide US agreement
US pay-television broadcaster AXS TV has acquired rights for events staged by the Resurrection Fighting Alliance mixed martial arts series
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
NBC Sports Network secures World Series of Fighting rights
US cable-television broadcaster NBC Sports Network has acquired rights for the World Series of Fighting mixed martial arts series in a three-year deal, from 2013 to 2015
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
DramaFever picks up Legend Fighting Championship
Online video service DramaFever has acquired rights for the Legend Fighting Championship, the Hong-Kong based mixed martial arts series
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From November 22 to December 5
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Football: The IMG Media agency agreed a three-year extension to its deal for the media rights on aeroplanes and ships for English Premier League football, from 2013-14 to 2015-16
EBU targets top rights and warns about the lure of ‘strategic money’
EBU warns federations that opting for agency cash might not work out in the long term; EBU renewals and losses in 2012
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From November 8 to November 21
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Football: Brazilian pay-television broadcaster SporTV acquired the rights to the 2013 Concacaf Gold Cup from the Traffic Sports agency
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship seals ESPN rights extension
Sports broadcaster ESPN International has renewed its rights for mixed martial arts series the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
UFC makes inroads into Asian market with Indonesian deal
Ultimate Fighting Championship, the mixed martial arts promoter, is set to confirm a new rights deal with Indonesian media group MNC
ESPN strikes deal for Legend Fighting Championship
The ESPN International division of sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights for the Legend Fighting Championship, the Hong-Kong based mixed martial arts series
TopTV to carry Setanta Action
South African pay-television operator TopTV has agreed a deal to carry Setanta Action, a new action sports channel operated by pay-television broadcaster Setanta
Sony buys Legend FC rights in Asia
Indian media company Sony has acquired exclusive rights for the Legend Fighting Championship, the Hong-Kong based mixed martial arts series, in a one-year deal for the 2012-13 season