Mixed Martial Arts
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Handball, hockey, MotoGP, rugby union, tennis and more
Handball: EHF Marketing, the commercial arm of the European Handball Federation, signed media-rights deals with broadcasters in several territories
News in brief, Issue 15:5
Premier League gives up on growth in China ... Copa deals concluded ... FA digging in on Uefa plan ... Rai-federation stalemate ... New home for Strikeforce ... MotoGP confirms IMG.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Motorsport, Olympics, rugby union, tennis and more
Kickboxing: German commercial broadcaster Sat.1 agreed a two-year deal, beginning immediately, for rights to the fights of World Kickboxing Association world champion Christine Theiss
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Superbike, Formula One, Olympic Games and rugby league
Mixed Martial Arts: Canadian channel The Fight Network acquired the English-language broadcast rights in a multi-year deal for kick-boxing promotion It’s Showtime.
No holds barred for ‘new’ EBU
European Broadcasting Union looking at motorsports and combat sports among others in commercially-driven reshape of sports rights portfolio.
Reality TV show drives UFC’s US ppv growth
The Ultimate Fighting Championship drew its second-biggest pay-per-view audience ever last weekend.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, ICC events, ice hockey, rugby union, tennis deals
Basketball: Euroleague Basketball agreed deals in the UK, China and Iceland for the 2010 Final Four
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: boxing, basketball, cricket, athletics and more
Boxing: German public-service broadcaster ARD acquired the rights for a minimum 12 fights a year from Sauerland Promotions in a four-year deal, 2008 to 2011, renewing a previous contract
Record ppv fight doesn’t solve boxing’s problems
One-sided, mismatched bouts damaging boxing's television audiences