Multi-sport
CBC deal keeps Glasgow on track to hit revenue target
Glasgow Commonwealth Games on track to hit commercial revenue targets
All change in rugby, cricket and football
If there is a common thread running through our stories this issue it is change. It is a process that all sports go through, usually to secure increased media exposure and revenue, and occasionally due to power struggles about how that revenue is divided.
IWGA launches online video channel
The International World Games Association has launched an online video channel through its theworldgames.org website.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 13 to March 26
Media rights clips from March 13 to March 26
CBC to show Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has agreed a rights deal for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games multi-sport event.
Watching Brief (Vol.74) Special Focus: Winter Olympics
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 27 to March 12
Media rights clips from February 27 to March 12
SuperSport and BTV set to broadcast Africa Youth Games
African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and public-service broadcaster Botswana Television are set to acquire media rights to the Africa Youth Games national multi-sport event, according to the Botswana Gazette newspaper.
BBC to cover new Invictus Games event
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has signed up as broadcast partner to the new Invictus Games multi-sport event, which will be hosted in London from September 10-14.
Claro claws back some money but must wait for prize
América Móvil enjoys Olympic benefits but the big prize will come in 2016
Fox and ESPN explain why having the Olympic Games non-exclusively makes sense in Latin America
Russian time zone freezes rights fees in US and Canada
Why media rights fees for Sochi have fallen from the Vancouver Games
MEDIA RIGHTS: 5-18 December
Media rights clips from 5 to 18 December
ISB seals host broadcaster contract for Baku 2015
The Baku European Games Operation Committee has appointed Madrid-headquartered International Sports Broadcasting to serve as the host broadcaster for the inaugural European Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2015.
Trentino’s winter Universiade set for record TV coverage
Fisu, the governing body of international university sport, has secured a record number of broadcasting hours for a winter Universiade, as the 2013 edition of the multi-sport event gets underway in Trentino, Italy today.
Fisu to provide live streaming of Trentino’s winter Universiade
Fisu, the governing body of international university sport, has said it will provide live streaming of the forthcoming 26th winter Universiade on its LiveFisu.tv platform.
Malaysia’s TV3 to cover SEA Games
Malaysian commercial broadcaster TV3 has announced that it will broadcast highlights of multi-sport event the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, which takes place in Myanmar next month.
Canoc picks up Rio 2016 Olympic rights in the Caribbean
Canoc Broadcasting Inc. (CBI), a company that has been formed by sports bodies in the Caribbean for handling media rights for major properties, has acquired media rights for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
IWGA to establish online channel
The International World Games Association plans to launch its own online video channel as an additional media platform for the top events of its member associations.