Multi-sport
BT Sport takes punt on Betfred
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has announced its channels will be available in Betfred stores throughout the bookmaker’s nationwide chain for the next three years.
Star India snaps up Olympics rights in south Asia
The Star India broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has acquired rights for the Olympic Games in seven countries in southern Asia.
Sport1 to launch US sports channel
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1, owned by Constantin Media, has announced that it will launch a new US sports pay-television channel in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on August 1.
Rai-Sky Olympic deal leaves ski federation cold
Sky-Rai Olympic deal pleases IOC and Coni, but not ski federation
SuperSport to launch three new channels
Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa, will launch three new television channels on July 23.
Rai and Sky Italia reach Olympic rights agreement
Italian state broadcaster Rai has agreed a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia for the right to broadcast highlights of the 2014 winter Olympic Games, along with the exclusive rights to the 2016 summer Olympic Games.
ABU secures 2014 Commonwealth Games rights
Glasgow’s organising committee for the 2014 edition of multi-sport event the Commonwealth Games has appointed the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union as its latest broadcast rights holder.
Dentsu snaps up Olympics rights in central Asia
The Dentsu advertising agency has been awarded rights in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Oklahoma State targets video production with new division
The athletics department of US university Oklahoma State has added a new video division to produce original and exclusive content for the department’s official website and social media platforms.
Verizon FiOS adds on-the-go capabilities to regional broadcasters
US IPTV operator Verizon FiOS has added on-the-go capabilities for South Californian regional cable-television broadcasters Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes.
ESPN to show live coverage of Summer Universiade
Fisu, the governing body of international university sport, has struck a rights deal with US pay-television broadcaster ESPN for live coverage of the Summer Universiade multi-sport event next month in Kazan, Russia.
EXCLUSIVE: ESPN America deal close but channel won’t have crown jewels
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN is close to agreeing a deal for the sale of its ESPN America channel, the basic-tier American sports channel which is distributed throughout Europe.
Nine boss expects IOC to sell three-Games package in Australia
Jeff Browne, the managing director of Australian commercial broadcaster Nine, said that he expects the International Olympic Committee to sell rights in the country to the 2016, 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games as a package.
MP & Silva to support launch of beIN Sport in Indonesia
The MP & Silva agency has announced that it has reached an agreement with Al Jazeera to launch beIN Sport, the Qatari pay-television broadcaster’s sports pay-television service, in Indonesia.
Turner Latin America invests in Esporte Interativo
Pan-regional media company Turner Latin America has acquired a “significant minority stake” in Brazilian free-to-air sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo.
IOC launches sales process for broadcast rights in Asia
The IOC has launched a tender for the sale of broadcast rights in 24 Asian territories for the Sochi 2014 winter Games, Rio 2016 summer Games Brazil and Nanjing 2014 summer Youth Olympic Games.
Sky Italia and Rai reach stalemate in Sochi 2014 talks
Negotiations between Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia and state broadcaster Rai over a sublicensing deal for rights to the 2014 winter Olympics have broken down.
CVC in running for IMG, report says
The CVC Capital Partners private equity company is preparing a bid for the IMG agency, according to Sky News.