Multi-Sport
IOC and NBCU take leap of faith as US scramble for sport intensifies
The International Olympic Committee has robustly defended last week’s long-term deal with US media group NBCUniversal on the three key areas in which it has come under scrutiny.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 1 to May 14
Media rights clips from May 1 to May 14
Timo Lumme, managing director of television and marketing, IOC
Interview with Timo Lumme, the IOC’s managing director of television and marketing, about its new deal with NBCUniversal.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From April 10 to April 30
Media rights clips from April 10 to April 30
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.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 13 to March 26
Media rights clips from March 13 to March 26
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
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
Rai-Sky Olympic deal leaves ski federation cold
Sky-Rai Olympic deal pleases IOC and Coni, but not ski federation