Multi-sport
Baku 2015 signs first Asian rights deal
Japanese commercial broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System has become the first Asian broadcaster to acquire rights for the Baku 2015 European Games multi-sport event.
Euronews agrees landmark deal with SportAccord
Multi-lingual and multi-national news broadcaster Euronews has agreed a major deal with SportAccord to provide regular coverage of the sports covered by the umbrella association for international federations and organisations.
L’Equipe 21 snaps up Baku European Games rights
French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Equipe 21 has acquired rights for the Baku 2015 European Games multi-sport event.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 2 to 15
Media rights clips from October 2 to 15
ASBU deal grants Baku 2015 exposure in MENA region
The Arab States Broadcasting Union consortium of broadcasters has acquired rights to the 2015 European Games multi-sport event in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Sport1 to show European Games
Sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights in Germany for the inaugural European Games.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 18 to October 1
Media rights clips from September 18 to October 1
Learfield Sports extends ties with Army Athletics
The Learfield Sports agency has agreed a five-year extension to its multimedia rights contract with the Army Athletics US college sports organisation.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 4 to September 17
Media rights clips from September 4 to 17
DigiSport and Sport 10 land Baku 2015 rights
Organisers of the Baku 2015 European Games have awarded media rights for the multi-sport event to pay-television broadcaster DigiSport in Romania and Hungary and sports broadcaster Sport 10 in Belgium.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From August 21 to September 3
Media rights clips from August 21 to September 3
Turkey’s NTV Spor acquires Baku 2015 rights
Turkish sports broadcaster NTV Spor has acquired rights for the inaugural European Games multi-sport event, which will take place next year in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Taj strikes new Commonwealth Games deal
Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has acquired rights for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 24 to August 20
Media rights clips from July 24 to August 20
Seven follows Olympic deal with rights to Gold Coast 2018
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired exclusive rights to the 2018 Commonwealth Games multi-sport event, which will be hosted by the Gold Coast in Queensland.
German Olympic Committee revamps online TV channel
The German Olympic Committee (DOSB) is to expand its online sports television channel and rebrand it from Splink.TV to Sportdeutschland.TV.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 10 to July 23
Media rights clips from July 10 to July 23.
SendtoNews and CBC strike Commonwealth Games partnership
Digital sports video agency SendtoNews has entered into a media partnership with Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC for its coverage of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games multi-sport event.