Multi-sport
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.
TSN expands service to five channels
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN is to expand its service from two to five national channels.
SABC secures free-to-air rights for Glasgow 2014
South African public-service broadcaster SABC has acquired free-to-air rights to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From April 10 to April 30
Media rights clips from April 10 to April 30
ESPN signs up as Special Olympics broadcaster
International sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a rights deal for the 2015 Special Olympics, which will take place in Los Angeles, US.
KBS signs as host broadcaster for 2015 Universiade
Korean commercial broadcaster KBS has agreed a deal to become the host broadcaster of the 2015 summer Universiade multi-sport event, which is taking place in the Korean city of Gwangju.
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