Rowing

Athletics
Australia

The Australian Sports Commission has said a government-funded digital television sports channel dedicated to the country’s lower-profile sports could be launched as soon as 2014, according to the Australian Financial Review.

Rowing
North America

World Rowing (Fisa), the sport’s global governing body, has decided against renewing a rights deal with US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal media company.
Cricket

FOOTBALL Football: Spanish broadcaster Mediaset acquired rights for Spain national team games until June 2014, and the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup
Rowing

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the consortium of public-service broadcasters, has renewed its European rights distribution deal for events operated by the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'A…
Athletics
Europe

EBU warns federations that opting for agency cash might not work out in the long term; EBU renewals and losses in 2012
Football
Europe

Six Nations and The Open the only major events to see their top audiences rise.

American Football
Asia

American Football: US digital satellite platform DirecTV extended its deal for the rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket package in a four-year deal, from 2011 to 2014, with the National Football League
Rowing

The world rowing federation is set to renew its television rights deal with the EBU for a further four years, from 2009 to 2012.
Cricket
Asia

Rugby Union:  The BBC extended its deal for rugby union’s Six Nations Championship for a further four years, from 2006 to 2009.  The deal includes radio, television and internet rights.  T
American Football
Asia

American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV and cable sports broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet acquired the Canadian rights to NFL football for the three years from 2008 to 2010, paying a combined…
Athletics
Asia

Basketball: Spanish commercial broadcaster La Sexta acquired the rights to this year’s basketball World Championships in a deal with Fiba, the international basketball federation.

Boxing
Europe

Viewer numbers fall but audience share increases during unseasonably hot weather
Athletics
Asia

Athletics: The Dentsu agency, acting on behalf of the International Association of Athletics Federations, brokered three-year deals with broadcasters in China, Korea and New Zealand covering the 2007 and…
Athletics
Europe

UK broadcasters experience a mixed 2005 for television-sport viewing.

Athletics
Europe

Television audiences for the UK’s traditional sporting showpieces fall in 2006, according to TV Sports Markets survey.