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TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From January 26 to February 8
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Football: Public-service broadcaster the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation acquired the rights for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in a deal with the Sportfive agency
Al Jazeera acquires Super League and NRL rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired rights in France for two rugby league competitions, the English Super League and Australian National Rugby League, according to the Fédération Française de…
Optus judgment a blow for Telstra
The Australian Federal Court found that Australian telco Optus did not breach copyright laws by allowing subscribers of its TV Now service to access sports games that were originally broadcast on free-to-air…
Sky to broadcast Super League on Mondays
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB said it would start showing matches from the Super League, English rugby league’s elite competition, on Monday evenings as well as its usual Friday night slot.
Australia hopes to cash in on digital-savvy fans
Australian football federation outlines future rights strategy
Setanta seals new carriage agreement in Thailand
Pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports agreed a carriage deal with Thai pay-television operator TrueVisions
One, but not the same: two sides to a tale of failure
Divided opinions on why digital sports channel One HD failed
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Actions Sports, basketball, ice hockey, MMA, tennis and more
Action Sports: Apparent Gravity Media, the US-based distributor of action sports and motorsports, agreed a number of deals for the Dew Action Sports Tour and the AMA Motocross Championship series
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Indy Car, Olympic Games, America’s Cup and more
Motorsport: The Disney-owned ABC network extended its rights deal for the Indy Car Series with rights-holders the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Car Series for a further six years, from 2013 to 2018
RFL bucks the UK trend with solid rights fee increase
Rugby's international tender
RFL shakes up rights packages to stoke cool market
The RFL has revamped the live TV rights packages on offer in its latest UK domestic rights tender.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Sailing, world cup skiing, squash, US college sport and more
Rugby League: Pan-regional broadcaster Setanta Asia acquired rights for the Australian National Rugby League’s Premiership and State of Origin competitions in a two-year deal, covering 2011 and 2012, w…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Superbike, Formula One, Olympic Games and rugby league
Mixed Martial Arts: Canadian channel The Fight Network acquired the English-language broadcast rights in a multi-year deal for kick-boxing promotion It’s Showtime.
Packer on board in time for major industry transition
Jury out on whether Packer's return will be good or bad for competition in the rights market.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Boxing, golf, motorcycling, rugby, swimming and tennis
Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the exclusive rights for the next five fights of the Klitschko brothers, Vladimir and Vitali, in a deal with the Klitschko Management Group worth a reported…
Sanzar unions rewarded for ringing the changes
Bigger inventory, improved format and market-by-market approach give Sanzar healthy increases in three home markets
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, cricket, cycling, MotoGP, motorsport and rugby
Basketball: Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten acquired the rights for the National Basketball League, Australia's top-tier basketball competition, in a five-year deal directly with the…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Badminton, biathlon, golf, rugby and other sports
Badminton: Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport acquired live and highlights rights for the semi-finals and finals of this month's European Men’s and Women’s Team Championship. Co