Skiing
TV4 goes the distance with Ski Classics
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights for the Ski Classics series of long-distance skiing championship in a two-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2013-14
FIS set for big increase from Infront
FIS global media rights value set to increase
FIS launches tender for Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships
The Fédération Internationale de Ski, the international skiing federation, launched a tender for the media rights for the 2015 and 2017 Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From February 9 to February 22
FOOTBALL
Football:Pan-European cable and satellite sports broadcaster Eurosport extended its rights deal for the Africa Cup of Nations for the next two editions of the tournament, in 2013 and 2015
Big three players at the crossroads after changes at the top
Agencies at the crossroads
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Horse racing, ice hockey, MMA, Olympics, skiing and more
Horse Racing: Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ agreed a two-year rights deal, for 2012 and 2013, with Horse Racing Ireland and the Association of Irish Racecourses, for races in Ireland.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: American football, athletics, hockey, handball and more
American Football: The NFL Network, the pay-television broadcaster owned by the NFL, agreed a content deal with Outcast, operators of a petrol station digital TV network with 12,000 screens in stations…
ORF renews with Austrian Ski Federation
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF renewed its rights deal with the Österreichischer Skiverband, the Austrian ski federation, for Fédération Internationale de Ski World Cup events, in a five-year de…
Eurosport acquires Tour de Ski rights
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport acquired rights for the upcoming Fédération Internationale de Ski Tour de Ski event.
News in brief, Issue 15:20
Six Nations set to split international TV rights ... NFL takes rights to global market ... No ESPN-Al Jazeera joint bid ... ARD/ZDF force ski concessions
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Ice hockey, ice skating, Olympics, skiing, tennis and more
Ice Hockey: Regional sports channel Fox Sports Florida agreed a multi-year extension to its rights agreement with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. The new deal begins in the 2012-13 season.
Austria warning for EBU members
EBU members wary as ORF lowballing nearly backfires
Déjà vu for Infront as EBU beats it to Austria rights
Infront outbids EBU but loses
Infront takeover marks end of ‘entente cordiale’ with Sportfive
Bridgepoint's Infront set to be a more aggressive rights player
Fastrack: Issue 15:14
Fastrack: EBU and Infront battle for Austrian ski rights; Thai pay-TV battle boosts Uefa; Polish league has no free-to-air deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: MMA, Olympics, skiing, table tennis, wrestling and more
Mixed Martial Arts: Fight sports programme distributors, Fighting Spirit, agreed a deal from June until the end of 2012 with mixed martial arts promotion M-1 Global in Africa, Europe and the Middle East…
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…