Swimming
Seven launches live sports mobile initiative
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven will launch a set of free mobile applications next month to show live coverage of a series of sporting events.
Seven dives into Fina World Championships
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired rights for aquatic sport’s Fina World Championships.
French Swimming Federation signs beIN Media deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has agreed a four-year rights deal with the French Swimming Federation (FFN).
MEDIA RIGHTS: From August 21 to September 3
Media rights clips from August 21 to September 3
Eurosport takes the plunge with Singapore Swim Stars
Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport has reached an agreement to show the new Singapore Swim Stars swimming event in 51 European countries.
Fina seals long-term Brazil deal with eye on Rio Olympics
Growing anticipation for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro helped Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, to seal an increase in the value of its Brazilian rights in an eight-year deal with pay-television broadcaster Globosat.
Globosat dives into Fina rights deal ahead of Rio 2016
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has agreed an eight-year rights deal with Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Globosat.
Fina happy with long term deal and modest increase
The world swimming federation earned a small fee increase in its renewal last week with Japanese commercial broadcaster TV Asahi.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 15 to May 28
Media rights clips from May 15 to May 28
Peter Hall, head of marketing and TV, Fina
Interview with Peter Hall, Fina’s head of marketing TV, on the federation’s new deal with commercial broadcaster TV Asahi in Japan.
Fina renews rights deal with TV Asahi
Fina, the international aquatics federation, has renewed a rights deal in Japan with commercial broadcaster TV Asahi.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 16 to January 29
Media rights clips from January 16 to 29
Universal Sports Network dives into Fina partnership
US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network, has entered into a multi-year rights deal with Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 10 to October 23
Media rights clips from 10 October 23 October
Money and visibility as Fina renews with EBU and IEC
Fina closes deals with EBU and IEC in Sports
Fina and IEC in Sports extend partnership
The IEC in Sports agency has extended its international media rights distribution deal with the International Aquatics Federation (Fina).
EBU extends Fina rights contract
The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of public-service broadcasters, has extended its European rights distribution deal with the International Swimming Federation (Fina) until 2017.
EBU close to deal with Fina
World swimming federation close to renewing deal with EBU