Tennis
TV RIGHTS: From April 18 to May 1
FOOTBALL
Football: The MP & Silva agency acquired exclusive media rights in Vietnam for the 2014 Fifa World Cup
Collective selling back on the agenda
Editor Frank Dunne previews the latest edition of TV Sports Markets
Al Jazeera rejects Tennis Channel takeover talk
Qatari pay-television operator Al Jazeera has denied it is interested in acquiring Tennis Channel, the US pay-television broadcaster
FFT: Roland Garros will stay on free-to-air
The French Open tennis grand slam at Roland Garros will continue to be primarily broadcast on terrestrial, free-to-air television in France, the French tennis federation has announced as it prepares to…
Wimbledon secures CCTV5 deal
Chinese state-owned broadcaster CCTV5 has acquired live rights for the Wimbledon tennis championships
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From March 21 to April 17
FOOTBALL
Football: Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS acquired exclusive rights for Uefa Euro 2016
German tennis federation in long-term ProSiebenSat.1 partnership
The Deutschen Tennis Bund, the governing body of tennis in Germany, has sealed a media rights deal with commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1.
The agreement will run for 10 years, from 2013 to 2022
Seven has bid to extend Australian Open rights rejected
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has had an offer to extend a rights deal for the Australian Open tennis tournament rejected by the Tennis Australia national governing body, according to the Australian…
France Télévisions could drop French Open, report says
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions may decide against renewing a domestic rights deal for the French Open tennis grand slam as part of a review into its sports-rights portfolio, according t…
MP & Silva to push channel strategy
MP & Silva chief explains why channel plan may work for Asia
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From March 7 to March 20
FOOTBALL
Football: Polish pay-television broadcaster Orange Sport acquired exclusive rights for the English FA Cup and England national team home matches
Sport 24 to serve up more tennis action
Sport 24, the live sports channel produced and distributed by the IMG Media agency exclusively for the in-flight and in-ship markets, has acquired rights for ATP World Tour men’s tennis tournaments.
Canal Plus fightback gathers pace
Handball deal is latest sign of Canal Plus fightback against aggressive Al Jazeera
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From February 21 to March 6
TV Sports Markets
TVR to show WTA action in Belarus
Belarusian public-service broadcaster TVR has acquired rights for tournaments operated by the Women’s Tennis Association, which operates the leading professional women’s tennis tour.
Sportfive to continue selling French Open rights in Asia
The Sportfive International agency has extended a deal with the Fédération Française de Tennis, the French tennis federation, for the distribution of media rights in Asia to the French Open tennis tournament at…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From January 24 to February 6
FOOTBALL
Football: Spanish broadcaster Mediaset acquired rights for Spain national team games until June 2014, and the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup