Tennis
SportsMax aces WTA’s Caribbean rights
SportsMax will show coverage of Women’s Tennis Association Tour events after the Caribbean pay-television broadcaster’s parent company, International Media Content (IMC), acquired rights in a four-year dea…
Input Media retains French Open production contract
Production company Input Media will continue to produce international coverage of the French Open tennis grand slam tournament for the next three years, from 2013 to 2015
Crunch year for Arnaud Lagardère
It is time for Arnaud's vision for Lagadère Unlimited to convince
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From January 10 to January 23
FOOTBALL
Football: US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN acquired rights for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The ESPN3
Watching Brief (Vol.48) Special Focus: International TV Sports Viewing – Review of 2012
Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2012 across 10 of the world’s biggest media markets
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IEC makes breakthrough WTA deals in Europe
IEC makes breakthrough in the UK and Nordics
TVP invests in women’s tennis
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired rights for tournaments operated by the Women’s Tennis Association, the leading professional women’s tennis tour, according to the Tenis.net.pl
Watching Brief (Vol.47) Special Focus: UK TV Sports Viewing – Review of 2012
Golden year for British sport delivers record-breaking television audiences in the UK
BT broadens appeal with women’s tennis deal
UK telecommunications company BT has acquired broadcast rights for 21 events operated by the Women’s Tennis Association professional tour.
German federation to distribute top tennis rights
The Deutsche Tennis Bund, the governing body of tennis in Germany, has taken control of marketing the German media rights for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup and Hopman Cup national team tennis tournaments
Taj aces deal with WTA
Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has acquired rights for all top-tier Premier events organised by the Women’s Tennis Association, the top professional tour in women’s tennis, in a f…
Sport and TV: a digital revolution
Industry leaders highlight digital as the biggest game-changer in the last 15 years
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From December 6 to December 19
FOOTBALL
Football: Chilean commercial broadcaster Megavisión acquired domestic and international rights for Chile national team matches, in the four years from 2015 to 2018.
MP & Silva serves up more tennis
The MP & Silva agency has agreed an exclusive deal with the Kremlin Cup, an ATP World Tour 250 series event, to distribute the international rights to the tournament, in a five-year deal, from 2014 to…
Taj renews deal for Indian ATP event
Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has renewed its rights for the Chennai Open men’s tennis tournament to cover the 2012-13 edition.
Events business ‘troublesome’ and ‘too small’ for C+
Dutaret says events business can grow despite the crisis
EBU targets top rights and warns about the lure of ‘strategic money’
EBU warns federations that opting for agency cash might not work out in the long term; EBU renewals and losses in 2012