Tennis
News Corp set to buy out ESPN stake from ESS joint venture
ESPN withdrawal leaves Murdoch well placed for drive into India and China; BCCI deal confirms ESS demise
TVE loses French Open tennis rights to Mediaset
Mediaset Spain, owner of Spanish commercial channels Telecinco and Cuatro, has acquired rights for the 2012 French Open tennis tournament from the MP & Silva agency, which holds the tournament’s rights i…
Eurosport agrees US Open tennis deal in Asia
Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport has acquired live rights for the US Open tennis tournament in selected Asian territories with the IMG Media agency in a four-year deal, from 2013 to 2016
BBC renews Queen’s Club tennis rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended its deal for the rights to the Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club for another five years, from 2013 to 2017, in a deal with the Lawn Tennis Association.
ESPN serves up more tennis in the UK
UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired rights in the UK and Ireland for 14 ATP and WTA tennis tournaments, continuing its recent expansion into sports beyond its core offering of football and American…
Orange Sport to show French Open before closing
French pay-television channel Orange Sport will broadcast the 2012 French Open tennis tournament, from May 27 to June 10, before shutting down, according to Le Parisien
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FOOTBALL
Football:Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed a deal with internet platform YouTube for its archive rights.
British Eurosport secures GB v Sweden Davis Cup tie
British Eurosport, the UK arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, acquired exclusive live rights to next month’s Fed Cup tennis match between Great Britain and Sweden.
Mediaset considers Roland Garros offer as TVE delays bid
The Mediaset media group, which owns Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco, said it would consider bidding for the rights in Spain for the French Open tennis tournament for three years, from 2012 to…
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FOOTBALL
Football:Brazilian media group Globo acquired the exclusive rights to the Fifa World Cup finals of 2018 and 2022 in a deal with football’s world governing body.
IEC in Sports seals Open 13 tennis tournament extension
Open 13, an annual ATP World Tour 250 men’s tennis tournament, extended a deal for the IEC in Sports agency to distribute the competition’s worldwide media rights for four years, from 2012 to 2015.
IMG launches first-ever in-flight sports channel on Gulf Air routes
The IMG Media agency launched the world’s first in-flight global 24-hour sports channel on Gulf Air, the Bahrain state airline.
Eurosport pays big to save grand slams but plays it cool with WTA
Eurosport hangs on to French and US Opens - but at a price
Big three players at the crossroads after changes at the top
Agencies at the crossroads
Bild website to stream Germany Davis Cup match for free
The Bild newspaper will stream free live coverage on its website of the country’s Davis Cup tennis match against Argentina this weekend.
Eurosport attracts record tennis audience
Live coverage of Sunday’s Australian Open tennis men’s final generated pan-European broadcaster Eurosport’s largest-ever audience for a tennis match.
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