Tennis
EBU loses on free-to-air promises
MP & Silva pays 50-per-cent increase for French Open rights and gives free-to-air coverage guarantees
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: French Open tennis, ATP and WTA tennis, volleyball and more
Tennis: The MP & Silva agency acquired the European rights outside France for the French Open in a five-year deal, from 2012 to 2017, with the Fédération Française de Tennis, the French tennis federation. T
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Tennis: US Open, Wimbledon, WTA Tour, ATP tour and more
Tennis: The IMG agency agreed a four-year deal, from 2013 to 2016, to advise on the distribution of the media rights for the US Open in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Australia,…
BBC dismisses reports of F1 and Wimbledon cuts
UK public service operator denies sports properties are for the chop as report underlines value of F1 and Wimbledon.
Short deal suits Eurosport and WTA, for now
One-year extension to existing deal signed after failure to agree on price of longer deal.
FASTRACK: News in brief, Issue 15:7
Serie A punch-up to be followed by survey ... Starhub stocks up channel ... Danish delay after lowball bids ... Hearn takes Prizefighter to US
IMG lands US Open adviser role
IMG wins three-way agency battle to advise US Tennis Association in several regions.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Handball, hockey, MotoGP, rugby union, tennis and more
Handball: EHF Marketing, the commercial arm of the European Handball Federation, signed media-rights deals with broadcasters in several territories
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Motorsport, Olympics, rugby union, tennis and more
Kickboxing: German commercial broadcaster Sat.1 agreed a two-year deal, beginning immediately, for rights to the fights of World Kickboxing Association world champion Christine Theiss
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Darts, handball, motorsports, Olympics, tennis and more
Darts: UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB acquired the rights for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Grand Slam of Darts in a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, with the PDC
Eurosport digs deep to retain Australian Open
Rights were undervalued in old deal: Tennis Australia and IMG's position in negotiations.
Traffic fits the bill for Lagardére
Brazilian agency acquisition in line with Lagardére Unlimited expansion ambitions.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Boxing, cricket, golf, rally, rugby and tennis deals
Boxing: Triumph Media Group extended its deal with Klitshcko Management Group covering the distribution of the global media rights to the 2011 fights of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, basketball, boxing, winter sports and more
Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015
News in brief, issue 14:23
Ficot to quit Sportfive for personal reasons ... NBA 'good business' for MCS ... Italian FA set to survive Rai cuts ... Chello's Sport1 Golf eyes expansion
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Handball, Austrian ice hockey, motorcycling and ATP tennis
Handball: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish men’s and women’s national teams and leagues in a four-year deal, from 2011-12 to 2014-15, with the rights-holders, the Dan…
ATP Masters stokes ESPN competition
First serious UK rights battle between ESPN and BSkyB.
News in brief, issue 14:22
Eurosport wary of WTA future ahead of talks ... Serie A looks for Greek partner ... "Historic day" for NASL ... Real Madrid TV expansion