Sport Media and TV Rights

Canadian broadcasters to cover Euro 2008 - 9 May 08

Canadian cable television sports channels The Sports Network (TSN) and Rogers Sportsnet (Sportsnet) have agreed to jointly televise live all 31 matches from Euro 2008.

Fox Sports and Nine secure ICC rights - 6 May 08

Australian broadcasters, Fox Sports and the Nine Network, agreed a four year deal with ESPN STAR Sports for TV rights for International Cricket Council cricket events from 2008 until 2011.

MP & Silva acquires FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament rights - 2 May 08

MP & Silva acquired the exclusive media rights to the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Women’s and Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan from Dentsu.

NBC agrees largest major network broadcast of equestrian sport - 2 May 08

US network, NBC, acquired the broadcast rights for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games from the World Games 2010 Foundation.

NASN and ESPN Classic launch on Turkish platform - 1 May 08

The North American Sports Network launched today on Turkish DTH platform, DSmart. ESPN Classic is set to follow on June 1.

Promising outlook for Indian pay-television market - 28 Apr 08

The Indian pay-television industry is projected to generate revenues of $11.2 billion by 2012, according to a report by Media Partners Asia.

Eurosport 2 to air on Premiere Star DTH - 25 Apr 08

German DTH platform Premiere Star will carry sports channel Eurosport 2 from May 29.

Bundesliga clubs approve TV deal for Cup games - 24 Apr 08

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, and pay-broadcaster Premiere, acquired the TV rights for the German domestic football cup in a three-year deal, worth €50 million per year.

GolTV acquires rights to Italian World Cup qualifiers - 22 Apr 08

GolTV, the all soccer network, has acquired the exclusive USand Canada broadcast rights to the 2010 World Cup qualifying matches of the Italian national team.

ESPN acquires Wimbledon rights until 2013 - 21 Apr 08

North American-based sports broadcaster ESPN has finalised a six-year deal with The All England Tennis and Croquet Club for international television and internet rights for the Wimbledon tennis championships.