http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/area/content_newsitem/360/feed Areas dynamic view http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166782/ioc-invites-tender-for-2014-and-2016-broadcast-rights The International Olympic Committee has invited tenders for the broadcast and exhibition rights for all territories, within Europe, for the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Media United States Summer Olympics TV Rights Mon, 12 May 2008 10:48:41 +0100 mglendinning 166782 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166772/canadian-broadcasters-to-cover-euro-2008 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. Media Canada Football Soccer TV Rights Fri, 9 May 2008 09:57:33 +0100 mglendinning 166772 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166769/ioc-set-to-receive-2-5bn-from-broadcasters The International Olympic Committee will receive $2.5 billion from broadcasters between 2005 and 2008, according to an analysis by the Reuters news agency. Media Switzerland Finance Summer Olympics Fri, 9 May 2008 09:45:17 +0100 mglendinning 166769 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166741/european-iptv-demand-grows-at-250-per-cent The number of households worldwide using IPTV services grew from 4.7 million in 2006, to more than 14 million lat year, according to a report by analysts Parks Associates and demand for IPTV services grew by 250 per cent in Europe last year. Media Europe Broadcast Internet Tue, 6 May 2008 10:45:25 +0100 msherlock 166741 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166740/fox-sports-and-nine-secure-icc-rights 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. Media Australia Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Tue, 6 May 2008 10:43:17 +0100 msherlock 166740 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166733/mp-silva-acquires-fivb-olympic-qualification-tournament-rights 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. Media Japan Broadcast TV Rights Volleyball Fri, 2 May 2008 10:13:50 +0100 msherlock 166733 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166732/nbc-agrees-largest-major-network-broadcast-of-equestrian-sport US network, NBC, acquired the broadcast rights for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games from the World Games 2010 Foundation. Media United States Broadcast Equestrian TV Rights Fri, 2 May 2008 10:13:01 +0100 msherlock 166732 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166718/nasn-and-espn-classic-launch-on-turkish-platform The North American Sports Network launched today on Turkish DTH platform, DSmart. ESPN Classic is set to follow on June 1. Media Turkey Broadcast TV Rights Thu, 1 May 2008 10:20:11 +0100 msherlock 166718 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166709/japan-consortium-wins-olympic-broadcast-rights The Japan Consortium, an association of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and NAB (The National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan), has acquired the Japanese broadcasting rights for the Vancouver 2010 and the London 2012 Olympic Games from the International Olympic Committee. Media Japan Broadcast Summer Olympics Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:07:49 +0100 mglendinning 166709 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166714/czech-sports-channel-to-launch A new Czech sports channel named Sport 5 is set to make its debut this Friday Media Czech Republic Broadcast Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:05:48 +0100 mglendinning 166714 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166713/nbc-sports-to-air-us-open-in-primetime NBC Sports will schedule the final round of this year's US Open golf tournament in primetime for the first time thanks to the event’s west coast location. Media United States Broadcast Golf Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:47:46 +0100 mglendinning 166713 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166711/sportaccord-tv-prepares-for-launch SportAccord 2008 will showcase exclusive interviews with sports industry leaders fat this year's event inon the new SportAccord TV. Media Greece Broadcast Summer Olympics Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:43:01 +0100 mglendinning 166711 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166697/promising-outlook-for-indian-pay-television-market The Indian pay-television industry is projected to generate revenues of $11.2 billion by 2012, according to a report by Media Partners Asia. Media India Broadcast TV Rights Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:30:53 +0100 msherlock 166697 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166690/eurosport-2-to-air-on-premiere-star-dth German DTH platform Premiere Star will carry sports channel Eurosport 2 from May 29. Media Germany TV Rights Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:12:55 +0100 mglendinning 166690 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166686/grand-national-result-a-stinker-for-william-hill Grand National winner Comply or Die cost bookmaker William Hill more than £7 million, wiping out its profits from the three-day Aintree meeting. Media United Kingdom Gaming Gambling Horse Racing Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:17:30 +0100 mglendinning 166686 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166678/bundesliga-clubs-approve-tv-deal-for-cup-games 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. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:06:36 +0100 msherlock 166678 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166673/ipl-opener-exceeds-tv-expectations The opening match of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament attracted twice as many Indian television viewers as expected. Media India Audience Data Cricket Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:45:18 +0100 mglendinning 166673 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166672/nbc-to-continue-nhl-coverage-in-2008-09 North American television broadcaster NBC is set to announce a one-year extension of its revenue-sharing television rights deal with ice hockey’s NHL, covering the 2008-09 season. Media United States Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:38:46 +0100 mglendinning 166672 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166661/goltv-acquires-rights-to-italian-world-cup-qualifiers 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. Media United States Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:37:19 +0100 mglendinning 166661 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166658/espn-acquires-wimbledon-rights-until-2013 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. Media United States Tennis TV Rights Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:14:30 +0100 mglendinning 166658 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166654/media-agencies-boycott-coverage-of-ipl Media agencies around the world stuck to their threat to boycott coverage of Twenty20 cricket’s Indian Premier League, which got underway last Friday. Media India Cricket Event Management Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:43:06 +0100 mglendinning 166654 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166653/rally-ireland-achieves-record-audience Rally Ireland attracted the biggest television audience for a World Rally Championship event in 2007, with 62 million viewers in over 180 countries. Media Ireland Audience Data Motorcycling Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:40:59 +0100 mglendinning 166653 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166652/live-current-media-wins-bcci-and-ipl-website-rights Canadian new media company Live Current Media Inc acquired the exclusive online rights for the Board of Control for Cricket in India and cricket’s Indian Premier League in a ten-year deal worth $50 million. Media India Broadcast Cricket Internet Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:29:27 +0100 msherlock 166652 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166649/championship-of-darts-signs-up-for-internet-distribution The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and Perform, the digital sports specialists, launched the Championship of Darts - the first ever darts tournament to be solely broadcast on and funded by internet distribution. Media Broadcast Darts Internet Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:01:42 +0100 msherlock 166649 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166629/tpsa-to-launch-new-polish-sports-channel Polish telecommunications company, TPSA, is set to launch a new pay-television sports channel in August. Media Poland Broadcast TV Rights Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:04:40 +0100 msherlock 166629 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166628/fox-sports-to-show-australian-test-matches Australian sports network, FOX Sports, agreed a deal with Indian sports marketing agency, Nimbus Sport International, for the rights to show exclusive live coverage of Australia’s four Test matches during their tour of India in October 2008. Media Australia India Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:54:15 +0100 msherlock 166628 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166626/iec-in-sports-signs-further-atp-events-and-5-nations-rugby IEC in Sports renewed its deals with three important ATP events: the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Estoril Open in Portugal and the BA-CA Tennis Trophy in Vienna. Media Asia Europe Broadcast Rugby Tennis Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:49:46 +0100 msherlock 166626 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166619/uefa-cup-deal-for-malaysia-indonesia-and-brunei UEFA awarded the media rights for the 2009-2012 UEFA Cup in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei to Astro – a leading Pay TV operator in the region and UEFA’s current media partner for the UEFA Cup. Media Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:44:05 +0100 msherlock 166619 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166614/olympic-advertising-space-sells-despite-protests US Olympic broadcaster, NBC, has sold three-quarters of its 2008 Games advertising space at strong prices, despite recent protests surrounding the torch relay. Media United States Broadcast Summer Olympics Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:15:30 +0100 msherlock 166614 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166613/eurosport-2-reaches-30-million-mark Pan-European broadcaster, Eurosport 2, passed the 30 million home mark, three years after its launch. Media Europe Audience Data Broadcast Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:13:49 +0100 msherlock 166613 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166611/uefa-awards-champions-league-rights-in-india UEFA has awarded the exclusive 2009-12 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup media rights in South Asia to its current media partners - Ten Sports and Zee Sports. Media India Broadcast Football Soccer Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:57:25 +0100 mglendinning 166611 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166605/zee-and-ten-win-champions-league-rights Indian pay-television providers Ten Sports and Zee Sports acquired the exclusive media rights for the Champions League, from 2009-12 and the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Uefa Cup. Media India Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:21:10 +0100 msherlock 166605 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166604/mlb-agree-yahoo-deal Yahoo agreed a two-year deal with Major League Baseball Advanced Media for the rights to show subscription-based live games and sell video ads for MLB.TV in 2009 and 2010. Media United States Baseball Broadcast Internet Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:19:47 +0100 msherlock 166604 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166590/spain-competition-watchdog-queries-football-deals Spain's Competition Commission opened proceedings against broadcasters and Primera Liga football clubs over the sale of TV rights. Media Spain Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:17:43 +0100 msherlock 166590 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166593/cj-media-wins-champions-league-rights-for-korea CJ Media acquired the TV rights for the UEFA Champions League and Super Cups in Korea from 2009-2012. Media South Korea Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:28:22 +0100 msherlock 166593 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166587/aol-secures-rights-for-espn-video Web portal, AOL, has acquired the rights to carry ESPN video content on its sites, AOL Video and AOL Sports. Media United States Baseball Internet Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:47:57 +0100 mglendinning 166587 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166583/willow-tv-wins-ipl-rights Internet streaming broadcaster, Willow TV, has acquired the television, radio, broadband and Internet rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in North America. Media United States Cricket TV Rights Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:18:28 +0100 mglendinning 166583 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166576/socceroos-games-to-be-added-to-anti-siphoning-list The World Cup qualifying matches of the Australian national team, the Socceroos, will be shown on free-to-air television after the Australian government agreed to add them to the anti-siphoning list. Media Australia Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:09:08 +0100 msherlock 166576 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166574/kse-acquires-itv-s-stake-in-arsenal-broadband Kroenke Sports Enterprises acquired a 50 per cent share in Arsenal Broadband Limited, the broadband service of English Premier League club, Arsenal, for around £65 million. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Football Soccer Internet Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:00:57 +0100 msherlock 166574 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166571/setanta-calls-off-sale Irish pay-television broadcaster, Setanta Sports, abandoned plans to sell itself after potential buyers balked at the £1 billion asking price. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Finance TV Rights Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:45:15 +0100 msherlock 166571 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166569/mlb-games-to-be-shown-on-demand-for-the-first-time Major League Baseball is to allow regional sports networks to offer replays of their live baseball matches on demand for 24 hours after the game. Media United States Baseball Broadcast Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:40:41 +0100 msherlock 166569 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166568/french-handball-receives-four-bids The French handball league, Ligue Nationale de Handball, said it had received four bids for its TV rights from 2008 to 2011. Media France Broadcast Handball TV Rights Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:39:11 +0100 msherlock 166568 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166561/final-four-to-go-live-online CBSSports.com, in partnership with CBS Sports, CBS College Sports Network and the NCAA are set to provide a live online broadcast of the Final Four and NCAA Championship game for the first time via their NCAA March Madness on Demand video player. Media United States Basketball Internet Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:23:52 +0100 mglendinning 166561 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166547/joost-extends-deal-for-english-premier-league-clips Online TV platform, Joost extended its distribution deal with Nimbus Sport International for English Premier League internet clips. Media Middle East Broadcast Football Soccer Internet TV Rights Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:01:14 +0100 msherlock 166547 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166539/news-corp-set-to-increase-stake-in-premiere Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is expected to increase its 19.9 per cent stake in German pay-television group Premiere. Media Germany Broadcast Finance TV Rights Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:27:41 +0100 msherlock 166539 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166537/sabc-agrees-public-viewing-world-cup-2010-deal South Africans will be able to watch 2010 Fifa World Cup matches free via national broadcaster SABC at public viewing events and in bars after the SABC agreed a deal with FIFA. Media South Africa Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:19:25 +0100 msherlock 166537 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166535/kentaro-to-market-austrian-national-football-rights The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) agreed a deal with the Kentaro Group for the international marketing of its TV rights. Media Austria Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:33:48 +0100 msherlock 166535 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166527/add-secures-ipl-tv-rights Arab Digital Distribution acquired the exclusive TV rights for the DFL Indian Premier League in the Middle East and North Africa in a ten-year deal. Media Middle East Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:05:51 +0100 msherlock 166527 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166530/hbs-wins-tender-for-host-broadcast-of-ligue-1 Host Broadcast Services will handle the host broadcast operation for French football's Ligue 1 under a four season deal with the Ligue de Football Professionnel, that runs until 2011. Media France Broadcast Services Football Soccer Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:05:00 +0100 msherlock 166530 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166524/tv-africa-demands-africa-cup-of-nations-revenue-share Television Africa Ltd has filed a writ against Ghana’s Local Organising Committee for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and media and advertising agency, Optimum Media Prime Limited, for alleged improper accounting. Media Ghana Broadcast Services Football Soccer Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:11:23 +0000 mglendinning 166524 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166511/telstra-acquire-share-of-olympic-rights Australian telecommunications provider, Telstra, agreed a $9 million deal with the Seven Media Group to show exclusive live coverage of the Beijing Olympics on its BigPond mobile service. Media Australia Broadcast Mobile Summer Olympics TV Rights Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:38:11 +0000 msherlock 166511 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166509/bbc-agrees-new-wimbledon-contract The BBC secured the rights to broadcast Wimbledon until 2014 in a new five-year deal which incorporates TV, radio, broadband and, for the first time, BBC iPlayer. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Tennis TV Rights Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:23:28 +0000 msherlock 166509 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166507/bbc-expected-to-bid-for-test-cricket-rights The BBC is planning to bid for at least some rights for live English test match cricket when the auction opens for the next four-year contract, likely to be next month. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:20:14 +0000 msherlock 166507 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166492/nimbus-launches-cricket-web-portal Indian media and entertainment company, Nimbus Communications, is set to launch a new cricket web portal to offer streaming of live matches. Media India Broadcast Cricket Internet TV Rights Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:29:44 +0000 msherlock 166492 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166485/singtel-grabs-champions-league-tv-rights-for-singapore Singtel acquired the exclusive Champions League TV rights from 2009-2012 in Singapore. Media Singapore Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:19:22 +0000 msherlock 166485 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166483/goltv-wins-rights-to-german-world-cup-qualifiers US-based soccer network, GolTV, has won the exclusive US and Canada broadcast rights to all of the German national team 2010 World Cup qualifying matches starting in September. Media United States Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:14:25 +0000 mglendinning 166483 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166481/itv-retains-uefa-champions-league-rights UK commercial broadcaster ITV has seen off a challenge from the BBC to retain the broadcasting rights to UEFA Champions League matches. Media United Kingdom Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:45:44 +0000 mglendinning 166481 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166473/bbc-secures-formula-one-rights Public-service broadcaster, the BBC, has acquired the UK rights for Formula One in a five-year deal, from 2009-2013. Media United Kingdom Motor Racing TV Rights Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:57:43 +0000 mglendinning 166473 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166463/uefa-expected-to-finalise-uk-champions-league-rights UEFA awarded a major package of UEFA Champions League media rights for 2009-2012 in the UK to pay-broadcaster BSkyB and is expected to award the remaining rights tomorrow after it invited a second round of bidding. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:17:35 +0000 msherlock 166463 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166462/australian-government-opens-anti-siphoning-talks Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said discussions have begun about which sports should be made available to subscription broadcasters. Media Australia Broadcast Law TV Rights Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:16:51 +0000 msherlock 166462 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166461/ec-sets-standard-for-mobile-tv The European Commission agreed that the official mobile TV standard for Europe will be DVB-H. Media Europe Mobile Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:12:40 +0000 msherlock 166461 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166459/ioc-member-to-speak-at-sport-and-technology-the-conference-2008 Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008, in association with BT Media and Broadcast, is delighted to announce that IOC member Patrick Baumann, Secretary-General of FIBA (the International Basketball Federation), will be joining the 'Maximising Digital Sports Rights: Show Me the Money' panel discussion at the must-attend event on 13 June 2008 at BT Centre in London. Media United Kingdom Basketball Broadcast Technology Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:42:50 +0000 msherlock 166459 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166441/rcs-starts-talks-for-giros-international-tv-rights RCS Sport started negotiations with broadcasters for the international TV rights for its cycling events, including the Giro d’Italia, for the period from 2009 – 2012. Media Cycling TV Rights Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:01:44 +0000 msherlock 166441 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166423/scramble-for-uk-champions-league-rights-underway The first round of bidding for the TV rights for Champions League football got underway yesterday with competition expected to be fierce between the BBC, ITV, Five and pay TV operators Setanta and BSkyB. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:33:26 +0000 msherlock 166423 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166420/newly-formed-igbs-wins-asian-games-contract International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS), the newly-named company born out of Doha Asian Games Broadcast Services (DAGBS), was awarded the host broadcast contract for the 1st Asian Beach Games Bali 2008. Media Asia Broadcast Broadcast Services Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:28:31 +0000 msherlock 166420 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166418/eurosport-renews-uleb-cup-rights The Eurosport Group and the Euroleague Basketball, the organisers of the ULEB Cup, extended Eurosport’s existing TV rights agreement through the 2010-2011 season. Media Basketball Broadcast TV Rights Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:25:47 +0000 msherlock 166418 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166346/perform-and-bigpond-launch-global-australian-sports-portal Perform and Telstra’s BigPond, Australia’s largest internet provider, agreed a deal to launch a global sports portal, Aussie Sport TV, broadcasting top Australian sports. Media Australia Australian Rules Football Broadcast Internet Motor Racing Rugby TV Rights Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:17:15 +0000 msherlock 166346 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166344/advertising-revenue-for-cbs-basketball-coverage-soars Coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship is expected to generate $450 million in advertising revenue for American network CBS. Media United States Basketball Broadcast Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:14:57 +0000 msherlock 166344 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166342/fanz-tv-to-show-arenafootball2-league Newly launched US sports TV network, FANZ-TV, agreed a one-year rights deal with the arenafootball2 league for the 2008 season. Media United States Broadcast TV Rights Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:11:52 +0000 msherlock 166342 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166339/bundesliga-tv-deal-could-be-under-threat The €3 billion agreement between the German Football League (DFL) and Leo Kirch's KF 15 group to market the TV rights for Bundesliga matches could come under pressure after a move by cartel authorities. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:19:45 +0000 msherlock 166339 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166337/eurosport-launches-in-high-definition Eurosport is set to launch a simulcast channel in HD to cover all major sporting events for which it holds the rights in 2008, starting with the French Open at Roland Garros. Media Europe Broadcast Broadcast Services Football Soccer Summer Olympics Tennis Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:06:06 +0000 msherlock 166337 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166323/espn-star-sports-renews-rights-for-golf-s-masters ESPN Star Sports acquired the TV rights across Asia for the Masters for next three years, from 2008 to 2010. Media Asia Broadcast Golf TV Rights Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:42:01 +0000 msherlock 166323 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166311/sportelasia-2008-succeeds-in-shanghai A total of 594 participants, representing 304 companies from 46 countries worldwide, attended this week’s SPORTELAsia 2008 at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai, China. Media China Broadcast TV Rights Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:01:57 +0000 msherlock 166311 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166310/iec-signs-asian-volleyball-distribution-deal IEC in Sports has extended its agreement with the Asian Volleyball Federation (AVC) until 2013, to handle worldwide broadcast distribution of its events. Media Asia Broadcast Services Volleyball Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:23:33 +0000 mglendinning 166310 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166315/eurosport-and-channel-4-to-show-british-superbikes Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport and commercial broadcaster Channel 4 secured the TV rights for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in the UK. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Motorcycling TV Rights Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:00:02 +0000 msherlock 166315 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166305/espn-star-and-entriq-continue-roll-out ESPN STAR Sports and digital media company Entriq will roll out more ‘live and on-demand programming’ this spring, having launched a broadband video service dedicated to offering sports via both programming channels. Media Singapore Broadcast Services Cricket Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:37:50 +0000 mglendinning 166305 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166303/fox-sports-to-distribute-free-kick-masters US-based sporting and entertainment events producer, Camelot Island Entertainment, has signed an agreement with Fox Sports International Distribution for the global distribution of the ‘2008 Free Kick Masters’. Media United States Broadcast Football Soccer Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:50:39 +0000 mglendinning 166303 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166301/fifa-signs-new-wada-agreement FIFA president Sepp Blatter and WADA president John Fahey have signed a letter of intent in order to further strengthen cooperation between the two organisations in the fight against doping. Media Europe Federations Football Soccer Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:50:23 +0000 mglendinning 166301 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166300/johnson-johnson-showcases-us-olympic-hopefuls Health care brand Johnson & Johnson has teamed up with the NBC Olympics to launch a multimedia showcase, which will follow the journey of eight American athletes and their families as they prepare to qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Media United States Broadcast Summer Olympics Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:45:57 +0000 mglendinning 166300 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166299/bbc-set-on-champions-league-rights The BBC is reportedly ready to pay around £400 million to secure the broadcast rights for Champions League games from 2009-10. Media United Kingdom Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:43:05 +0000 mglendinning 166299 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166298/le-mans-24-hours-back-on-eurosport The Eurosport Group signed a three-year deal with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) to broadcast the "Le Mans 24 Hours" races in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Media Europe Motor Racing TV Rights Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:41:07 +0000 mglendinning 166298 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166297/rtl-renews-german-f1-tv-deal German commercial broadcaster RTL agreed a new four-year deal with Formula One Management for the TV rights for Formula One in Germany, from 2008-20011. Media Germany Motor Racing TV Rights Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:37:49 +0000 mglendinning 166297 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166292/supersport-agrees-tv-rights-deal-with-the-kenya-premier-league Supersport International agreed a four-year $13.5 million deal TV rights deal with the Kenya Premier League. Media Kenya Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:40:44 +0000 msherlock 166292 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166285/rcs-to-offer-giro-d-italia-international-tv-rights-to-the-market RCS Sport, organiser and rights holder of the Giro d’Italia is considering selling the international TV rights for the tour direct to the market and separately from the domestic rights package. Media Italy Broadcast Cycling TV Rights Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:23:10 +0000 msherlock 166285 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166283/perform-nets-asian-football-digital-deal Perform will launch a digital channel to stream live AFC club and national team football, including FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian qualifiers and AFC Champions League matches. Media Asia Broadcast Football Soccer Internet TV Rights Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:16:12 +0000 msherlock 166283 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166282/ten-sports-retains-rights-for-west-indies-cricket Dubai-based broadcaster, Ten Sports, retained the global media rights for West Indies cricket, excluding the UK, in a four-year, from 2008 and 2012, deal with the West Indies Cricket Board. Media Asia Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:15:21 +0000 msherlock 166282 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166273/cctv-agrees-internet-partnerships State-run national broadcaster, China Central Television, agreed partnerships with social networking site MySpace China and online-video site Tudou.com to run an interactive website for the Beijing Olympics. Media China Broadcast Internet Summer Olympics Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:07:29 +0000 msherlock 166273 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166270/perform-launches-multi-platform-daily-sports-news-bulletin Perform launched omnisport.tv, the world’s first and only fully produced multi-platform daily sports bulletin, available in multiple formats for daily distribution across scheduled TV channels, broadband TV services, mobile TV, video on demand and MP4. Media Broadcast Internet Mobile Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:44:09 +0000 msherlock 166270 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166268/emmy-award-winner-to-address-sport-and-technology-the-conference-2008 Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008, in association with BT Media and Broadcast, is delighted to announce that Hank Adams, CEO of Sportvision Inc, will be providing the Opening Afternoon Address at the seminal event on 13 June 2008 at BT Centre in London. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Technology Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:31:32 +0000 msherlock 166268 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166261/iec-signs-globecast-for-sports-broadcasts GlobeCast has extended its relationship with IEC in Sports to provide the sports marketing agency with contribution and distribution services until December 2009, bringing the relationship up to the 10 year mark. Media Broadcast Services Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:59:05 +0000 mglendinning 166261 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166258/sky-italia-secures-2010-and-2012-olympic-rights Sky Italia acquired the TV rights for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 London Olympic Games in a deal with the International Olympic Committee. Media Italy Broadcast Summer Olympics TV Rights Winter Olympics Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:08:14 +0000 msherlock 166258 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166257/expectations-for-uk-champions-league-tv-bids-grow Public service broadcaster, the BBC, is set to join the bidding for the UK Champions League TV rights. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:05:54 +0000 msherlock 166257 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166256/setanta-sports-wins-ipl-rights Setanta Sports acquired the UK TV rights for the Indian Premier League's Twenty20 cricket competition in a five year deal with the IPL. Media India United Kingdom Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:40:22 +0000 msherlock 166256 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164268/espn-creates-consolidated-tv-ad-sales-group ESPN created a new consolidated TV advertising sales team for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Media Europe Middle East Broadcast Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:40:09 +0000 msherlock 164268 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164273/sky-tv-delays-buyback-decision New Zealand's SKY TV will delay its decision on whether or not to go ahead with a $100 million share buyback as it looks at expansion opportunities. Media New Zealand Broadcast Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:18:24 +0000 msherlock 164273 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164260/news-corp-increases-stake-in-premiere Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has increased its stake in German pay-television operator Premiere to 19.9 per cent, adding to the 14.6 per cent it acquired last month. Media Germany Broadcast Finance Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:30:59 +0000 msherlock 164260 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164259/ligue-1-invites-international-tv-bids The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) invited marketing agencies to bid for the international rights for Ligue 1 over the next four seasons, from 2008-09 to 2011-12. Media France Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:28:49 +0000 msherlock 164259 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164248/foxtel-looks-to-expand-online-presence Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will use its exclusive internet rights for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Beijing Olympics to substantially expand its online presence. Media Australia Broadcast Internet Summer Olympics TV Rights Winter Olympics Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:28:10 +0000 msherlock 164248 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164245/ffa-and-mp-silva-agree-strategic-partnership Football Federation Australia (FFA) appointed the MP & Silva agency, to market and distribute its media rights internationally. Media Australia Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:22:01 +0000 msherlock 164245 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164238/sony-to-be-taken-to-court-over-ipl-demands Four minority domestic investors in Sony Entertainment India, have taken the company to court over demands on them for capital to finance SET's commitments to the upcoming Indian Premier League tournament. Media India Broadcast Cricket Finance TV Rights Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:10:19 +0000 msherlock 164238 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164237/gaa-awards-tv-rights-to-rte-tv3-setanta-and-tg4 The Gaelic Athletic Association agreed multi-million euro TV and radio rights deals with RTE and TV3 that carve up coverage of the GAA championship over the next three-years. Media Ireland Broadcast TV Rights Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:08:47 +0000 msherlock 164237 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164239/al-jazeera-sports-secures-champions-league-rights Al Jazeera Sports Channel secured exclusive TV rights for the UEFA Champions League in a four-year deal from 2009 to 2012. Media Middle East Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:25:47 +0000 msherlock 164239 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164230/tv3-poised-to-win-2011-rugby-world-cup-rights New Zealand commercial broadcaster TV3 is set to secure the TV rights to the 2011 Rugby World Cup according to local press reports. Media New Zealand Broadcast Rugby TV Rights Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:17:08 +0000 msherlock 164230 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164224/bt-considering-bid-for-setanta According to UK press reports, BT is considering making an offer for Setanta, the Irish pay-television company that owns rights to show some live Premier League football. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Finance TV Rights Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:29:59 +0000 msherlock 164224 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164222/nbc-to-offer-chinese-and-korean-olympic-coverage The Olympics will be broadcast in Chinese and Korean for the first time ever in the US by US network NBC. Media United States Broadcast Summer Olympics Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:19:32 +0000 msherlock 164222 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164221/calls-for-australias-nrl-to-expand National Rugby League team Melbourne Storm’s chief executive Brian Waldron called on the NRL to put expansion on its immediate agenda. Media Australia Administration Rugby TV Rights Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:17:55 +0000 msherlock 164221 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164220/eurosport-group-expands-in-central-eastern-europe The Eurosport Group agreed a deal with RCS & RDS, a telecoms service provider in Central & Eastern Europe, to extend distribution of Eurosport 2 within the CEE territory. Media Europe Audience Data Broadcast Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:16:39 +0000 msherlock 164220 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164218/dogan-tv-buys-champions-league-rights-in-turkey UEFA has awarded the UEFA Champions League media rights for 2009/12 in Turkey to Dogan TV Holdings. Media Turkey Football Soccer TV Rights Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:12:31 +0000 mglendinning 164218 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164217/espn-star-sports-launches-olympic-coverage ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has launched the first of five Olympic programmes that will give viewers an exclusive preview of the XXIX Olympiad and all the news as it happens in Beijing 2008. Media Singapore Broadcast Summer Olympics Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:06:12 +0000 mglendinning 164217 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164202/copa-libertadores-tv-revenues-rise Traffic Sports, holders of the TV rights for the Copa Libertadores outside the Americas, said revenues from the sale of the competition's rights are up 350 per cent in the last four years. Media Latin America Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:26:27 +0000 msherlock 164202 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164185/university-of-oregon-signs-media-deal The University of Oregon extended an agreement for its for multi-media marketing rights with Oregon Sports Network and IMG College in a ten-year, $67.14 million deal. Media United States Broadcast Naming Rights Sponsorship TV Rights Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:18:04 +0000 msherlock 164185 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164177/pay-tv-rules-under-ec-review The European Commission launched a consultation with governments, broadcasters, telecoms operators, rights holders, sports bodies and consumer groups on plans to reform the 10-year-old rules governing pay TV and video on demand in Europe. Media Europe Broadcast Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:14:25 +0000 msherlock 164177 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164175/new-south-african-tv-deal-hits-nz-and-australia-rugby-unions New Zealand and Australia expressed disappointment at the South African Rugby Union’s decision to sell of some of its TV rights previously included in the Sanzar (South African/New Zealand/Australia) agreement. Media Australia New Zealand South Africa Broadcast Rugby TV Rights Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:12:15 +0000 msherlock 164175 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164174/mp-silva-launch-ac-milan-mobile-site-in-japan Serie A club AC Milan and the MP & Silva agency launched AC Milan’s official Japanese mobile website. Media Japan Broadcast Football Soccer Mobile Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:08:58 +0000 msherlock 164174 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164168/takeover-rumours-surround-setanta-sports Setanta Sports is bracing itself for a succession of takeover bids after an undisclosed European rival reportedly made an unsolicited bid of over €1 billion for the Irish pay-television broadcaster. Media Ireland United Kingdom Broadcast Finance TV Rights Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:21:37 +0000 msherlock 164168 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164166/australias-network-ten-wins-ipl-rights Australian commercial broadcaster Ten Network acquired the live television rights for all the Twenty20 cricket matches in a five-year deal with the Indian Premier League. Ten is believed to have paid between $10 million and $15 million for the rights. Media Australia Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:15:05 +0000 msherlock 164166 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164169/rte-set-to-secure-remaining-gaa-rights Irish public-service broadcaster RTE is expected to secure the TV rights for the four remaining Gaelic Athletic Association packages after fending off competition from commercial rivals TV3 and Setanta. Media Ireland Broadcast TV Rights Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:14:01 +0000 msherlock 164169 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164165/fifa-to-rule-on-premier-league-plans FIFA's executive committee is to review the Premier League’s plan to host five competitive matches overseas from 2011 at its next meeting in March. Media United Kingdom Events Football Soccer Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:08:40 +0000 mglendinning 164165 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164164/nielsen-reveals-super-bowl-ad-analysis The Nielsen Company has released an analysis of advertising trends from Super Bowl XLII, which was viewed by an average audience on Fox of 97.5 million people in the US. Media United States American Football Broadcast Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:05:16 +0000 mglendinning 164164 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164162/premier-league-proposals-meet-with-mixed-response The UK secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy Burnham, said that the Premier League's plan to take English league games overseas raised serious issues about the “integrity of the game”. Media United Kingdom Events Football Soccer Fri, 8 Feb 2008 10:32:53 +0000 msherlock 164162 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164160/uefa-agrees-uefa-euro-2008-tv-deal-singapore UEFA agreed a deal with StarHub, the largest Pay-TV operator in Singapore, for exclusive broadcast rights to UEFA EURO 2008™. Media Singapore Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:53:21 +0000 msherlock 164160 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164159/two-new-serie-a-tv-deals-in-germany The MP & Silva agency agreed deals for Serie A in the German market with broadcaster ZDF and with online portal www.maxdome.de. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer Internet TV Rights Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:52:44 +0000 msherlock 164159 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164161/neo-sports-plus-wins-major-tennis-rights Indian sports channel Neo Sports Plus acquired the TV rights for three major tennis tournaments: The Davis Cup, The Federation Cup and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Media India Broadcast Tennis TV Rights Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:40:53 +0000 msherlock 164161 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164148/canal-plus-and-orange-win-french-ligue-1-rights The Ligue de Football Professionnel agreed deals worth a total €668 million a year over four years with French pay-broadcaster Canal Plus and mobile operator Orange for its audiovisual rights. Media France Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:46:42 +0000 msherlock 164148 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164149/australia-considers-changes-to-anti-siphoning-law The Australian government is considering making changes to the laws that protect big-ticket sporting events for free-to-air coverage in a bid to drive the take-up of free-to-air digital channels. Media Australia Broadcast Law Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:35:33 +0000 msherlock 164149 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164145/canal-13-and-globosat-secure-euro-2008-rights Uefa awarded Chilean broadcaster Canal 13 and Brazilian broadcaster Globosat the rights for Euro 2008. Media Brazil Chile Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:24:28 +0000 msherlock 164145 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164146/new-trial-date-set-for-seven-network-case Australia's Seven Network will appeal the ruling in the $200 million C7 practice suit in a three-week hearing in November. Media Australia Broadcast Law TV Rights Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:28:03 +0000 msherlock 164146 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164143/super-bowl-breaks-us-tv-sport-record The US Super Bowl attracted over 97.5 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most watched television programme in American broadcasting history. Media United States American Football Audience Data Broadcast Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:15:15 +0000 msherlock 164143 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164139/mp-silva-wins-rights-for-2010-asian-world-cup-qualifiers The MP & Silva agency has acquired the exclusive rights to a package of FIFA 2010 World Cup Asian region qualifying matches, including games involving Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup winners, Iraq, China, Australia, and Qatar. Media Asia Football Soccer TV Rights Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:47:17 +0000 mglendinning 164139 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164109/nascar-expands-media-operations The NASCAR Images and NASCAR Digital Entertainment are to merge to form the NASCAR Media Group (NMG) in a move that will consolidate the rights and interests of both groups into a single entity to develop, produce and distribute a range of programming and content for NASCAR. Media United States Broadcast Broadcast Services Motor Racing TV Rights Tue, 5 Feb 2008 10:09:36 +0000 msherlock 164109 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164101/setanta-renews-with-usa-rugby Setanta Sports and USA Rugby, the governing body for rugby union in the United States, have renewed their official partnership until 2009. Media United States Rugby TV Rights Tue, 5 Feb 2008 09:13:26 +0000 mglendinning 164101 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164059/bidding-extended-for-french-football-rights France's football league (LFP) extended the bidding process for the TV rights for Ligue 1 matches from 2008 to 2012. Media France Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:08:16 +0000 msherlock 164059 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163992/six-nations-coverage-available-on-iplayer The BBC's television coverage of the Six Nations will be available via the iPlayer from this weekend.  Media United Kingdom Broadcast Services Rugby Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:13:58 +0000 mglendinning 163992 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163990/americans-tune-in-for-super-bowl-ads-says-survey A survey conducted by Harris Interactive has revealed that 57 percent of US adults who plan to watch Super Bowl XLII will tune in as much or more for the commercials as for the game. Media United States American Football Broadcast Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:09:40 +0000 mglendinning 163990 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163942/rugby-and-handball-knock-football-off-euro-viewing-perch Football was knocked off the top of the sports viewing charts in the majority of television markets across Europe in 2007, according to the annual survey by TV Sports Markets. Media Europe Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Handball Rugby Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:53:18 +0000 msherlock 163942 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163929/nimbus-appoints-k-digvijay-singh-as-ceo Nimbus Communications Limited appointed K. Digvijay Singh as CEO with immediate effect. Prior to the appointment, Digvijay Singh was Chief Executive of its wholly-owned subsidiary Nimbus Sport International Pte. Ltd., based out of Singapore. Media India Broadcast Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:57:47 +0000 msherlock 163929 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163886/bskyb-ordered-to-cut-itv-stake-to-below-7-5-per-cent UK pay-TV broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting was ordered to cut its stake in broadcaster ITV Plc to below 7.5 per cent to avoid harming competition. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:13:34 +0000 msherlock 163886 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163885/sabc-loses-out-in-premier-soccer-league-tv-rights-battle South African public-service broadcaster SABC’s final attempt to hold on to the Premier Soccer League’s television rights failed. Media South Africa Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:12:17 +0000 msherlock 163885 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163881/mp-silva-and-one-o-one-secure-tv-rights-deals-for-speedcar MP & Silva and ONE O ONE secured key broadcast deals to launch the inaugural Speedcar Series in over 50 countries in Middle East and Asia. Media Asia Broadcast Motor Racing TV Rights Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:09:39 +0000 msherlock 163881 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163815/key-tv-deals-for-commonwealth-games The Fast Track agency has agreed exclusive TV deals for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games in Australia and New Zealand. Media Australia Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:11:55 +0000 mglendinning 163815 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163773/rte-wins-six-nations-rights Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ has acquired the exclusive live rights to all RBS Six Nations Championships games on television, radio and online in a four-year deal from 2010 to 2013.  Media