Formula One Management (FOM) has agreed new broadcast deals in two of the sport’s key European markets through agreements with Antena 3 and Sky Deutschland.
Australia’s leading sporting codes have urged Prime Minister Julia Gillard to update the country’s copyright laws in the wake of a landmark court ruling allowing the near-live transmission of sporting events via mobile networks.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the Japanese broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games to a national consortium, in a deal worth a reported US$472 million.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) completed a busy day of rights deals on Tuesday by renewing its agreement with Channel 5 for highlights coverage of international cricket from 2014-17.
Sky Sports confirmed this morning that it had secured a new four-year rights deal with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that will allow the UK pay-television broadcaster to continue to air live England matches and county cricket.
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport has extended its long-term rights agreements to broadcast the French Open and US Open tournaments, two of the four annual tennis grand slam events.
Al-Jazeera has secured another major domestic Ligue 1 media rights package, ensuring it will be the dominant force in French football broadcasting.
MP & Silva has entered into a partnership with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) that will see the company distribute the global media rights to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, along with other key events in the OCA’s portfolio.
The Breeders’ Cup has agreed a landmark media rights partnership with NBC Sports Group that will ensure the first live primetime broadcast of horse racing showpiece the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The Football Association (FA) has awarded ITV a new two-year deal for the broadcast rights to the pick of FA Cup games and England internationals, with the new agreement reportedly worth at least 30% less than the existing arrangement.
