Media

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has hailed a “huge vote of confidence” from its broadcast partners after it doubled the value of its domestic rights deal.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has partnered with YouTube to live-stream all of England’s autumn internationals in markets outside the UK that currently do not broadcast the games, in a deal the organisation claims is a first for international rugby.

Italian Serie A clubs have reached a preliminary agreement on the division of media rights revenues for the period spanning the 2012-13 to 2014-15 seasons, with the deal set to be ratified at a Lega Serie A assembly meeting on November 19.

News Corporation on Thursday completed a deal to buy out ESPN’s stake in their jointly-owned pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.

The future of the tournament known as ‘Asia’s Major’, the Singapore Open, has been secured for another five years after the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) and tournament promoters World Sport Group (WSG) signed what they described as a “landmark agreement”.

Triathlon New Zealand has partnered with international sports marketing agency RedTorch to market the remodelled Tri NZ High Performance Property to prospective commercial partners.

IMG Media has bolstered its cycling portfolio by agreeing a three-year deal with the Flanders Classics organisation, which represents a series of one-day races.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been boosted by the agreement of a seven-year global broadcast deal with Dubai-based media group Taj Television.

The English Premier League has secured another cash injection with NBC Sports Group landing its exclusive US media rights for a significantly enhanced fee.

Eurosport and Infront Sports & Media have extended their long-term partnership for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons of the Superbike World Championship (SBK), with the deal including new exclusivities in four markets.

Berlin Marathon organiser SCC Events has signed a long-term partnership with the Infront Sports & Media agency in a bid to further raise the profile of one of the world’s leading marathons.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has agreed a six-year media rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, with the partnership set to include Beijing’s hosting of the 2015 World Championships.

FC Barcelona has agreed its first major commercial deal with an Indian company by signing a partnership with Nokia India.

The English Football League has agreed a groundbreaking partnership with concierge betting service Bet Butler, which will enable fans to provide a financial boost to their clubs.

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has announced a new eight-year, multi-platform media rights agreement with Fox Sports Media Group (FSMG) worth a reported total of US$2.4 billion.

NBC Sports Group has sealed a four-year deal for the exclusive media rights to Formula One in the United States.

Formula One is set for a new broadcast home in the United States ahead of its return to prominence in the country after cable sports channel Speed confirmed its long-running rights deal will not be extended.

IMG Worldwide has enhanced its presence in the sports data market by acquiring a majority share in Danish company Enetpulse.