Media
Sports Minister warns against pay-television approach to French Open rights
France’s Sports Minister, Valerie Fourneyron, has warned the French Tennis Federation the French Open tennis grand slam must remain on free-to-air television.
Formula One considers taking live streaming rights in-house – report
Formula One Group is considering removing live streaming rights from official broadcast partners to launch its own online streaming platform, reports Autoweek.
Sportsman extends contract with Austrian ice hockey league
The Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EHL) has agreed a three-year extension to its exclusive broadcast rights deal with the Sportsman Media Group.
Spain’s Liga Endesa broadens international presence with NTV Plus deal
NTV Plus has secured the Russian broadcast rights to Spain's Liga Endesa basketball division in a deal until the end of the 2013-14 season.
Bandsports partners with Sky Brasil for French Open rights
Sky Brasil has agreed a deal with Bandsports to carry coverage of the French Open, according to the Maquina do Esporte website.
Kazakhstan to launch first sports channel
Kazakhstan’s first sports-dedicated television channel will launch on July 1, according to the Tengri News website.
Atlético Madrid ordered to pay compensation to Mediapro
Spanish Liga football club Atlético de Madrid has been ordered to pay Mediapro €5.365m ($6.92m) for breaking its broadcast rights contract with the agency.
ESPN Star Sports returns to Airtel’s DTH platform
ESPN Star Sports signs multi-year agreement with Bharti Airtel, Airtel Digital TVto distribute its six primary channel in India.
Sony Six swoops for Euro 2016 rights
Sony Six has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to Uefa Euro 2016 across the Indian subcontinent.
TVB acquires Hong Kong rights to 2014 World Cup
TVB has acquired the free-to-air and pay-television rights to broadcast the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Hong Kong.
Chellomedia up for sale – report
Liberty Global has placed its Chellomedia television-channel business up for sale, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Sportsman and Red Bull form new company to promote WRC
Sportsman Media and Red Bull Media House have formed a new company to market the media rights to the World Rally Championship.
Manchester United lands record Premier League broadcast payment
Manchester United has received a record broadcast payment of £60.8m for the 2012-13 Premier League season.
College sport conference seals network extension
The Sun Belt Conference, Cox Sports Television and Comcast Sports Southeast have agreed a one-year extension of the Sun Belt Network.
Wananchi Group defends role in Kenyan rights dispute
Wananchi Group has defended its broadcast deal with Kenyan Premier League club AFC Leopards, stating it does not interfere with the league’s agreement with SuperSport.
Ten in talks over amended NBL rights deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Ten Network is in talks to renegotiate a rights deal for the National Basketball League, the sport’s top division in Australia.
APC aims to build Asian Paralympic coverage through ABU tie-up
The Asian Paralympic Committee has struck a deal with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union to help enhance the television coverage of Asian Paralympic events.
Mountain West conference strikes regional deal with DirecTV Sports
DirecTV Sports and its Root Sports regional sports network has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference.