Media

John Alexander, the executive chairman of influential Australian company Consolidated Media Holdings, has insisted that the pay-TV industry will not overpay for National Rugby League (NRL) broadcast rights.

Vero Communications and its new Brazil-based company, MLA True Communications, have linked up with Approach, one of the South American country’s largest public relations agencies.

Panasonic has linked up with CBS Sports and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to offer 3D coverage of the US Open tennis grand slam for the second consecutive year.

Manchester United has furthered its efforts to connect with its huge Asian fan base by agreeing a three-year partnership with Vietnam’s leading mobile telecommunications company.

UEFA has announced the award of the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League and Europa League free-to-air media rights in Latin America to four companies throughout the region.

Rogers Communications has scrapped plans to launch its own French language TV sports channel and announced plans for Rogers Sportsnet to link up with TVA Sports, a new digital cable channel that will launch next month in Canada.

South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) has agreed a five-year broadcast rights extension with SuperSport that places it amongst the world’s top television revenue earners.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has secured a landmark move to network television in the United States by striking a seven-year broadcast deal with Fox Sports.

Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has snapped up a major package of multi-platform media rights for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Dentsu, the commercial partner of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) outside Europe and Africa, has sealed rights deals covering 10 Asian territories and a selection of Pacific Islands for the IAAF World Championships later this month.

A piece of sports broadcasting history will be made on Friday as the opening match of the new FA Cup season will become the first game to be broadcast live on the Facebook social network.

UEFA Club Financial Control Panel chairman Jean-Luc Dehaene has revealed he has “some questions” about Manchester City’s groundbreaking sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways.

Sky Italia has hit out at the Italian competition regulator’s decision to broaden a review of the pay-TV channel’s broadcasting rights for football matches to include the UEFA Champions League.

Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has launched ESPN HD and ESPNews on IPTV platform Now TV in Hong Kong.

ORF and ATV have snapped up media rights in Austria for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The BBC Trust has approved plans to establish a temporary radio station to cover next year’s Olympics in London and given its backing to a proposal for BBC Three to provide dedicated coverage of the Games.