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Russian Cabler NTV Plus Picks Up Broadcast Rights To Spanish Basketball League05 / 24 / 13The Spanish Basketball League (ACB) will be broadcast in Russia starting with the upcoming playoffs thanks to Russian cable leader NTV Plus, according to the EP. The ACB is now aired in 101 countries on four continents. ACB Dir General Albert Agustí "showed his satisfaction" and said, "With R... |
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OCA Signs Deal With Ten Sports Network
The Olympic Council of Asia has concluded a broadcasting deal with Ten Sports to show the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea and four other Asian Olympic Competitions. The deal was brokered by MP & Silva. The rights package includes: 2013 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games, Incheon, Sou ...
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The Int'l Paralympic Committee announced on Thursday that it will live stream next week's 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia. A complete schedule of the events you can watch live from the Championships can be found on the IPC's website ( IPC ). ... Singapore footb ...
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SRF Apologizes For Fake Crowd Noise
Swiss broadcaster SRF "has apologised for adding fake crowd noise" to try to liven up its coverage of Sunday's Zurich derby, which "kicked off in a near-deserted stadium," according to REUTERS. Viewers of the edited highlights "were baffled to hear chanting" at the start of the Grasshoppers vs. FC Z ...
CA CEO Opens Up On Nine Relationship
Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has opened up on its organization's "relationship with Channel Nine," according to Chloe Saltau of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. As CA, armed with a lucrative offer from Channel Ten, "thrashes out" a new media-rights deal, Sutherland "denied the governing body's r ...
BBC's Alan Hansen Quits Pundit Job
Longtime BBC football pundit Alan Hansen "is expected to exit 'Match of the Day' at the end of next season," according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. Hansen "has one year remaining on his BBC contract and there seems no great wish on either side to renew a contract that expires after the ...
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Sport1's Hockey Worlds Ratings Up
German free-to-air TV channel Sport1 "recorded above average ratings for its broadcast of Germany's last preliminary round game against France" at the 2013 IIHF World Championship on Tuesday, according to Fabian Riedner of QUOTENMETER. A total of 440,000 viewers tuned in at 3:15pm German time to wat ...
ITV Wins England Qualifying Match Rights
ITV "has won the exclusive live rights" to televise England's competitive football matches at home and away for the next four years in a £100M ($153M) deal, covering the 2016 Euro and 2018 World Cup qualifying competitions, according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. Meanwhile, Sky Sports ...
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Channel 4 Reports Loss In 2012
British TV broadcaster Channel 4 has reported a loss of £29M ($44M) for '12, "as intended, as part of a strategy of extra investment in content including its acclaimed London 2012 Paralympics coverage and building its digital audience data operation," according to Sweney & Plunkett of the ...
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AFL Broadcasts Set Viewership Records
The Seven Network and Fox Footy's Australian Football League are "kicking goals with another Monday night success" after the biggest Friday night AFL audience ever, according to Michael Bodey of THE AUSTRALIAN. Monday night's broadcast of St. Kilda's victory over Carlton "was well up on last year's ...
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Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR has extended its broadcast rights deal with MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports for another three years. The broadcaster will continue its MotoGP and Moto2 coverage, on TV, radio and online, until the end of '16 ( SRG SSR ). ... World Archery has signed a partnership w ...
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