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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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BBC To Broadcast Women's Euro 2013
The BBC will "broadcast all of England's UEFA European Women's Championship games" when the team heads to Sweden in July, according to the BBC. The deal "will see live coverage of all England's matches, both semifinals and the final shown across BBC Two and BBC Three." In addition, "all other peak-t ...
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Ascot Signs TV Deal With Racing UK
Racing UK, which broadcasts action from 33 of Britain's horse racecourses, "will gain a hugely significant addition to its roster of tracks from June '14 following a decision by Ascot, the country's premier venue, to join Racecourse Media Group, RUK's parent company," according to Greg Wood of the L ...
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Race Of Champions A Ratings Flop
German private-TV channel Sat.1 "obtained disappointing ratings" with its broadcast of Saturday's Race of Champions, according to David Grzeschik of QUOTEN METER. Sat.1 attracted only 650,000 to its broadcast of the event. The number equaled a 4.6% market share. In the target demographic 14-49, the ...
BBC To Air World Athletics Championships
The 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow will now be shown by the BBC after Channel 4 "agreed to transfer its rights to the broadcaster," according to the BBC. The '13 championships "will be the first of three" on the BBC with deals in place for Beijing in '15 and London in '17. Channel 4's ...
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Discovery Buys 20% Stake In Eurosport
U.S. broadcaster Discovery is "moving into sports programming," paying £134M ($170M) for a 20% stake in Eurosport, with an option to "take a controlling stake in the European company in two years," according to Mark Sweney of the London GUARDIAN. Discovery's deal to take a stake in Eurosport G ...
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Euro 2012 Tops German TV Ratings
The Euro 2012 semifinal between Germany and Italy "was the most-watched TV program in Germany in '12," according to the DPA. A total of 27.99 million viewers tuned in to watch ARD's broadcast of Germany's 2-1 loss. Forty-two of the top 50 most-watched sport TV programs are football games. The most-w ...
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German private-TV channel Sat.1, which holds the Super Bowl rights for '13 and '14 in Germany, "will also live broadcast the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 20, starting at 12:10am local time." In addition, the channel "will show a game summary of the NFC Championship Game and both games will also air ...
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Court Supports Free-To-Air TV Coverage
An advisor to Europe's highest court ruled that Britain and Belgium "should be allowed to ensure free-to-air TV coverage of the World Cup and Euro football finals as they consider them of major public importance," according to Foo Yun Chee of REUTERS. FIFA and UEFA argued that the two countries had ...
Olympics, Euro Dominate U.K. TV Ratings
In the U.K., coverage of the London 2012 Olympics and Euro 2012 "dominates the list of the most-popular TV programmes of the year ahead of the usual chart toppers, including The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing and Downton Abbey," according Tara Conlan of the London GUARDIAN. The Olympic Closing Cere ...
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ESPN, French Telecom Agree To Deal
ESPN and French telecom company SFR have reached an agreement for the launch of ESPN America, a channel devoted to the best and most authentic coverage of American sports. The agreement also includes a renewal of ESPN Classic, which will continue to be available to the SFR box viewers. ESPN America ...
