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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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Telstra, ARLC Establish Media Venture
Telecom company Telstra and the Australian Rugby League Commission "have established a media joint venture to report on the National Rugby League," as part of a sponsorship and digital rights partnership worth more than A$100M ($105.7M), according to Mitchell Bingemann of THE AUSTRALIAN. In a move " ...
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ONE World Sports network, which offers access to sports such as football, basketball, baseball and golf from Asia, the Pacific and around the world, is now available on Optimum TV. The network, which can be found on Optimum TV channel 1159, provides exclusive live and same-day coverage of int'l spor ...
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Telstra Signs $105M NRL Deal
Telstra is "set to sign a sponsorship and digital rights agreement worth more than A$100M ($105.2M) with the Australian Rugby League Commission as early as Wednesday -- the latest deal in its push for more sports rights," according to Stensholt & McDuling of the AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW. The ...
Sport1 Scores Solid Monday Ratings
German free-to-air TV channel Sport1 obtained respectable ratings with its broadcast of Monday's 2nd Bundesliga match-up between Braunschweig and Cologne, according to Manuel Weis of QUOTEN METER. A total of 1.11 million viewers tuned in to watch the 2-2 draw. The game, which started at 8:15pm ...
Mega Lands Chile Football Media Rights
The Chilean National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) has agreed to a $106M media rights deal with broadcaster Mega, according to José Antonio Acosta of LA TERCERA. The deal was brokered after a number of weeks "of intense and behind closed doors" conversations. The broadcaster wil ...
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Big Bash TV Ratings Below Expectations
Cricket Australia officials "weren't exactly dancing in the street" about the first TV ratings on the opening weekend of the Big Bash League, but were still "pleased that the ratings hadn't gone over a cliff," according to Wayne Smith of THE AUSTRALIAN. The average BBL match on Fox Sports 2 over the ...
EPL Rights In France Up For Bidding
The Premier League has put the media rights to the EPL in France up for bidding, according to Etienne Moatti of L'EQUIPE. The league contacted the broadcasters on Monday and made them aware that they had until Jan. 22 to send their bids for the rights to the EPL over the next three seasons. Currentl ...
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CNC Opens Legal Proceedings
The Spanish Competition Commission (CNC) has "opened legal proceedings" against broadcasters Canal+, Telefónica and Mediapro, according to EL PERIODICO. The CNC began investigating following complaints from other cable operators including: Cableuropa, France Telecom Spain, Euskaltel and Telec ...
Bloomberg Launches New Analysis Blog
Bloomberg Sports Monday unveiled its new blog, Stats Insights. The blog will contain original content and analysis for the five major European football leagues as well as the NFL, MLB and NBA. Other sports will be added in the future as well. Match Analysis provides extensive statistics and charts, ...
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Winter Sports Boost ZDF Ratings
German public broadcaster ZDF "had a very successful Sunday with its winter sports broadcasts," according to Alexander Krei of DWDL. ZDF's coverage of the women's biathlon relay from Hochfilzen, Austria attracted an average of 4.43 million viewers. The number equaled a market share of 22.7%. In the ...
