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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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Germany, Netherlands Net Big Ratings
German public broadcaster ARD "attracted more than 10 million viewers to its broadcast of Wednesday's int'l friendly between Germany and the Netherlands," according to Sidney Schering of QUOTENMETER. A total of 10.18 million watched the 0-0 draw between the arch rivals. The game, which started at 8: ...
Sky Sports May Broadcast F1 In 3D
Sky Sports Managing Dir Barney Francis "wants to introduce 3D to F1 and will have talks" with F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone at the end of the season, according to Kevin Eason of the LONDON TIMES. If the proposal receives the OK, it "could be just the start." Sky's ambitions "could go as far as providing ...
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Recently established cable-TV operator Cable Thai Holding "won the broadcast rights" for EPL games for the next three seasons '13-16, according to the BANGKOK POST. CTH major shareholder Wichai Thongtang said that the company won the rights for not only Thailand, but also Cambodia and Laos, "but he ...
Media Threatens Cricket Boycott
Major int'l news agencies are "likely to suspend coverage" of the India-England series after the Board Of Control For Cricket In India "barred photo agencies from covering the series," according to REUTERS. The News Media Coalition, which champions freedom of the media, has "urged the BCCI to lift t ...
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BSkyB Says EPL Rights To Hurt Margins
BSkyB said that the costs to acquire broadcast rights to air EPL games "may affect margins next year," according to Thomson & Schweizer of BLOOMBERG. BSkyB "won the bidding in June" to show 116 matches starting in the '13-14 season, while BT won 38 matches. The sale raised £3.02B ($4.8B). ...
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Globo Choose Football Over F1
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has decided it will air the U.S. Grand Prix live, "but only" on pay-TV channel SportTV, according to Ferreira, Felix & Berredo of TAZIO. The timing of the second to last F1 race of the calendar year coincides with Week 36 of the Brasileiro season, which could see lege ...
Now TV Wins EPL Rights In Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Now TV has regained the exclusive broadcasting rights of the EPL for three seasons, beginning with the current one in session, according to Choya Choi of THE STANDARD. The pay-TV operator had lost the broadcasting rights in '10 to Cable TV. A source reported that the new deal is costing ...
BT Considers Appeal On Pricing
BT might appeal a recent court decision that blocked attempts to force Sky to lower the wholesale price for its sports programming as the telecom "considers whether to sell on its own recently acquired sports rights," according to Thomas & Budden of the FINANCIAL TIMES. BT CEO Ian Livingst ...
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Discovery To Buy Stake In Eurosport
Discovery Communications "plans to pay several hundred million dollars for a minority stake" in sports network Eurosport, a unit of French media company TF1, according to Jannarone & Schechner of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Discovery will "form a strategic partnership with TF1 as a result of the in ...
Globo Faces Broadcasting Dilemma
With the Brasileiro in its final stages and the F1 season coming to a close, Brazilian broadcaster Globo "faces a dilemma on Sunday," according to FOLHA DE S. PAULO. The U.S. Grand Prix, the second to last race of the year, is scheduled for 5pm local time. Unfortunately for Globo, five of the Week 3 ...
