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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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Ten Network Has Sights On Tennis Rights
Australia's Ten Network will make a "concerted bid to win the free-to-air sports rights for tennis and cricket next year," as it rolls out a more back-to-basics programming schedule, according to Darren Davidson of THE AUSTRALIAN. Ten is wanting sports rights after dropping the Australian Football L ...
Spain Unable To Watch La Roja On TV
For the first time in "more than three decades," the Spanish national team played a game that was not televised on Spanish TV, according to VERTELE.com. The 2014 World Cup qualifying match between Spain and Belarus in Minsk, was not aired by any broadcasters due to the "elevated economic demands" of ...
ZDF With 'Dream-like' Ratings On Friday
German public broadcaster ZDF obtained "dream-like" ratings for its coverage of Germany's 6-1 victory against Ireland in Friday's World Cup qualification match, according to Daniel Sallhoff of QUOTENMETER.de. A total of 9.67 million viewers tuned in to the game, which started at 8:48pm CEST, or a 29 ...
Sources: NBC Wins F1 Rights
F1 is close to signing a multiyear U.S. rights deal with NBC Sports, according to several sources. The deal could be signed as early as this afternoon. NBC is expected to make a formal announcement early next week. Terms of the deal are not yet known, but sources said NBC outbid Fox. Sources valued ...
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Effect Of EPL TV Costs Could Linger
Sky Sports Managing Dir Barney Francis has admitted that the huge inflation in the cost of Premier League TV rights has led to "tough choices and could have implications for other sports," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. Francis insisted that the cost to the consumer would "largely ...
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Euroleague Extends Sportitalia Deal
Italian sports network Sportitalia will remain an official Turkish Airlines Euroleague basketball broadcaster for the next three seasons. Sportitalia has been the Euroleague broadcast partner in Italy for three years. Sportitalia will air live games and news footage on three of its stations -- Sport ...
SNTV Opening Rio Office
IMG Media and AP joint venture SNTV revealed it will open a new office in Rio de Janeiro. As Rio readies itself for the 2016 Summer Olympics, SNTV will locate its new bureau at the AP's office. The Rio de Janeiro bureau will be the fourth permanent location SNTV has outside London. Its other offices ...
Space Jump Coverage Trumps Hockey
Austrian TV channel ServusTV "set a new ratings record" in Austria with its broadcast of Thursday's failed Red Bull Stratos space jump, and even Germans tuned in, according to Alexander Krei of DWDL.de. ServusTV "obviously wants to broadcast extreme athlete Felix Baumgartners' next attempt to jump f ...
Sportfive To Accept Mediaset Offer
Spanish broadcaster Mediaset "is very close" to reaching a deal to air the Spain vs. Belarus World Cup qualifying match on TV in Spain, according to José Félix Díaz of ELCONFIDENCIAL.com. Marketing agency Sportfive has the rights to the game and initially asked for €3M ($3. ...
Sportfive Secures Czech Media Deals
Sportfive revealed that it has signed three deals for media rights in the Czech Republic for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The agency has secured a deal with Ceska Televize (Czech TV) for the free-to-air TV rights and selected Internet rights for the majority of ev ...
