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BSkyB, BBC Join ITV, BT In 'Fierce' Bidding War For FA Cup TV Rights06 / 18 / 13A "fierce bidding war" for the TV rights to the FA Cup "looks likely after four broadcasters submitted bids" to the FA in the first round, according to Robert Budden of the FINANCIAL TIMES. BT and ITV "currently share the rights" to the FA Cup until the end of the '13-14 season. On Friday, both "sub... Tags: Media, United Kingdom, Europe |
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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 ...
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Irish broadcaster RTÉ Sport has retained the rights to broadcast rugby's RBS 6 Nations Championship until '17. RTÉ has been awarded exclusive rights in Ireland to the championship as part of a four-year extension to its existing contract covering TV, radio and online ( RTÉ ). .. ...
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Canal+ Acquires African Football Rights
French broadcaster Canal+ has acquired "almost all" African football media rights for France through '16, according to Etienne Moatti of L'EQUIPE. The broadcaster paid €5.4M ($7M) for the '13 and '15 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations. Canal+ was also awarded the rights to all official compe ...
Sportfive Secures Slovakia Media Deals
Marketing agency Sportfive has signed deals for media rights in Slovakia for the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Free-to-air TV rights for the majority of the events at Sochi 2014 and all events at Rio 2016, as well as radio rights at both Games, have been awarded to Rozhlas a Tel ...
Globo To Choose Football Over F1
Brazilian broadcaster Globo will not show the U.S. F1 Grand Prix live because it takes place during Week 36 of the Brasileiro, according to Bruno Gecys of IG.com.br. Both events are scheduled to take place on Nov. 18 at 5pm local time. The race, held in Austin, Texas, will be shown six hours later. ...
Marca Gets Euroleague Rights For Spain
Euroleague Basketball and free-to-air broadcaster Marca "have reached an agreement" that will give Marca, Marca.com, Radio Marca and Marca TV the media rights to the Euroleague in Spain, according to MARCA. The deal is for the '12-13 season. The broadcasts will start Week 1 with the following matchu ...
Singapore's SingTel Wins EPL Rights
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. has secured the broadcast rights to all 380 Premier League matches each year for seasons '13-14 through '15-16 in Singapore. These rights were acquired on a non-exclusive basis. The matches will continue to be available online on miostadium.com and on mobile via Sin ...
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No Deal For Spain's WC Qualifying Match
The Spanish government is "negotiating with private broadcasters" so that the World Cup qualifying match between Spain and Belarus can be televised in the country, according to Joaquín Maroto of AS. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) believes that "in the end a deal will be reached." The ...
ESPN Cricket Site Gets Record Traffic
Via all devices and platforms, ESPNcricinfo has posted its best audiences for the Twenty20 format of the game. ESPNcricinfo scored record traffic with the 2012 World T20 Championship, logging more than 800 million page views and 2.3 billion minutes across devices. The figures represent a 215% and 32 ...
