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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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Some U.S. Fans Without European Soccer
Qatar Media’s Miami-based beIN Sport announced it will be carried on Dish Network. BeIN Sport’s coverage will include games from top European leagues such as Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1. Coverage will also feature South American World Cup Qualifie ...
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UEFA Awards More Media Rights
UEFA has awarded certain '12-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League media rights to RTVS in Slovakia and of the remaining 2012-15 UEFA Europa League media rights to NOVA Group in both Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Slovakia, public broadcaster RTVS will broadcast the best Wednesday live UE ...
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Cricket fans in the U.S. will be able to watch the Int'l Cricket Council World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 at no cost for the first time in September. ESPN3 was confirmed by ESPN STAR Sports, ICC's global broadcast partner, as the network in the U.S. for the tournament. As part of the build-up to the ev ...
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Mediapro, Prisa Reach La Liga TV Deal
Broadcasters Mediapro and Prisa have "reached an agreement" to share La Liga TV rights in Spain over the next three seasons, according to Vicente Ruiz of EL MUNDO. The broadcasters will "jointly exploit" the rights to the Primera and Segunda Division. The conditions of the deal are "similar to those ...
Australia's ABC Cuts WNBL, W-League
The decision by the ABC to "drastically cut back live TV coverage of the country's two main women's national leagues" has been labelled as discriminatory and sexist by the Australian Womensport and Recreation Association. Association President Janice Crosswhite said the decision to cut in half the W ...
ESPN Gets FA Cup Down Under
ESPN has inked a deal with the English Football Association for rights to broadcast the FA Cup in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, according to THE AUSTRALIAN. The six-year deal includes an agreement that the FA Cup Final will not be seen on free-to-air TV in Australia. The deal also ...
International Friendlies Net High Ratings
Wednesday's friendly between Germany and Argentina "attracted 8.07 million viewers or 30.7%," according to Kevin Kyburz of QUOTENMETER.de. In the marketing relevant target age group 14-49, ZDF's coverage "was watched by 2.71 million viewers or 26.9%." In comparison, Germany's 3-1 loss to Argentina " ...
Sport1 Buoys Constantin Medien
Media corporation Constantin "increased its revenue and profit in part due to a boost in ad revenue from its TV channel Sport1," according to the DPA. During the first six months of '12, the company "was able to increase its revenue" by 5.6% to €211.7M ($261M). Profits after taxes "have almost ...
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Portugal's Sport TV has guaranteed itself the TV rights to La Liga for the next three seasons. The negotiations took place "during a period of controversy in Spain, and therefore the number of games that Sport TV will broadcast in the next three years is not concrete." The deal is final and is just ...
BBC Had Over 33% Of Olympics Viewers
BBC1 took "more than a third of all TV viewing," while BBC3 overtook both Channel 4 and Channel 5 for the duration of the London Games, according to John Plunkett of the London GUARDIAN. BBC1 had a 36.2% share of viewing across the 17 days of the Games. That was "more than four times ITV1's average ...
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