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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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Murdoch Buys Dutch Eredivisie Rights
Rupert Murdoch’s int'l media business, FOX, has "bought the broadcasting rights" to the Dutch Eredivisie Premier football league, according to the DUTCH DAILY NEWS. The clubs from the top Dutch league have sold the broadcasting rights for the next 12 years to U.S. TV network Fox from Murdoch. ...
Australia Olympic TV Deal On Hold
The IOC is holding off negotiating the next Olympic TV rights deal for Australia until "after the National Rugby League broadcasting deal is done," according to Glenda Korporaal of THE AUSTRALIAN. Foxtel and the Nine Network paid a reported $128M for the rights to broadcast the '10 Winter and '12 Lo ...
BSkyB Wins Appeal On Wholesale Prices
Broadcaster BSkyB won "a long-standing dispute over the price it can charge rivals for its sports content" after Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled in the company's favor on Wednesday, according to Karolin Schaps of REUTERS. The dispute goes back to '10 when media regulator Ofcom ordered th ...
13 La Liga Clubs Ready To Delay Season
A total of 13 La Liga clubs held a meeting Wednesday in Madrid and are demanding that broadcaster Mediapro "withdraw legal action against two clubs, pay what they owe several clubs and reach an agreement with Canal+," according to the EFE. The clubs met to "discuss an action plan after many club dir ...
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LIME TV customers in St. Lucia now can access sports online via ESPNPlay.com on a PC, tablet or mobile phone. Customers can access the website free of charge by selecting the LIME icon, or by logging onto limetv.com. ESPNPlay.com is ESPN Caribbean's live broadband sports network and it offers access ...
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Men's 400m Hurdles Draw 12M on BBC
Great Britain hurdler Dai Greene's fourth-place finish in the men's 400m hurdles was watched by just less than 12 million viewers on BBC channels, Monday's biggest London Games audience, according to John Plunkett of the London GUARDIAN. The Dominican Republic's Felix Sanchez won the race, which was ...
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ESPN Agrees To Five-Year Deal With SPL And Rangers
ESPN "has followed Sky Sports" in agreeing to a five-year contract with Scottish football, according to the PA. ESPN "will screen 30 Scottish Premier League games and 10 Rangers games from the Third Division," including three from Ibrox. ESPN's coverage begins on Sunday with Dundee United's season o ...
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DEL Media Partners Release List Of Live Games
The German Hockey League (DEL) and its media partners, TV channel ServusTV and website www.laola1.tv, released a first list of live games that they will broadcast in the upcoming season. The '12-13 DEL season starts in six weeks on Sept. 14 with the Rhineland derby between the Cologne Sharks and the ...
UEG And EBU Agree To Media Deal
The European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) and the European Broadcasting Union have agreed to an all-inclusive global media rights and services deal. The deal prolongs the organization's current arrangement, covering ten championships between '13 and '16, including all Men's and Women's European Artisti ...
UEFA Awards Media Rights In Kazakhstan, Albania
UEFA has awarded the free-to-air media rights for the '12-15 Champions League and Europa League to KTK in Kazakhstan. Commercial broadcaster KTK will show a live match each matchnight in respect of the Champions League and the best live match each kick-off slot in respect of the Europa League. Live ...
