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New Deal Will See BBC Make Live Online Olympics Feed Available To BSkyB

K.-based BSkyB will "screen live coverage of the London Olympics... ...website," but they will now also be broadcast to BSkyB's 10 million subs. BSkyB is "not paying for the rights and all of the cove... " BSkyB "will incur some costs as it upgrades its systems... ...Kortekaas write the agreement between the BBC and BSkyB is "a thawing of relations between the corporatio...

NFL Media Notes: NFL, BSkyB Sign Extension Of U.K. Deal

The NFL and BSkyB have signed a four-year extension of their broadc...

The NFL and BSkyB have signed a four-year extension of their broadcast deal covering the U.K. and Ireland through the 2010-2011 season. The net will double the number of live games it shows each seaso

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In Manchester, Richard Wray reports BSkyB has secured the mobile highlights package for the...

In Toronto, Ken Campbell reports Rogers Sportsnet fired News & Hockey Dir Scott Morrison over “a difference in philosophy between Morrison’s journalistic approach of telling stories and breaking news

New English Premier League TV Package Worth US$3.16B

The Premier League said that BSkyB paid US$2. ...ge includes matches on Saturday and Monday, while BSkyB, which was previously awarded three packages, add... The FINANCIAL TIMES notes BSkyB will pay 28% more annually under the new deals, b... ...ld help limit the impact on customer turnover” at BSkyB (FINANCIAL TIMES, 5/8). Shares of BSkyB today “fell as much as 5.1[%]” upon the news (BLO...

The English Premier League completed the sale of its six TV packages for a total of US$3.16B, “far higher than expected,” according to Amanda Andrews of the LONDON TIMES. The Premier League said that

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...BSkyB is planning to show live soccer and cricket match...

In N.Y., Bob Raissman notes during the regular season the Nets made no appearances on TNT, five appearances on ESPN, one regional appearance on ABC and eight appearances on NBA TV. He writes the NBA a

BSkyB Wins Half Of English Premier League TV Rights Packages

BSkyB has been awarded three of the six 23-game TV righ...

BSkyB has been awarded three of the six 23-game TV rights packages for the Premier League from 2007-2010, according to Philippe Naughton of the LONDON TIMES. A second round of bidding will be held to

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up BSkyB’s [soccer] monopoly.

In London, Simon English reports NTL, which yesterday unveiled its US$1.6B takeover of Virgin Mobile, is planning to bid for Premier League broadcast rights to “break up BSkyB’s [soccer] monopoly.” NT

Sky Is Falling? Irish Ryder Cup Coverage Could Be On Free TV

contract with BSkyB to televise the event throughout the U.K. Irish P...

The Irish government is considering ordering the ’06 Ryder Cup in Kildare, Ireland, “to be shown on a ‘free’ national Irish television network, RTE,” according to Stu Schneider of GOLF WORLD. This com

British Classic: ESPN To Launch First U.K. Network In March

ESPN will launch ESPN Classic in the U.K. on BSkyB beginning March 13. Classic service Cinemagic to BSkyB.

ESPN will launch ESPN Classic in the U.K. on BSkyB beginning March 13. Classic will be ESPN’s first network in the U.K. (ESPN). DAILY VARIETY’s Steve Clarke notes the launch is part of a carriage deal

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In London, Saeed Shah reports BSkyB will begin allowing its premium customers to down... BSkyB will also make clips of news, sports and entertai...

The Seahawks host the Redskins in the NFL playoffs on Saturday, and in DC, Eli Saslow reports, “To avoid insulting native American heritage, the Seattle Times decided to limit the use of the term Reds