ITV’s new discounted football deal
Advanced Television: ITV has signed a €108m two-year deal to continue broadcasting the FA Cup and England home games, including home qualifiers for the next World Cup tournament in Brazil. More
Around The Industry
Sporting Telenet expands programming
Broadband TV News: Sporting Telenet, the dedicated sports channel from Belgian cable operator Telenet, is expanding its programming. More
EPL to give away Chinese TV rights?
Bloomberg: English soccer’s Premier League may have to give away its television rights for free to build its fanbase in China. More
Virgin Media to carry Sky Sports F1 channel
Autosport: Virgin Media has confirmed that it will carry Sky Sports’ new bespoke Formula 1 channel when it launches this season. More
EC points way to European broadcast rights
Advanced Television: The European Commission is likely to propose collective copyright legislation that could lead to BSkyB and other digital TV operators being forced to make their programmes available to […] More
ARD criticises Bundesliga plans
Rapid TV News: German public broadcaster ARD has criticised that decision by the cartel office Bundeskartellamt to green light the offer by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) to offer an […] More
Channel 9 counts down to Bangladesh Premier League cricket
Rapid TV News: A new cricket entity, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), is to take shape on 19 January, when Channel 9 television cameras televise the player auctions live from […] More
London 2012 Olympics: BBC gears up for the greatest show on earth
Daily Telegraph: On a wall in the corridor outside Roger Mosey’s office in BBC Television Centre in London is a message. ‘London 2012: The biggest event the BBC will cover […] More
The greatest catch ever?
Daily Telegraph: As acrobatic catches go, this takes some beating. Central Stags duo Bevan Small and Michael Mason combined to take the wicket of Northern Knights batsman Brad Wilson with […] More
Accenture claims collapse in traditional TV watching, buying patterns
Rapid TV News: The global TV market is on the cusp of significant changes with the percentage of consumers watching broadcast or cable TV in a typical week on televisions […] More