Sports Minister warns against pay-television approach to French Open rights
France’s Sports Minister, Valerie Fourneyron, has warned the French Tennis Federation the French Open tennis grand slam must remain on free-to-air television.
European Tour launches online TV platform
Golf’s European Tour has launched a free online television channel providing video on demand highlights of the organisation’s tournaments.
Formula One considers taking live streaming rights in-house – report
Formula One Group is considering removing live streaming rights from official broadcast partners to launch its own online streaming platform, reports Autoweek.
Sportsman extends contract with Austrian ice hockey league
The Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EHL) has agreed a three-year extension to its exclusive broadcast rights deal with the Sportsman Media Group.
Spain’s Liga Endesa broadens international presence with NTV Plus deal
NTV Plus has secured the Russian broadcast rights to Spain's Liga Endesa basketball division in a deal until the end of the 2013-14 season.
Bandsports partners with Sky Brasil for French Open rights
Sky Brasil has agreed a deal with Bandsports to carry coverage of the French Open, according to the Maquina do Esporte website.
Kazakhstan to launch first sports channel
Kazakhstan’s first sports-dedicated television channel will launch on July 1, according to the Tengri News website.
Atlético Madrid ordered to pay compensation to Mediapro
Spanish Liga football club Atlético de Madrid has been ordered to pay Mediapro €5.365m ($6.92m) for breaking its broadcast rights contract with the agency.
ESPN Star Sports returns to Airtel’s DTH platform
ESPN Star Sports signs multi-year agreement with Bharti Airtel, Airtel Digital TVto distribute its six primary channel in India.
Sony Six swoops for Euro 2016 rights
Sony Six has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to Uefa Euro 2016 across the Indian subcontinent.