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This third annual survey of global sports media consumption by Perform, KantarSport and TV Sports Markets takes our research wider and deeper than before. Wider, because the number of territories covered has increased from 10 to 14, with the inclusion this year of important growth markets such as India, Indonesia, Japan and Turkey. Deeper, because we have asked questions designed to burrow down into new areas, such as consumers’ second-screen activities, that have not been properly examined until now.

David Beckham’s plans to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Miami have suffered a major setback after the city’s mayor rejected plans to build a downtown waterfront stadium.

This second annual survey of global sports media consumption by Perform, KantarSport and TV Sports Markets confirms many of the trends highlighted in the first report in 2011 and brings into even sharper focus some of the changes in consumer habits that anybody working in the sports media industry needs to be attuned to.

Donald Sterling will pursue a lawsuit against the National Basketball Association and will not approve the sale of his franchise, the Los Angeles Clippers, to Steve Ballmer.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has concluded a long-running process to award the hosting rights for its 2018 World Equestrian Games, with Bromont/Montreal securing the event.

Montreal’s long-running Canadian Grand Prix will retain its place on the Formula One calendar after city authorities announced that an agreement in principal has been reached with the motor-racing series’ chief executive Bernie Ecclestone on a new 10-year race deal.

San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago and Bermuda have been shortlisted to host the finals of the America’s Cup sailing showpiece in 2017, according to Oracle Team USA chief executive Russell Coutts.

Donald Sterling has signed off on the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball franchise to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer for $2bn (€1.47bn).

American football league the NFL has opted to switch from its traditional method of using Roman numerals to identify its showpiece Super Bowl by rebranding the 2016 game as Super Bowl 50.

The National Basketball Association has cancelled its planned Tuesday hearing to terminate Donald Sterling’s ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers after confirming a deal for his estranged wife Shelly Sterling to sell the franchise to Steve Ballmer.

A focus on how NBC’s Golf Channel is going to cash in on the sport’s return to the Olympics at Rio 2016.

Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has struck a deal to acquire the Los Angeles Clippers for a National Basketball Association franchise record price of $2bn (€1.5bn), but it remains unclear whether the takeover will be approved.

Philadelphia has become the latest US city to opt out of the process to determine a possible bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, citing cost issues and a focus on other major events.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will not pursue a bid for the 2024 Olympics, according to a senior member of his staff who stated that the city does not need the prestige and tourism benefits that hosting the summer Games can bring.

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has become the first professional sports league in North America to establish an integrated marketing, media, grassroots and social responsibility programme.

The NFL has come under renewed pressure to endorse a name change for the Washington Redskins after a group of 50 US senators wrote to commissioner Roger Goodell highlighting their belief that the American football team’s moniker represents a racial slur.