New research by IPG’s Initiative shows that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will achieve a record global viewership with audience figures rising by 5% compared to 2006... More >
NatWest has signed a deal to sponsor Five's 2010 cricket coverage.
The bank, a long-standing backer of England's one-day home international matches, will sponsor Five's hig...More>
ITV has agreed to pay significant compensation to Nike after a technical problem cut short the premiere of its high-profile three-minute World Cup ad during the Champions Leag...More>
An Italian court has rejected an appeal against Sky Italia’s right to televise Serie A games.
The appeal, filed by satellite operator Conto TV, claimed that the way the Ser...More>
The BBC has set aside an extra £60m to cover major sporting events this year, including the football World Cup in South Africa, which begins next month.
Information pu...More>
BSkyB and the BBC enjoyed strong television audiences for the recent Premier League season, with Sky registering its highest live audiences since 2003/04 and the BBC’s Match o...More>
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has blasted the Irish government's plans to reserve Six Nations and Heineken Cup matches involving the country's teams for free-to-air te...More>
BBC Sport has announced that it will broadcast all 14 events of the new IAAF Diamond League in 2010.
The five-year deal began last weekend with the Doha Grand Prix in Qata...More>
World Snooker boss Barry Hearn has announced a new one-frame shoot-out event for the world's top 64 players that will be shown live on Sky.
The satellite broadcaster has no...More>
ESPN STAR Sports will broadcast the FIM Superbike World Championship across Asia for the remainder of the 2010 season.
The new agreement, which was negotiated by Infront Sp...More>
Rugby Football Union president John Owen is hoping the change of government will lead to a rethink on the controversial sports rights ruling.
Regulator Ofcom has ordered BS...More>
New York Jets games could be blacked out from local television because the team still has more than 10,000 unsold personal seat licenses for its new stadium and owner Woody Jo...More>
The 16th Asian Games is hosting a two-day ‘World Broadcaster Meeting’ this week with almost 100 representatives of leading TV producers throughout Asia in attendance.
The ...More>
France’s La Ligue de football professionnel (LFP) is planning to launch its own dedicated pay-TV channel.
The new service will carry matches from both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2,...More>
ITV is hoping to boost its advertising revenue by at least £20m during the World Cup this summer.
ITV1's advertising income has already increased by 13-15 per cent in...More>
