Speaking exclusively at the Nolan Partners Sport Industry Breakfast Club in front of a packed room of leading industry executives, Richard Scudamore, Chief Executive Officer of the Premier League, did not rule out the idea that the new TV deal, which will run from 2013, could be pan-European rather than domestic, while medical procedures will al… read more
British horseracing will be broadcast on UK terrestrial television exclusively by Channel 4 from 2013 for at least the next four years after the broadcaster tabled a winning bid to expand its current portfolio, which was accepted by representatives of Britain’s second biggest spectator sport. read more
Virgin Media will provide free Wifi on the London Underground during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, with access available at 80 stations in time for this summer. read more
Recon Instruments, innovator of Heads-up Display (HUD) technology for action sport athletes, has been announced as an official partner of the Winter X Games Europe, taking place from 14th to 16th March, in Tignes, France. read more
talkSPORT is set to broadcast sport content 24 hours a day, seven days a week from Monday 2nd April - becoming the only full time sport station in the UK. read more
Channel 4 has unveiled its line-up of presenters and reporters - featuring sports broadcasters, former Paralympians and new talent - for its coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in August. read more
The Marussia F1 team is set to miss the final pre-season test in Barcelona because their new car has failed a mandatory crash test, which could see the former Virgin Racing team turn up in Melbourne for the first race of the 2012 season with an untried car. read more
Perform has announced the development of branded YouTube channels for its Livesport.tv and Goal.com brands – which should result in thousands of hours of live, highlights and sports news video content being made available to sports fans around the world. read more
Dereck Chisora and David Haye could face lifetime bans from boxing for their part in the brawl in Munich at the weekend, according to British Boxing Board of Control General Secretary, Robert Smith. read more
The BBC has announced it will broadcast select live 3D coverage to homes across the UK as part of a 3D trial during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The trial coverage will be broadcast via the BBC’s HD Channel and will include the Opening Ceremony, the Closing Ceremony and the Men’s 100m final. read more
The Eurosport Group has secured the rights of the 2013 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. The deal includes exclusive TV and digital live rights in all Eurosport's territories in Europe, except in France. read more
The Super Bowl set a new world record in terms of social media, with Twitter users sending 10,000 tweets per second in the final three minutes of the NFL's flagship match. read more
talkSPORT has revealed it achieved its highest-ever audience reach for Q4 since it launched as Talk Radio in 1995, according to industry figures released by RAJAR. read more
The new Super League season officially launches today at Old Trafford, with the announcement that Sky Sports will televise matches on Monday nights, as well as Fridays, throughout the summer. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced a new broadcasting agreement deal with UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky Sports, from 2014 until 2017, with an option to extend for a further two years until 2019. read more
The Eurosport Group has extended its long term partnerships with the French and the US Opens following the signing of two new deals, and last year's multi-year contract signed with the Australian Open. read more
Elite sport stars Christian Malcolm, Barry McGuigan, Dean Macey and Sinead Kerr are set to encourage a selection of the UK’s finest young athletes to taste sporting glory in CBBC’s new sports series Ultimate Sports Day. read more
The Football Association has announced a new two-year deal with ITV for the broadcast rights to the pick of The FA Cup and England internationals, including home qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup, from the 2012/13 to 2013/14 seasons. read more
As part of the league’s celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the NBA is providing international fans the opportunity to watch live games in prime-time as part of ‘Slam Dunk Monday.’ read more
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has extended its spell as global distributor of tennis’ Wimbledon Championships until 2014 – following a competitive bid. read more
British free-to-air broadcaster ITV has extended its broadcast rights deal for live coverage and highlights of cycling’s premier event, the Tour de France, in a new deal. read more
Absolute Radio is continuing to develop its Rock ‘N’ Roll Football brand, starting with the re-signing of host Ian Wright for the 2012/2013 Barclays Premier League football season. read more
UTV’s talkSPORT has been awarded the rights to broadcast full commentary of UEFA Euro 2012 in the United Kingdom, with the station set to transmit live for all 31 games of the competition. read more
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has signed a four-year deal with digital content specialists, Perform, to exploit the WTA’s Premier tournament media rights for 2013 to 2016. read more
William Hill has announced that Hayley Turner has been crowned the first winner of the William Hill Sports Woman Of The Year Award. read more
BBC and ITV have been announced as the official broadcasters of UEFA EURO 2012 in the United Kingdom, which will see every one of the 31 matches transmitted live. read more
Sky Sports has agreed a five year extension to its deal with Opta for detailed live performance stats during coverage of several sports. read more
St Jude’s Church of England Primary School in Lambeth has become the 10,000th school to qualify for tickets to the London 2012 Olympic and Parlaympic Games donated through the ‘Ticketshare’ scheme. read more
Tributes from all parts of sport have been pouring in for Wales manager Gary Speed, who was found dead in his home on Sunday morning, aged 42. read more
Friday sees the launch of Sport magazine's new iPad app, with a focus on Mark Cavendish, the world champion cyclist and one of Britain's greatest Olympic medal hopes. read more
This September’s Tour of Britain was proved a success on television and online, according to latest figures - recording a 17% increase in viewers to the daily ITV4 highlights. read more
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has today announced the Olympic Flame will be carried through the fictional London Borough of Walford during the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. read more
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