Singapore– StarHub announced its appointment as the official broadcaster of the HSBC World Rugby Singapore Sevens. As part of the four-year partnership, StarHub will broadcast the Singapore Sevens live on Singapore’s only free sports channel, SuperSports Arena (StarHub TV Channel 112/205; and 76.25MHz for non-StarHub TV customers). All other legs of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will be broadcast on StarHub’s in-house SuperSports channels. The channels can be accessed on multiple devices … [Read more...] about World Rugby Singapore Sevens on StarHub
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Seven secures rights to Rugby League World Cup 2013
Seven's exclusive broadcast rights to the 2013 Rugby League World Cup is with IMG Media, a division of IMG Worldwide. The network will broadcast all RLWC2013 matches live on 7mate as part of an all-encompassing agreement covering broadcast and subscription television rights, IPTV, interconnected TV, catch-up TV, HbbTV, pay per view, video on demand and digital rights, including online and mobile. IMG Media will oversee the production with matches being produced by the BBC and Premier Sport … [Read more...] about Seven secures rights to Rugby League World Cup 2013
Aussie telco wins copyright case
Optus has won its bid to air live sports content via its TV Now mobile TV service. This week, the New South Wales Federal Court found Optus did not breach the Copyright Act by showing last year's NRL and AFL matches live online with TV Now. The mobile service lets Optus customers record free-to-air television from their smartphone or computer and watch it on the same devices with a delay as little as two minutes. Justice Steven Rares cited "time-shifting provisions" in the Copyright Act that let … [Read more...] about Aussie telco wins copyright case
French Top 14 goes live in APAC
Hong Kong – The French Top 14, the prolific domestic rugby competition, will be broadcasted live on Eurosport in Asia-Pacific, from this weekend. The competition gathers the best 14 rugby clubs in France and features some of the finest players in the world, including most of the French World Cup team and a few international stars. The channel will show at least two games live every week of the 26-round season. Champions Toulouse will help launch the season this week when they kick off … [Read more...] about French Top 14 goes live in APAC
