English Premier League

Nimbus Sport Acquires Internet, Mobile Rights for English Premier League

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 13, 2007 - 1:48pm.

Mumbai, India - Nimbus Sport, an India-based online and mobile sports broadcaster, announced that it has acquired the rights to broadcast English Premier League soccer matches via Internet and mobile platforms in 80 countries for the next three years. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal includes much of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Brazil and European nations including Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Belgium. "This is the first time that the Premier League has offered Internet rights separately from broadcast rights, and Nimbus Sport is delighted to be a pioneering commercial partner for the world’s leading football property," said Nimbus CEO Digvijay Singh.

BSkyB to Offer Mobile Video Clips of European Soccer

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 2, 2007 - 12:08pm.

London - News Corp.'s U.K.-based British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has announced plans to offer a mobile soccer video clip service for English Premier League and European Champions League matches, New Media Age reported. The clips will cost about $10 per month or $1 each, and will be promoted in News Corp.'s The Sun and News of The World in the U.K. BSkyB will also soon begin streaming its Sky Sports channels, which carry many of these games, live to mobile phones.

Fox Acquires Exclusive Mobile, Web Highlights for Premier League Soccer

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 11, 2007 - 3:55pm.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s Fox Soccer Channel announced on Monday that it has acquired the exclusive U.S. mobile and Internet highlight rights for England's Barclays Premier League soccer.

Music Publisher, French Sports Leagues Join YouTube Class Action Suit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 6, 2007 - 2:21pm.

New York - A music publisher and several French sports leagues have joined a class action copyright infringement suit against Google's YouTube video site.

Soccer's English Premier League Sues YouTube Over Copyrights

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 4, 2007 - 12:52pm.

New York - The English Premier League, along with independent music publisher Bourne Co., on Friday filed a federal class action copyright lawsuit in New York against Google's YouTube.