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CBC deal provides visibility and credibility for inaugural Canadian Premier League season
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s deal this week to cover 20 games from the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League will provide the seven-team start-up league with much-needed visibility a…
IMG takes big step in recouping Premier League investment after new deal in the Balkans
IMG continues to recoup its investment in English Premier League rights in Eastern Europe with a new deal with pay-television broadcaster Sportklub in the Balkans.
Nent makes shock move for winter sports in Nordics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has gained a foothold in winter sports in the Nordics with its shock acquisition of a host of properties from the Infront agency.
UFC opens up Africa by agreeing landmark Fox deal
The Ultimate Fighting Championship last month signed off its first English-language broadcast deal in sub-Saharan Africa, plugging a large gap in its global footprint.
Kwesé picks up EFL rights, but deal value hit by early EPL sale
Kwesé Sports is understood to be close to a deal for English Football League rights with Pitch International, but has not met the agency’s original asking price.
UFC extend with TSN and RDS in Canada
Pay-television broadcasters TSN and RDS have agreed a new multi-year extension of its media-rights deal with the UFC
UFC projects record 3m pay-per-view buys for McGregor’s return
Conor McGregor's return to UFC this weekend is projected to spur a major revival of the company's fortunes.
DAZN follows Matchroom deal with Bellator partnership
DAZN, the live and on-demand streaming service owned by digital sports media specialist Perform, has bolstered its combat sports content by agreeing a multi-year rights deal with US mixed martial arts promotion Bellator.
Combate Americas hires former NBCU exec as president
Combate Americas, the mixed martial arts sports and multimedia entertainment company targeting Hispanics, has appointed media industry veteran Jacqueline Hernandez as its president.