FA Cup rights take a dip in Sub-Saharan Africa as StarTimes replaces SuperSport
StarTimes, the Chinese-owned African pay-television broadcaster, was able to exploit regulatory pressure facing rival broadcaster SuperSport and secure exclusive rights to the English FA Cup and Community Shield at a reduced fee.
StarTimes secures Formula E rights for rest of season
StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has signed a deal to broadcast Formula E motor racing in 37 countries across the region
Supercopa final in Saudi nets 1.97m Spanish pay-TV viewers
The first Spanish Supercopa to be played in Saudi Arabia yielded an average of 1
Nigerian government moves to prohibit exclusive sports rights
The Nigerian government has introduced measures to prohibit exclusive acquisition of sports rights in a move which it says will prevent “the misuse of monopoly of market powers”.
Ghana FA and GBC trade barbs over TV rights bid
Less than 24 hours since StarTimes, the pay-television in sub-Saharan Africa, acquired the rights to the Ghana Premier League and FA Cup, the Ghana Football Association and Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,…
StarTimes agrees cut-price Ghana Premier League rights deal
StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired the rights to broadcast the top-tier Ghana Premier League and FA Cup
ERT to shift top-tier sports properties to flagship channel amid wider reshuffle
Greek public broadcaster ERT is set to undergo a major revamp of its output which will see top-tier sporting properties exploited on its flagship ERT1 channel as part of a wider reshuffle
Ghana FA offers radio broadcast rights on ‘non-cash’ basis
The Ghana Football Association has said that radio commentary rights to its properties will be available on a ‘non-cash consideration’ basis.
Saran extends S Sport carriage with Vodafone deal
Turkish media-rights agency Saran has completed a third Turkish carriage deal for its two S Sport channels in under a month after agreeing terms with telco Vodafone
SuperSport declines bid for Ghana football rights
SuperSport, the pan-African pay-television broadcaster, was absent from the bidding during the Ghana Football Association's invitation to tender for the rights to a host of its properties, the national…