CSA presses on with T20 league despite myriad obstacles
Cricket South Africa has decided not to cancel its domestic T20 competition – set to start on November 9 – despite the absence of a media-rights deal, major stars or even a name.
StarTimes adds Europa League to growing football portfolio
StarTimes has acquired exclusive English- and Portuguese-language rights to the Uefa Europa League in sub-Saharan Africa, filling out its football portfolio for the next three seasons
Globo pounces on Fiba rights in Brazil after Turner deal cancelled
Reports in Brazil suggest the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) will receive no media rights income from the country until at least 2020, after its deal with Esporte Interativo collapsed
Pacquiao claims “non-payment” by Top Rank for US rights deal
Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao has accused Top Rank of failing to pay him his portion of a US media rights fee earned from a bout with Lucas Matthysse in July.
DAZN acquires NFL rights in Italy
Streaming platform DAZN has acquired exclusive English- and Italian-language rights to the NFL in Italy, replacing pay-television broadcasters Fox and Mediaset
ESPN doubles down on football to bolster ESPN+ offering
ESPN's deal with IMG for rights to Serie A and the FA Cup has shown how US sports broadcasters are desperate not to be left without premium European football on their platforms.
DirecTV continues partnership with Uefa for national team rights
As reported in TV Sports Markets last month, pay-television operator DirecTV has acquired rights to Uefa European Qualifiers and the Uefa Nations League in a four-season deal, from 2018-19 to 2021-22.
IndyCar puts international rights sale on hold ahead of Alonso talks
IndyCar is delaying the sale of its international media rights until its teams and drivers for 2019 are confirmed, as ex-Formula One driver Fernando Alonso and Formula One manufacturer McLaren are strongly…
Eleven hires de Sousa as distribution becomes top Portuguese priority
Eleven Sports’ appointment of Jorge Pavão de Sousa as managing director of its Portuguese operation appears to be directed at agreeing carriage deals with the country's major pay-television operators.
Nent to show Joshua v Povetkin title on pay-per-view across Nordics
The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has acquired rights to the world heavyweight title bout between Anthony Joshua (pictured) and Alexander Povetkin on September 22