SuperSport and Kwesé to share spoils yet again in Uefa deals
SuperSport and Kwesé Sports will once again share the spoils of a major national-team football property in sub-Saharan Africa, this time via a simulcast deal on an unprecedented scale.
Bell commits to NFL despite Super Bowl advertising cull
Canadian telco Bell has completed its set of exclusive linear NFL rights after picking up its one missing set of games, on Thursday nights, from rival telco Rogers.
UFC works hard for increase in value of Fox Sports Asia contract
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has turned the tide to earn a significant increase from its pan-regional pay-television rights deal with Fox Sports Asia.
BoxNation and BT partnership expands to international bouts
BoxNation’s carriage and simulcast deal with BT Sport has been further enhanced after the two broadcasters acquired rights to the middleweight world title fight between Gennady Golovkin and Saúl Álvarez – the partnership’s first major acquisition since it began in February.
WBSS aims to broaden boxing appeal with season-long format
The World Boxing Super Series believes its unique format will make boxing a “profit-and-loss” proposition for broadcasters, as opposed to a series of one-off investments.
Confederations Cup signed off in Russia as World Cup deal nears
Russian broadcasters VGTRK, Channel One and Match TV have agreed a deal with Fifa for rights to this year’s Confederations Cup, but wrangling over rights to the 2018 World Cup continues.
MTVA pays huge increase to keep Champions League in Hungary
Hungarian public-service broadcaster MTVA has bucked the Champions League’s recent trend of selling to pay-television broadcasters, paying a huge increase to retain its rights in the country.
UFC chooses to end Televisa joint venture and return to Fox
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has begun a complete overhaul of its media rights in Latin America and Mexico, exiting its joint venture with Televisa in favour of a more traditional deal with former partner Fox Sports.
Eredivisie extends international IMG partnership to 22 seasons
The Dutch Eredivisie has earned a steady increase in the value of its international media rights after renewing its long-standing deal with IMG earlier this month.
Euroleague to test product in tricky French and Italian markets
The Euroleague will face a litmus test for its new product this summer as it takes its media rights to market in France and Italy – two markets from which the competition is desperate to earn greater revenue.