SportBusiness Media staff

South Africa's new professional basketball league, the Basketball National League, has agreed an exclusive five-year deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport.

Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has agreed a rights deal with American football league the NFL.

Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus is to slash the price of its Supersport package of sports channels.

Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has said it will reduce subscription fees for its Ten Golf channel in India as it seeks to further promote the sport in the country.

Sony-owned broadcaster Multi Screen Media has appointed Prasana Krishnan as the business head of its Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has said that it plans to be an “active participant” in talks over a new media rights deal for the Big Ten Conference college sports organisation.

Argentina and Brazil football legends Diego Maradona and Romario have joined forces to attack the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), saying they will form a commission to investigate the distribution of revenue throughout the region, with media rights at the forefront of discussions.

The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has signed a two-year rights agreement with the NFL International arm of the American football league, with the deal commencing from the forthcoming 2013 season.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal with Euroleague Basketball.

Pay-television broadcaster Viasat, operated by pan-Nordic media company Modern Times Group, has acquired rights in Sweden for the North American NBA basketball league.