Mediaset’s Energy to show futsal league
Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired rights for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala, the country’s ‘futsal’ football competition.
Arsenal joins One World Sports’ football roster
US cable television channel One World Sports has added to its football portfolio by agreeing a season-long rights deal to air delayed coverage of games featuring English Premier League team Arsenal.
North Dakota State expands TV coverage
North Dakota State University has agreed a three-year broadcast rights extension with US media company Hoak.
EXCLUSIVE: Three more deals for World Club 7s
Premiership Rugby, the commercial rights-holder and organiser of the World Club 7s rugby union tournament, has agreed three additional broadcast deals, TV Sports Markets understands.
Fox yet to seal carriage deals for Eredivisie channel
The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has not yet agreed carriage deals with Dutch pay-television operators for its Fox Sports Eredivisie pay-television channel just days ahead of the start of the 2013-14 season.
ESPN Star Sports lands rights to Indian Badminton League
Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has acquired the broadcast rights to the inaugural season of the Indian Badminton League competition, according to the Live Mint website.
Sky Italia set to launch MotoGP-dedicated channel
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has announced that it plans to launch a channel dedicated to motorcycling’s MotoGP championship in March.
SuperSport reaches agreement for ESPN programming
US sports broadcaster ESPN and pan-regional sub-Saharan Africa pay-television broadcaster MultiChoice have agreed a deal to provide customers of pay-television broadcaster DStv with some of ESPN’s sports programming.
BT Sport provides update on subscriber numbers
NBCU races away with major Nascar package
NBC Sports Group, operated by US media company NBCUniversal, has agreed a 10-year rights deal, from 2015 to 2024, with the Nascar motor-racing series.