MLS embarks on content drive through new venture
Major League Soccer has formed a new content and distribution division that will produce football programming across multiple media platforms.
Cricket Australia denies Nine will have say in team selections
The Cricket Australia national governing body has denied suggestions that commercial broadcaster Nine Network may be able to influence the national team’s player selections as part of the new rights deal between the two parties.
Kansas Athletics seals local rights deal
Kansas Athletics and IMG College, the multimedia rights-holder for the athletics division of the University of Kansas, have agreed a local rights deal with Time Warner Cable Sports.
CNY Central snaps up Syracuse rights
New York media company CNY Central has acquired exclusive local media rights to selected American football and basketball games featuring Syracuse University, which is based in the state.
British fans consuming more sport, new report says
There has been a significant increase in the amount of time British sports fans spend consuming sport, according to a report produced by Perform in conjunction with Kantar Media Sport and TV Sports Markets.
EXCLUSIVE: ESPN America deal close but channel won’t have crown jewels
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN is close to agreeing a deal for the sale of its ESPN America channel, the basic-tier American sports channel which is distributed throughout Europe.
TVNZ links up with new player for Premier League rights in New Zealand
New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has confirmed a partnership with the Coliseum Sports Media company to acquire rights to English Premier League football for the three seasons from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
Chello Central Europe in new KHL ice hockey deal
Liberty Global-owned broadcaster Chello Central Europe has renewed rights for Russian ice hockey league the Kontinental Hockey League in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the next three years, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
Regulator to investigate BT complaint against BSkyB
UK media regulator Ofcom will investigate pay-television broadcaster BSkyB over the wholesale supply of its sports channels following a complaint by telecommunications company BT.
Portuguese league chief urges regulator to block Sport TV deal
Mário Figueiredo, president of the Portuguese Liga, has said that the football league will appeal to the European Commission if the country’s media regulator, the ERC, refuses to block a proposed deal for telecommunications company Portugal Telecom to acquire a 25-per-cent stake in Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV.