Tapmad TV streaming widens net for Pakistan Super League coverage
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a deal with streaming platform tapmad TV for rights to the 2021 Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition in Australia, the Middle East and North Africa, along with…
Another top-tier property for Kenya’s Standard Group in Olympics deal with Infront
Kenyan media company The Standard Group has agreed a deal with the Infront agency for free-to-air broadcast rights to the postponed 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
BBC to show Bellator events throughout 2021
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator until the end of the year
Synergy Sports to commercialise Canadian Elite Basketball League’s betting rights
US-based sports technology and analytics firm Synergy Sports has signed a multi-year agreement with the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), through which it will commercialise the league’s content b…
Nascar, IMG secure record international broadcast reach
US stock car racing series Nascar has secured record international broadcast reach for the 2021 season, with its content available in nearly 200 countries and territories in over 25 languages
K League and KT to create joint-venture football channel
Korea's football league, the K League, has agreed a joint venture with telco KT Corporation to create a football television channel
Discovery builds on Snap relationship for Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022
Snap Inc, the parent company of popular social media platform Snapchat, has extended and expanded its Olympic Games content deal in selected European markets with the Discovery media group
MyCujoo moves into basketball with Liga ACB deal
Streaming service MyCujoo has continued its transition to a multi-sport business model after agreeing a rights deal with Spanish basketball organisation Liga ACB for coverage in Brazil and across sub-Saharan…
ESPN extends US rights deal for New Zealand’s NBL
New Zealand’s National Basketball League has secured an extended media-rights deal in the United States with ESPN following an agreement to showcase last year’s Sal’s NBL Showdown for the first time.
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Telekom Srbija expands Discovery carriage deal
Telekom Srbija, the state-owned Serbian telecoms operator, has expanded an agreement with Discovery to offer customers access to a number of the media group’s channels, including Eurosport.