TV Brasil picks up Peru-Brazil rights in eleventh-hour agreement
Public-service broadcaster TV Brasil stepped in to show coverage of yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier between Peru and Brazil after media group Globo failed to negotiate an agreement.
Bears secure content partnership with Marquee Sports Network
The National Football League's Chicago Bears have struck a content partnership with regional sports network Marquee Sports Network
Fox Sports, SuperSport and ESPN Latin America among British Champions Day broadcasters
This weekend’s British Champions Day horse-racing event at Ascot will enjoy international broadcast exposure, with US network Fox Sports and sub-Saharan pay-television operator SuperSport among the broadcasters t…
Huya-DouYu merger to create Chinese gaming streaming giant ‘worth $11bn’
Huya has agreed a deal to acquire fellow live streaming service DouYu in a stock-for-stock merger deal that is set to create a live online gaming streaming giant in China
ESPN Deportes secures Spanish-language rights to Super Bowl LV
ESPN Deportes has gained the domestic Spanish-language rights to broadcast Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled to take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 7, 2021.
IMG Arena signs streaming deal with Turkish betting operator Misli
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has agreed a deal with Misli.com to provide streaming services to the Turkish betting operator
Promoters await CSA ruling on French MMA broadcasts
Mixed martial arts promotions are awaiting a fresh ruling from French media regulator the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) after Bellator was forced to resort to live streaming its highly-awaited …
ESPN extends long-running Southland Conference deal
ESPN and its direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ have signed a multi-year extension to a rights deal with the Southland Conference US college sports conference
French top-tier women’s football secures overseas coverage
France’s Division 1 Féminine, the top tier of women’s football in the country, is to receive broadcast coverage in the US, UK, Germany and Italy from the 2020-21 season.
SuperSport picks up Ethiopian Premier League rights
SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights to the Ethiopian Premier League top-tier football competition