SportBusiness Media staff

The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced that this summer’s One-Day International women’s national team series between England and India will be streamed live on the governing body’s official channel on video-sharing platform YouTube.

Belgian pay-television broadcaster Belgacom has unveiled a special offer for its football programming after it acquired non-exclusive domestic rights for live coverage of the Pro League, the country’s top division.

Production company Plazamedia has extended a deal to produce coverage of the 2014 edition of the Mercedes Cup ATP World Tour Masters 250 series men’s tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany.

The Communications Authority of Kenya has proposed new legislation that would force pay-television broadcasters to share ‘exclusive’ content.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the upcoming England v India cricket series.

The Kombat Sport pay-television channel has agreed a deal with the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) to broadcast highlights of the inaugural Mixed Martial Arts World Championships in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

The British Cycling governing body has confirmed plans to stream live coverage of the National Circuit Race Championships on Wednesday, July 9.

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Lagardère Unlimited, the sports marketing division of media conglomerate Lagardère, has announced that it co-produced the first in-event, real-time television advertisement last Saturday.

The Saran Media agency has signed a three-year extension to license Formula One’s television rights in Turkey.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has moved to support its entry into the Turkish market by opening a new office in Istanbul.