Africa
Abu Dhabi Media launches UFC Arabia to exploit exclusive rights
Abu Dhabi Media will exploit its exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship media rights via a new OTT platform dedicated specifically to broadcasting fights across 21 territories in the Middle East and…
StarTimes agrees non-exclusive Major League Wrestling deal in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired the rights to US-based Major League Wrestling's weekly flagship show, MLW Fusion
World Surf League signs Fuel TV deal for China, EMEA coverage
Pay-television action sports channel Fuel TV has acquired World Surf League rights in China as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa
StarTimes secures International Champions Cup rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired rights to this year’s edition of the International Champions Cup pre-season football tournament.
Infront may struggle to refinance EPL sub-Sahara FTA rights even at sharply reduced fee
Infront faces a challenge to refinance its spend on English Premier League free-to-air rights in sub-Saharan Africa, despite spending half as much on the 2019-22 rights compared to the 2016-19 cycle.
Econet puts pay-TV arm into administration
Telecommunications firm Econet Media has placed its Kwesé TV pay-television arm into administration.
Infront strikes deal for Sub-Saharan Olympic rights through to 2024
Swiss-based agency Infront Sports has agreed a deal with Olympic governing body the International Olympic Committee to market free-to-air rights in Sub-Saharan African to every Olympic property until 2024
ESPN picks up rights to Major League Lacrosse in EMEA
International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights across Europe, the Middle East and Africa to US-based Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
KBC to show AFCON football free-to-air in Kenya
State-run broadcaster the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has obtained free-to-air rights to every game in the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON)
SuperSport extends content partnership with Olympic Channel
SuperSport, the sub-Saharan pay-television broadcaster, has built on its partnership with the International Olympic Committee by agreeing a content deal with the latter's OTT platform, the Olympic Channel
LaLiga kicks off Sub-Saharan African rights tender
Spanish football’s LaLiga has launched a tender process for its media rights in Sub-Saharan Africa for the four seasons from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
Showmax tests sports coverage in South Africa
South African VOD service Showmax is trialling the streaming of live and pre-recorded sport in the country
BON backtracks on Fifa deal announcement in Nigeria
The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, a body of public and commercial broadcasters, has backtracked on its announcement last weekend that it has concluded an agreement with Fifa for free-to-air rights…
Rights-holders fear regulatory squeeze on SuperSport owner will hit incomes
South African pay-television operator Multichoice is facing the biggest challenge in its 26-year history in the form of a two-pronged regulatory attack on its dominant position in the country’s sports-rights market.
StarTimes picks up Copa América rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired rights to the upcoming edition of the Copa América national team football tournament.
Watch iT lands Egyptian Premier League digital rights
Digital platform Watch iT has reportedly acquired exclusive digital rights to the Egyptian football league in a four-year deal
South Africa’s SABC to sublicence Cricket World Cup from SuperSport
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport for free-to-air rights to the forthcoming Cricket World Cup
Infront to market Premier League FTA rights in sub-Saharan Africa
The Infront agency has agreed a three-season deal with the English Premier League to market free-to-air rights across sub-Saharan Africa