Africa

The International World Games Association has said the 2017 edition of its showpiece event will receive record levels of exposure across the world.

Games from this year’s Netball Youth World Cup will be streamed live on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter as part of an agreement between the International Netball Federation and Botswanan online portal Tsena.

The International Olympic Committee has agreed rights deals with a number of broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa for the Olympic Games schedule covering the 2018 and 2022 winter Games and the 2020 and 2024 summer Games.

Kenyan free-to-air television platform Bamba TV has agreed a deal to become the official broadcast partner of the Kenyan Premier League, the country’s top division of club football.

SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has renewed a rights deal with the Netball South Africa national governing body.

SuperSport and Kwesé Sports will once again share the spoils of a major national-team football property in sub-Saharan Africa, this time via a simulcast deal on an unprecedented scale.

Pan-African pay-television operator StarTimes has acquired rights to this year’s International Champions Cup pre-season club football tournament.

The Kwesé Sports division of African pay-television broadcaster Kwesé TV has acquired rights to national team football events operated by European governing body Uefa.

SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights to a number of national team football properties held by European governing body Uefa.

The FIH, the global governing body of hockey, has agreed rights deals with a number of broadcasters in various regions around the world.

Media company Discover Digital’s new DEOD IPTV platform has acquired rights for the International Cricket Council’s 2017 Champions Trophy tournament and 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup.

SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, is to introduce a new channel line-up.

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation has launched a new sports channel in partnership with Kwesé Sports, which is operated by the Econet Media telecommunications company.

SuperSport is understood to have paid an increase of about 30 per cent to retain its English Premier League rights in sub-Saharan Africa, beating competition from Econet and StarTimes to win in the first round of bidding.

The International Olympic Committee will earn about 40 per cent more from sub-Saharan Africa compared to the previous two-Games cycle, taking advantage of Kwesé Sports’ strong desire for Olympic association, TV Sports Markets understands.

Kwesé Sports is understood to be close to a deal for English Football League rights with Pitch International, but has not met the agency’s original asking price.