Africa

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.

SuperSport’s termination of its Nigeria Professional Football League deal due to a breach of contract may not be as final as the broadcaster’s withdrawal in Kenya, TV Sports Markets understands.

The addition of StarTimes to Fifa’s set of 2018 World Cup broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa has significantly increased the governing body’s income from the region.

SuperSport’s decision to terminate its deal for Kenyan Premier League rights has handed the Football Kenya Federation an opportunity it has sought for over a decade: to take control of the league’s revenue streams.

SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has terminated a rights deal with the Kenyan Premier League top-tier domestic club football competition.

SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has extended its long-running hold on rights to the Premier League, the top division of club football in England.

The new president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) will review the body’s long-term rights deal with the Lagardère Sports agency.