Africa

Premiership Rugby, the organising body for the top division of club rugby union in England, has confirmed three television rights deals that will result in the Premiership being broadcast in more than 50 African countries from September.

Fight Network, a multi-platform channel dedicated to combat sports, has acquired rights for events operated by New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Telecommunications company Econet, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has signed a new rights deal with sports events promoter Matchroom Sport.

The erosion of SuperSport’s portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa continued last week following Cricket Australia’s decision to divide its rights between the region’s two biggest rivals.

The recent fortunes of the Ghanaian and Tanzanian football governing bodies could not be more different...

Last-minute Euro 2016 free-to-air sales have continued in sub-Saharan Africa, with deals secured in the key markets of Kenya and South Africa.

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed rights in Africa for football’s English Premier League.

The Cricket Australia national governing body has unveiled a series of overseas rights deals, agreements which include the segmentation of its rights in Africa for the first time.

Canal Plus Afrique, the African arm of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, has acquired rights to the Copa América Centenario and Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournaments.

This month’s deals for South American football rights followed a trend in the sub-Saharan African sports rights market in 2016 – Kwesé Sports and StarTimes acquired second-tier properties, Fox Sports were outbid and SuperSport let go of a poorly-performing property.

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national football team tournament.

Malawian broadcaster Beta Television has agreed a three-season deal for the rights to the Super League, the top division of club football in the African country.

The National Basketball Association has more than doubled the value of its media rights in sub-Saharan Africa after securing an exclusive deal with start-up pay-television operator Kwesé TV.

Free-to-air sales in sub-Saharan Africa for the Euro 2016 tournament are well underway, with the CAA Eleven and TV Media Sport agencies enjoying some success in their respective territories.

A dispute over Nigerian Professional Football League media rights between SuperSport and Total Promotions Limited has gone to private arbitration, TV Sports Markets understands.

BeIN Media Group has acquired rights for the Wimbledon Championships in the Middle East and North Africa.