Africa
Kombat Sport to show inaugural MMA Worlds
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.
KBC secures injunction over World Cup coverage
The Kenyan High Court has blocked Zuku TV and Star Times from showing further coverage of football’s 2014 Fifa World Cup after state-run broadcaster KBC applied for an injunction against the pay-television operators.
NOC seeks sponsors to fund Nigerian Commonwealth Games deal
The Nigerian Olympic Committee is seeking sponsors to fund a television rights deal that will allow Nigerians to watch the 2014 Commonwealth Games live on terrestrial television.
Malawi state-run broadcaster snaps up World Cup rights
State-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation has acquired exclusive rights for football’s 2014 Fifa World Cup national team tournament.
IMG secures World Series of Fighting rights deals
The IMG Media agency has agreed new deals for rights to the World Series of Fighting mixed martial arts series.
LNTV to show World Cup in Liberia
Liberian state broadcaster LNTV has acquired free-to-air rights for the 2014 Fifa World Cup national football team tournament, according to the Inquirer newspaper.
CAF opens tender for rights to 2015 African Under-23 Championship
The Confederation of African Football, the continental governing body for football in Africa, has opened a tender for the media and marketing rights to its 2015 African Under-23 Championship.
Court battle keeps boxing off SABC screens
South Africa’s Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has said there will continue to be no live coverage of boxing on public-service broadcaster SABC due to a dispute between the Boxing South Africa governing body and promoter Branco Milenkovic.
NHL deal cements Sport1 grip on US sport in Germany
Sport1’s deal last week for the rights to the National Hockey League means the sports broadcaster now has exclusive rights to each of the four top North American sports leagues.
SABC secures free-to-air rights for Glasgow 2014
South African public-service broadcaster SABC has acquired free-to-air rights to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Different mindset needed for Africa
Rights-holders need a ‘different mindset' in Africa, report says
TV Media Sport picks up baton for World Athletics Series events
The TV Media Sport agency has agreed a four-year deal to distribute rights to the International Association of Athletics Federations’ World Athletics Series events across sub-Saharan Africa.
Discover Digital makes sports content play in South Africa
South African digital entertainment company Discover Digital has made its first sports rights acquisition by agreeing a deal for the SuperGP Champions Trophy national motorcycling series.
SNRT scores 2015 Cup of Nations rights in host country
Moroccan public-service broadcaster SNRT has acquired rights to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations national team football tournament, which will be hosted in the country next year.
Canal Plus Afrique scores World Cup rights
Canal Plus Afrique, the African arm of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, has acquired rights to the 2014 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament.
Fifa moves to deny World Cup rights reports
World football’s governing body Fifa has denied reports that German public-service broadcaster ZDF’s coverage of the 2014 World Cup will be available to viewers in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Infront and IOC hail sub-Saharan strategy for Sochi 2014
The Infront Sports & Media agency and International Olympic Committee have hailed the success of the sub-Saharan broadcast strategy put in place for the 2014 Sochi winter Games, adding the initiative will be repeated for the forthcoming Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
Tunisian handball league secures exposure with Hannibal TV deal
Privately-owned Tunisian broadcaster Hannibal TV has agreed a deal with the Tunisian Handball Federation (FTHB) for the rights to the country’s top-tier league, the National A.