Africa

Football

Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has agreed a four-year rights deal with the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa).

Jan Koeppen has been named president of Europe and Africa for Fox International Channels, the broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox.

Jesus Perezagua, president in Europe and Africa of the Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox, will step down from the post on April 30.

Cycling

Organisers of South African mountain bike race Absa Cape Epic have announced that the 2014 event will be broadcast live outside the country for the first time.

Football

The Ghana Television Consortium of broadcasters has accused free-to-air broadcaster TV3 of illegally marketing commercial rights surrounding the 2014 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament, according to the Ghanaweb.com website.

Cricket

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for the 2014 International Cricket Council World Twenty20 tournament in a sublicensing deal with SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa.

Multi-sport

African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and public-service broadcaster Botswana Television are set to acquire media rights to the Africa Youth Games national multi-sport event, according to the Botswana Gazette newspaper.

Football

Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired the rights in South Africa to the national team’s showpiece international football friendly against Brazil, which takes place at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the exclusive rights to the Formula One motor racing championship in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Table Tennis

Eurosport deal helps international table tennis federation in push beyond Asian heartland

Cricket

Pay-television broadcaster OSN has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa for the Bellator mixed martial arts series and the Asia Cup international cricket tournament, which begins today (Tuesday).

Football

The Confederation of African Football, the continental governing body for football in Africa, has amended its statutes to strengthen its fight against broadcast piracy of its competitions.

Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2013 across 10 of the world’s biggest media markets E
Olympics

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights in the country for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi and the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Olympics

Pay-television broadcaster OSN, which operates in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has acquired rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Mixed Martial Arts

The Abu Dhabi Media Company pay-television and free-to-air broadcaster has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Football

Middle East market could be set to heat up again as Abu Dhabi Media lands European Qualifiers

Football

The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed sports properties management and production company HotSports as its official non-match media partner under a three-year contract that will commence with the national team’s participation in the 2014 Fifa World Cup.