Africa
Fite picks up Rugby League World Cup rights in multiple territories
Streaming platform Fite has acquired rights in multiple territories to the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, which will take place in England
SABC pays slight decrease for 2022 Fifa World Cup, strong fee for Women’s World Cup
The deal includes the opening match, both semi-finals and the final, along with other knockout games and with a concentration on showing African teams in the group stages.
MultiChoice to launch 4K SuperSport channels for World Cup
Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, plans to launch two 4K channels prior to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
SABC to sign three-year agreement with Boxing SA
The SABC and Boxing South Africa are set to sign a memorandum of understanding that ensures widespread coverage of the sport on the South African public broadcaster.
SABC Sport head Rathbone to leave and set up media venture
Gary Rathbone is to leave his role as general manager at SABC Sport and set up a new company with a focus on the African sports broadcast landscape, SportBusiness can reveal
Canal Plus increases MultiChoice stake to 26 per cent
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further raised its stake in pan-African broadcaster MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcasters SuperSport and DStv
NCI secures World Cup rights package in Ivory Coast
Nouvelle Chaîne Ivoirienne (NCI) has acquired a package of free-to-air media rights in Ivory Coast to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
New World TV embroiled in row over on-sale of World Cup rights in Senegal
Senegalese media group E-Media and RTS, the public broadcaster in the West African country, have become caught up in a dispute over ownership of exclusive rights to this year’s Fifa World Cup.
SuperSport recommits to EPCR as South African teams join
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has secured exclusive rights for European Professional Club Rugby competitions in South Africa and other 'key territories' in sub-Saharan Africa for three seasons,…
Senegal’s RTS secures World Cup free-to-air rights
Senegalese public-service broadcaster RTS has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
OneFootball added as Serie A broadcaster in UK as Infront finalises distribution
Football-focused streaming and media platform OneFootball has acquired Serie A broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland ahead of the 2022-23 season, supplementing the league’s existing agreement with pay-television b…
Canal Plus extends LaLiga rights in sub-Saharan Africa with exclusive deal
The African arm of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured exclusive French-language pay-television rights to Spain's LaLiga across sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius
J.League lands broadcast deals in Thailand and Nigeria
The J.League, the organising body of the top two domestic football leagues in Japan, has unveiled media rights agreements with Nigerian group Sporty Internet and Thai football club BG Pathum United
SABC nets free-to-air Premier League rights
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has secured free-to-air rights to the English Premier League for the 2022-23 season, which starts on Friday
Cricket Kenya engages Pacific Star Sports as commercial agency
Cricket Kenya has appointed UAE-based agency Pacific Star Sports (PSS) to aid the commercial development of the sport in the East African country
Tunisian Football Federation invites rights bids over three seasons
The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) has issued an invitation to tender for broadcast rights to its competitions over the next three seasons
MultiChoice, Uefa secure landmark Kenyan anti-piracy takedown
Pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice Kenya and Uefa have secured a ruling from the High Court of Kenya that orders a number of internet service providers (ISPs) in the country to permanently block access to…
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN close to IPL rights acquisition in major cricket markets
Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN is nearing an agreement for exclusive broadcast rights to cricket’s Indian Premier League in the UK, Australia and South Africa, SportBusiness understands.