Americas
Lagardère Sports aces rights for ATP 250 series tournaments
The Lagardère Sports agency has struck worldwide media distribution rights deals for ATP 250 men’s tennis tournaments in Munich and Sao Paulo.
Goodell addresses NFL ratings slump
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has shrugged off concerns over falling television ratings, stating his belief that the American football league hasn’t lost viewers.
Government to scrap Argentina’s Football for All scheme
The Argentinian government has confirmed that its Football for All (FPT) scheme, which ensures free-to-air coverage of domestic football competitions, will be scrapped at the end of this year.
Ex-Traffic Sports US chief to plead guilty to charges
Aaron Davidson, the former head of the US division of Brazilian sports marketing agency Traffic Sports, is scheduled to plead guilty to corruption charges in a US federal court in Brooklyn tomorrow (Thursday).
NFL teams protest against new social media rules
NFL American football teams the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles yesterday (Sunday) staged thinly veiled protests against the league’s new social media rules.
CSN Mid-Atlantic renews Monumental rights in multi-layered deal
The Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic regional broadcaster has renewed rights for games featuring the Washington Capitals NHL ice hockey franchise and the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team.
RedeTV expands Brazilian Superliga rights deal
Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has expanded a rights deal for the country’s Superliga top-tier volleyball competition.
Facebook Live to stream Magic v Spurs game
NBA franchise the Orlando Magic will provide streaming-only coverage of a game for the first time tomorrow (Wednesday) when it takes on the San Antonio Spurs in a pre-season contest.
NFL imposes new rules on social media video posts
The NFL will this week impose fresh restrictions on the videos its teams can post to social media, according to a report by US sports broadcaster ESPN.
Internacional to return rights to Globo
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Internacional has elected to return its broadcast rights to Globo after signing a four-season deal with the media company.
ESPN Brasil aces IPTL rights extension
Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has extended its rights deal with the International Premier Tennis League.
Ryder Cup to stream opening-tee atmosphere
A live stream of the opening tee of this weekend’s Ryder Cup will be available via the official website of the golf event and various other digital platforms.
NBC Sports Group picks up Pegasus World Cup Invitational rights
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has acquired exclusive rights in the country to the inaugural edition of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational horse racing event.
FilmOn TV adds One World Sports to portfolio
Streaming service FilmOn TV has agreed a deal with One World Sports to host the North American sports broadcaster’s content portfolio online.
Henry Birtles Associates to distribute rights to new US horse racing event
Media consultancy Henry Birtles Associates has entered into a partnership with horse racing company the Stronach Group to distribute international television rights to the inaugural Pegasus World Cup Invitational event.
NFL agrees social media partnership with Whistle Sports
Digital sports media content company Whistle Sports has secured a social media-focused partnership with American football league the NFL.
Former NBA commissioner among investors in VR company
US virtual reality company LiveLike has raised $5m (€4.47m) in investment from partners including David Stern (pictured), former commissioner of North American basketball league the NBA.
Rushmans to market rights for historic Cuba-United States match
The Rushmans consultancy has agreed a deal to market the broadcast rights and advertising inventory for next month’s national team football friendly between Cuba and the United States.