Americas
Mediapro seals deal with Telefónica for Canal F1 Latin America
The Mediapro agency has broadened the reach of its Canal F1 Latin America channel by agreeing a carriage deal with telecommunications company Telefónica for the Chilean, Colombian and Venezuelan markets.
Flamengo opts to stay loyal to Globo
Flamengo has become the latest Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club to formally accept the broadcast rights offer submitted by media company Globo, but has elected to retain internet rights to its games.
Future of ‘Football for All’ scheme uncertain in Argentina
The future of the ‘Football for All’ scheme, which reserves domestic football coverage in Argentina for free-to-air television, is uncertain after the Argentinian Football Association suggested that the arrangement with the government could be curtailed.
BeIN Sports picks up rights to US motorcycling series
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in the US to domestic motorcycling series MotoAmerica.
ATP follows WTA in securing Latin American increase
The ATP World Tour earned a strong increase in the value of its rights in Latin America last month after renewing its deal with ESPN.
MotoGP grows in Americas
MotoGP’s deals in the Americas with beIN Media Group and ESPN have significantly increased the value of the motorcycling series in the region.
Potential buyers line up for Yahoo
US telecommunications company Verizon plans to submit a takeover bid for internet company Yahoo’s online business next week, according to the Bloomberg news agency.
CBC Sports picks up Canoe Sprint World Cup rights
The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has secured rights for this year’s edition of the International Canoe Federation’s Canoe Sprint World Cup.
Omnigon to drive development of The Rugby Channel
Digital services firm Omnigon has been selected by the Rugby International Marketing arm of national governing body USA Rugby to develop its new OTT platform, The Rugby Channel.
Yahoo strikes season-long MLB streaming deal
Internet company Yahoo has struck a deal to stream one Major League Baseball match per day for the remainder of the 2016 season.
NFL achieves ‘tri-cast’ goal with Twitter partnership
American football league the NFL has today (Tuesday) selected social media company Twitter as its exclusive partner to deliver a live over-the-top digital stream of Thursday Night Football games to a global audience across all devices and for free during the course of the 2016 regular season.
Major League Baseball expands international reach
North America’s Major League Baseball has confirmed renewals of a swathe of rights deals for the new 2016 season.
Torneos secures Argentinian football rights
The Torneos agency has renegotiated a rights deal with the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) covering the country’s national team and lower-league matches.
Miami FC claims NASL first with broadcast coverage
New North American Soccer League franchise Miami FC has claimed a first for the football competition by stating it will be the only club to broadcast all its matches internationally.
Masters embraces virtual reality for 2016 tournament
Organisers of US golf major the Masters have said the 2016 edition of the tournament will be afforded live virtual reality streaming and 4K coverage.
NBC Sports pens extended rights deal with AVP Tour
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has renewed its rights deal with the Association of Volleyball Professionals Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.
Rogers launches online package for sports channels
Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications has started offering its top sports channels online today (Friday) to viewers who do not have a cable-television subscription.
NASL returns to CBS family
The North American Soccer League has agreed a rights partnership with CBS Sports Network, under which the US pay-television broadcaster will show 12 games live during the upcoming 2016 season.